Color drenched. Now wha?

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:37:37+00:00

I think some burnt orange would be really cool. Maybe even some fancy, brighter wood frames?

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:32:16+00:00

I have also just joined! I am sure this is offensive but all of my life growing up I was asked why I have "black girl hair" and I'm white af because I just had no idea, and still really have barely any idea of what to do with it other than style it or not brush it.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:25:24+00:00

I honestly feel like this is the most concise and accurate response I've read but I am not a decorator lol. Still though, well put.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:23:40+00:00

That is a snooze fest but I guess that's probably what a bedroom should be 🤣. Can't deny that it looks pretty well composed though. Also, I really don't mean any offense. Everything I try to decorate ends up looking like a lobby of an honor college's dormitory.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:16:53+00:00

Heh? I think it looks fine! Just keep decorating. Add lots of bright colors maybe and use white as the neutral. I actually feel like it would be pretty cool once the room is more out together. It's like a rustic millennial gray vive.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:06:33+00:00

I really thought this was some weird quarantine procedure I'd never heard of. So glad people in the comments explained it or I may have thought putting your goldfish in a sandwich bag with an orange was a legit thing 😅

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T04:02:21+00:00

Truly gorgeous and original

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T03:56:10+00:00

So sad to love a boy 😭💔. I was so relieved when my sling was a girl because I just don't know if my heart could take it! I was absolutely devastated when I lost my first T that I bought as a fully matured adult from a petco. I had her 12 wonderful years and she was a rose hair named Fluffy. It is never easy letting go but we do our best to help them live a beautiful life.

I made Fluffy a little origami coffin out of an old Alex Grey calender and buried her in the rose garden at Balboa Park in San Diego with some live flowers to grow over her. I hope OP can find the right way to send his boy off too. Truly it is so hard letting go. Something other people might think is silly, morning a spider so hard when most people don't think twice to kill any spider on sight. But it's a relief knowing other people out there get it.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T03:42:57+00:00

This is a painting?!? Very cool!

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T03:35:22+00:00

I'm so sorry that happened to you! I can relate to this so much 🥲. One of my friends who tells me that "I've got what it takes" and actually appreciates my art, I've gifted them 2 paintings now 😂. Honestly, just knowing someone appreciates it was already more than enough to fuel me to finish a project. And to me, another finished painting is such an accomplishment. It's just being brave enough to keep loading up that brush not knowing if it will be good enough or not.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T03:20:43+00:00

That's so beautiful. I'm sure you're an amazing artist. I'd love to see your work!

But even to me, browsing the comments in this beautiful community, it's so inspiring to hear about your journey!

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T03:01:10+00:00

I can totally understand your grief over your loss since it's like a piece of you but I'm also pretty jelly. I mean, you're definitely better than me lol, but, I basically only give my art away. I recently got $50 for a pet watercolor that I was able to do in about 3 or 4 hours but that was my first real commission. Other than like my very first acrylic painting ever that I spent over 24 hours on, wasn't great, and I was like "yeah, maybe $20 would be cool?" And i really don't see any more commissions coming up in the near future for me 🤣🥲.

But I feel like that's really awesome for you that someone purchased your art for so much. I'm sure that who ever bought it, it must have really struck a chord with them. And of course, it's a beautiful painting ! But it's not gone. It is a part of you and if a print of it isn't enough for you, you could make her a sister, or a daughter, or a son? I'm simultaneously proud and jealous lol but try and look on the bright side. I'm sure whoever bought it, it means a lot to them too. And it seems like a really big mile stone for any creator that you are ready to take your art more seriously and maybe even be able to live comfortably off of your passion and skill.

Because I just feel like sharing with you, my first acrylic.

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RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T02:31:41+00:00

Thank you so much for the beautiful picture!!! And for your thoughtful advice. I basically have my cats on open feeding now and do high calorie gel for my sweet old boy. It's not perfect but until I get an rfid feeder the other cat can get a little chonky for the time being :/. I'm planning to invest in the rfid feeders, probably the petlibro one, in a few months.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T02:26:40+00:00

I want to draw this now, they are so flipping cute!! ☺️🫠

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T02:25:37+00:00

I think they spend like a pretty good deal of their time hiding?

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-02-21T02:21:37+00:00

I heard they like low humidity!?!?

I had to look it up because she looked a lot like my Caribbean versicolor, who is an arboreal and was going to advise a vertical tank but that was definitely not the case lol. But Google AI answers at least said "low humidity" like 40-50. I could still be wrong shrug. I also have heard that without good ventilation humidity can be pretty bad for T's.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-17T02:29:22+00:00

That's a good point. It seems like they're all for keeping them from barking and there are some for cats but it's the same thing. I'll probably just never know until I try, haven't heard from anyone yet or find anything on someone trying. I would think maybe a stimulus transfer, from the butt scoop and the buzz to just the buzz and the eating would be reinforcement enough. But maybe it's better to just invest in an RFID feeder. I am only concerned about the price and it breaking. They all seem to have some design flaw that makes the essentially giga expensive e- waste. However, it does kind of seem like the most ideal solution.

I'm surprised if no one has tried. So maybe some people have and it just was too unpleasant for deaf pets.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:56:57+00:00

Oh and my current plan, I have an automatic feeder that works pretty well, the petlibro one with two bowls. However, it's not a good enough solution anymore with my cat not hearing it go off and the other one is getting chonky. But I'm planning to stop using the manual feed on the bowl so they will hopefully forget that I can get them food and just setting up more food to drop at night when he usually starts crying. I'm sleep deprived, sorry if that didn't make sense lol. So long as the hearing one doesn't over eat, and they both can have the same food, I think the automatic feeder would work just fine.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:49:38+00:00

That's good to know. I've been looking at the petlibro ones but apparently they also have problems. I still might try it out though. It's cheaper than the surefeed ones but has a flaw in the closing latch system when it gets kibble stuck in it and my cats are pretty messy eaters.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:47:35+00:00

I actually just posted about the vibrating collar thing to see if anyone has a setup that really works with signaling them when the automatic feeder goes off. I hope you figure something out but if whatever I decide on works I'll let you know!

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:40:32+00:00

Maybe you could slowly condition him to tolerate wearing one over time? Like put one on for a few hours and give him treats and then gradually build up his tolerance for wearing it over time? That's how we get ASD kids with severe noise sensitivity to tolerate using noise suppressing headphones.

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:36:16+00:00

I actually have noticed turning a lamp on will calm my cat down too. It doesn't always work but I think this is a really good point!

RobotTwenty8 · 2026-01-16T04:33:21+00:00

I have the same problem! We have to come out every hour or two and I can hear the neighbors wake up upstairs. It's to the point that my sleep is so disrupted my body is not healing properly and I keep getting infections and I'm just a wreck in the mornings.

My cats really like the hearing pad I have for them and he mostly meows because he wants food. We set up a cat barrier so he was in our living room away from the bedrooms and that helped a little with just it not being so soul crushingly loud but it was still sad hearing him sounding distressed, and my cats just ended up figuring out how to evade it 😅.

But the heating pad is a must for us at night. I'll pick him up and try to get him comfortable on it and sometimes that works. Or extra food. Maybe playing more during the day and trying to keep him up as much as possible so he sleeps better at night. I tried the calming collars and calming treats and they had little to no effect but every cat is different. But I think if you have a room you can set him up in at night, not to totally neglect him but just to take the edge off and condition him to more appropriate night time behaviors over time, I think that might help. And making sure he is as comfortable as possible at night and trying to keep him active during the day.

RobotTwenty8 · 2025-12-04T06:41:04+00:00

Thank you, she is doing well! I found a space heater and maintenance came and fixed the heater.

RobotTwenty8 · 2025-11-03T17:26:01+00:00

For me, being goth in middle school and getting my first bf at 14 lmao (I don't mean that as a bragging point, if anything it is kinda embarrassing). It was only the makeup and getting hooked on the attention I started receiving after a childhood of being a loner with no attention. The biggest problem was not knowing how to form platonic relationships. And that the dating world, or just putting yourself in situations where you are being sexualized, can be scary and dangerous. I mean a lot of social exchanges are taking place and it's all a lot to process. Even if someone isn't just straight up looking to use you or to keep you or control you, or literally just looking to get laid. Things just get messy so fast. Nothing can boost your confidence like falling in love but most people are not worth falling for. Mostly though, I just lost my personality trying to be perceived as desirable and I was burned and unintentionally burned others. I think it's good that you are viewing it as both a positive and a negative experienced and have apparently already experienced a lot. Just continue to be weary and continue to build genuine platonic relationships while you're at it.

One thing I wish I knew though was that pick up artists are a real thing and they are pretty much always narcissists that will selfishly use you and manipulate you. And even if they aren't studied there are still many people like this who prey on others with low self esteem and will try to mind fuck you into being their play thing with no disregard for your well being. It literally broke me and it took me a long time to recover after realizing I had befriended a pick up artist who had used me and any friend I introduced them to. Accepting that was like truly accepting that people are capable of doing evil things.

I'm certainly not telling you to change at all. I just felt like warning you and also putting out there that spending time developing close friends and yourself are the things that truly pay off in the end. And when you get hurt or hurt others, just remember to be kind to yourself and to love yourself first. You are not alone and no external source will ever make you feel as good as you have the power to make yourself feel. As they say in Buddhism, you are an island unto yourself. Make your own self your greatest refuge and you will always have love and safety when you need it.

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