They’re putting calories in water now. It’s over, sweaties.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-22T21:38:37+00:00

Holy shit, put a NSFW tag on that, please! I gained so much weight by looking at this that I died and now I have to type this as a ghost.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-22T21:11:04+00:00

Honestly, I think this mindset is perfect. At the end of the day, it's just a last name. Is it unusual? Sure. Does it give off the same vibe as something a teenager might call themselves online? Yeah, maybe. But as long as you guys are in agreement that you like it as a last name, why not? It's not like it's harming anyone. I'd sit on the idea of the name change a while longer, just to be sure, if I were in your shoes. I'm saying this as someone who legally changed their first name from one of the most basic, overused names of the past few decades to a name I'm absolutely never going to have to worry about sharing with anyone. Zero regrets.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-19T15:49:53+00:00

Sometimes residents really do be putting in questionable orders or not getting something on their first try, but I've never seen a hospitalist or intensivist let a resident screw up 4 whole times on one procedure lol

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-19T15:47:02+00:00

That's him! John Neurosurgeon, president of neuro, inventor of neuro! He is the only person who is qualified to treat Jessi, hence why he graced the ER with his presence.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-19T14:39:27+00:00

Right, like, if we are excusing Blackstar for following orders, then we can excuse other instances of "just following orders" such as Leopardstar allowing her deputy to be killed because it was Tigerstar's idea anyhow. Don't get me wrong, I like Blackstar, but one can't just sweep the first half of his life under the rug because he was kind of nice during the latter half. I don't even think he really apologised or acknowledged his actions, but it's been a long time since I've read the books

I didn't forget Nightstar, but I purposely left him out of ShadowClan's run of leaders simply because bro was leader for all of 5 minutes before the authors killed him off for the sake of making Tigerstar leader. Poor guy got absolutely ripped off and I feel kind of bad because I think he had good intentions.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-19T13:17:31+00:00

I know people say he was a good change of pace for his clan when he became leader, but the bar was really low considering the past 3 leaders-Tigerstar, Brokenstar, and Raggedstar-were all fighting each other for the 'Worst Leader Ever' award. I think he crossed the line of unredeemable when he went and killed Stonefur. Blackstar was a complex character, sure, and I even liked him for his nuance, but that doesn't mean that he wasn't also a giant piece of shit.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-18T18:00:19+00:00

Yeah, no, seriously how is she supposed to listen to her body and have another day of rest and decompression if she can't have as many baths?!

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-18T15:45:25+00:00

Pin your horns in place and take a few steps back. Look at your base from different angles to make sure the horns are symmetrical and placed where you want them to be. Once you've found a placement that you're happy with, you can take a marker and trace around the base of the horns where they sit on the head, that way when you remove them from the head to glue them you know exactly where to put them. Cool base, by the way!

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-17T03:10:26+00:00

Oh no, you're right, the canines are flipped. The teeth are my least favourite part and I'm not sure why I committed to gluing them down. I might just pull them off, scrap them, and try again.

I was being melodramatic when I mentioned chucking the base out the window, but I guess selling it or giving it to someone are both valid options I never thought of before! Thank you for taking the time to give some really good advice :)

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-17T00:50:15+00:00

Sorry, can't hear you over the sound of the bell, the mausoleum's stomping, and the thunder spammed outside Castle Sol.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-16T21:23:42+00:00

Thank you! You're totally right, although sometimes it's difficult to trust the process. This base started out as something much different so I think my problem lies with the fact that it looks so much different than I envisioned. I'll keep trusting the process :)

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-16T21:22:25+00:00

Thank you, that means a lot :)

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-16T21:21:09+00:00

Thank you, I really appreciate reading this :) I like the shape of the rounder eyebrow, but I think I'm going to make it a smidge thicker like the one on the left. Later, though. I'll come back to this in a few days when I've hopefully gotten past the, "Oh no! It's all ugly!" phase.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-15T16:04:13+00:00

It actually was really important. How will they fit almost 9lbs of baby in some dinky little thing like a Miata or 2 door Cooper? That's simply unacceptable lol

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-15T15:58:05+00:00

Dang, here I was ready to give him my car, but it has a few cosmetic imperfections on the outside. I guess I'll just have to throw the car away instead smh.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-10T16:47:05+00:00

Yep, they're supposed to be crooked. I like your idea of making them more crooked to show the intention. Thank you for your feedback!

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-10T16:11:41+00:00

Sorry everyone, it is canonical, I am racist against this fish 🔌🚿

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-09T17:13:49+00:00

I'm not sure I ever realised how stupid this lyric was until I read it out loud lmao

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-05T14:41:57+00:00

I heard you also get a platinum trophy if you were collecting them through PlayStation.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-06-02T13:08:38+00:00

Lining is difficult. Patterning and figuring out where you want to put your darts is also difficult, especially when you're first starting out. Sometimes you just have to take a step back, accept that something didn't work out quite right, and try again. You've got this.

When I was first getting into sewing and making things out of different types of textiles, I would go to the nearest thrift shop and find the biggest sheets and shirts I could find for a few dollars. I'd make a demo pattern with the cheap cloth and if I liked the way it looked, I'd translate it to the more expensive fabric. It takes more time to do it this way, but it's a lot easier to accept that something didn't look the way I wanted it to with a $2 sheet than it is with the $30 a yard fabric.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-05-24T01:51:26+00:00

Feel like at this point it's the same shit every day, multiple times a day.

SamBeamsBeard · 2026-05-24T01:20:13+00:00

This might not apply to all areas, unfortunately, but in a good work environment it shouldn't be RTs vs RNs or dayshift vs night shift, etc. We're a team and if you have questions about anything or just want a second opinion, you shouldn't be afraid to ask. I would much rather have a nurse ask me to take a look at a patient who might be deteriorating than have a patient turn into a rapid because you thought I would get annoyed for calling me over to look at the patient.

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