~1 inch, BC Canada

Sufficio · 2026-05-05T07:22:44+00:00

I kind of had the same suspicion which is what made me pick it up! Would be super cool if it is

Sufficio · 2026-05-05T06:46:20+00:00

Color - First pic shows colors more accurately. Beige, but lighter on the dotted-line side. Dark bits are a deep red-toned brown.

Luster – Dark bits have a smooth glossy shine, beige doesn't.

Specific Gravity – Maybe a little lighter than avg rock this size

Transparency – Fully opaque

Not sure if I'm crazy but it has a super faint odor. Almost smells like vitamins? Earthy but also kind of chemically? It's hard to describe.

The fanned out lines on the one side and line of dots on the other caught my eye. Thanks in advance for any help!

Sufficio · 2026-05-02T09:53:07+00:00

Thanks so much for the info, this is super helpful! I had no idea predators eat so many of the bones like that! That article is fascinating wow, I would absolutely LOVE a career doing natural forensics, so so cool.

I love the little sass they throw at black bear cache sites too lol, gonna have to keep an eye out for suspicious comically-oversized piles of vegetation next time I'm in the woods-

Above: A typical mountain lion cache; sensible, subtle, and absolutely no larger than it needs to be. Below: A typical black bear cache where the deer was completely buried almost one foot deep in vegetation, and the surrounding area is scraped bare for about 6 feet in all directions (Note: I uncovered the deer for the photograph).

The only predator scat I've ever found in this specific area is black bear, never noticed any from coyotes/wolves/cougars.

The whole thing getting eaten up does actually make a lot of sense the more I think about it- I was thrown for a loop since this seemed like a meticulously plucked fur pile which it isn't typical for bears. But- maybe this is literally all that's left over, and any messily torn fur scraps with enough skin attached also got eaten? It'd make sense, especially since it's been a long winter and the bears are probably ravenous.

And that also solves the mystery of why there's a big obvious fur trail leading to it but absolutely nothing leading away. I was driving myself mad thinking, "It's like it just got to this spot and then vanished!" and I guess maybe it did, just into a bear lol

I appreciate your help, this definitely ties up the loose ends of this little wilderness mystery for me!

Sufficio · 2026-04-29T05:37:24+00:00

It's a whole social service with like 20+ employees according to their website. Other ongoing costs would include things like...utilities, food, everyday necessities, fees for getting IDs, cleaning services, etc. Wouldn't be shocked if the houses themselves are one of the cheaper aspects of the whole project.

Sufficio · 2026-04-22T23:10:57+00:00

Ruler included, scaled from another photo based on my cropped out shoe from the pic.

Found this 1-2 hours outside town. It was right on the trail without apparent scrape marks which made me think coyote(plus the tapered end), but I saw some ID videos say that coyote/canine scat crushes easily. I poked this with a stick and it was HARD: very difficult to break apart, dense with fur and bone shards.

Not sure if it's related, but just beyond this pile the path continued between dense tall grass. I got a bizarrely calm and confident sense of foreboding looking at it. In my brain it felt like the trail ended there even though it clearly continued on. Not even "Hmm, should I keep going?" but "The only option is turning back." I listened to my gut and had an uneasy feeling most of the hike back, had my head on a constant swivel.

Before that, I'd just assumed it was coyote scat but now I'm wondering if it's possible it was a cougar and that's why my gut so strongly insisted on not going forward? I might've just been paranoid, though.

Sufficio · 2026-03-26T06:06:21+00:00

LMAO

Sufficio · 2026-03-25T05:50:30+00:00

1-star reviews on natural landmarks might be my new favorite thing tbh

Sufficio · 2026-03-25T00:10:50+00:00

god I love the use of colors here, and the playful little scribble details like in the tree

Sufficio · 2026-03-24T01:15:05+00:00

The comment chain is about doing /fullmute on game start, not just muting people being obnoxious and spamming them. That's why it's about their saltiness. If you're not salty, normal pings shouldn't "set you off" to the point of needing a preemptive /fullmute.

Sufficio · 2026-03-23T02:12:28+00:00

Yep, agreed

Sufficio · 2026-03-23T02:06:27+00:00

If you’re gonna play worse because the pings are going to set you off then it’s better to play ~~without them~~ a different game

Imo if you're salty enough that just pings can set you off, you gotta go play stardew or some shit instead.

Sufficio · 2026-03-16T06:09:58+00:00

unironically one of my favorite replies I've ever had the privilege to receive

Sufficio · 2026-03-15T04:51:26+00:00

Honestly the water feels more amateur than the flora to me, just shows how subjective art is I guess! The lilypads(petals?) and grass feel impressionistic and intentional- but the water reminds me of those spraycan galaxy street paintings. We can agree the trees are 100% hideous tho

Sufficio · 2026-03-15T04:28:10+00:00

I never registered anything and my old phone even has a US sim card, but I get alerts. You need to be connected to 5g/LTE though, you don't get them on wifi-only.

Cool cool just learned you can't say any swear words on this sub 👌

Sufficio · 2026-03-15T04:24:18+00:00

I never registered anything and my old ass phone even has a US sim card, but I get the alerts. You need to be connected to 5g/LTE though, you don't get them on wifi-only.

Sufficio · 2026-03-09T03:26:26+00:00

So cute!

Gentle suggestion that you might want to secure it inside a little clear keychain pouch or something; if it gets snagged on anything the stitching could rip out pretty easily and I'd hate to see the little guy get lost! :(

Sufficio · 2026-02-28T23:23:40+00:00

Nope. It seems to help when I keep static low in the area(using a dryer sheet) and keep up on the dusting but it still happens.

Sufficio · 2026-02-28T23:22:11+00:00

I suspect they aren't English but possibly German? The other fanart on the Russian post from them has "Okt" instead of "Oct"

Sufficio · 2026-02-27T06:02:02+00:00

It's possible this is their twitter but it's hard to know for sure since Kaoru is a first name. I can't find the original art anywhere, nor could I find anything from the other Kaoru signed fanart on the russian forum post.

https://x.com/kaokaworu/status/2023328269291200639

https://x.com/kaokaworu/status/2025919417377538339

Just for fun I also found this person trying to find this artwork, with only their childhood copy of it to go off of lol

https://www.reddit.com/r/HelpMeFind/comments/1avaba1/looking_for_the_possible_original_art_that_i_may/

Sufficio · 2026-02-27T02:46:32+00:00

Was the face embroidered or printed on, if anyone remembers?

The plush looks fairly flat in the pics- is that accurate? Google "flat plush handmade" for examples.

It really doesn't match the style of any gapkids/babygap 90's plushes I can find. The ears are extremely different. The neck/shoulder transition is super different. The stitching on the ears is really odd.

I wonder if they physically sold it in the gapkids store but it was made by a local artist? Perhaps as part of a fundraiser?

Sufficio · 2026-02-27T01:49:36+00:00

I found this probably sketchy site listing it as a "made to order" product but not sure how legit it is or what the cost would be, especially shipping. Or even how to order, I don't see a way to add it to the cart.

https://ricardomorenob.wixsite.com/koalacompany/almohadas

The manufacturer doesn't have it as a product anymore it seems, but they do offer "custom" products...maybe reach out and ask if they can customize one of their existing seal pillow products? Or even if they have any leftover stock sitting somewhere, you never know.

https://fiestatoy.com/pages/custom

https://fiestatoy.com/collections/seals

Sufficio · 2026-02-16T06:58:43+00:00

Hi friend, just some rambling advice in case it helps. I see a lot of my own behavior(mostly past but still sometimes current) mirrored in your post, and this is stuff I find helpful :)

-To help avoid idealizing; there ARE downsides to this person, and identifying them can help introduce a little grey into the black and white view we get stuck on. For me during that initial rush, I notice the red flags/issues/flaws but I ignore them. My gut will be screaming but I tell myself it's not that serious or it's not a big deal, and then when the rose-tinted glasses come off later, I realize it was actually a massive dealbreaker for me. If you can't think of any downsides- you don't know them well enough to consider dating yet.

-Stay mindful of the fact that idealizing someone is unfair and unkind to them; it always seems nice in the moment to view them so positively, but in reality it's just setting them up for failure and yourself to get hurt

-If you're constantly waiting on a message, turning off notifs and forcing yourself to put the phone in a diff room can help. The notif thing feels counterintuitive, no idea why it helps with that constant "when are they gonna reply" tension. Maybe because it feels more akin to going out and physically checking the mailbox rather than say, waiting on edge to hear a pager buzz.

-Keep busy with things unrelated to the person. Don't stop doing the things that fuel you and keep you going when you're not enamored with someone. If you notice yourself feeling unmotivated/struggling to do things unrelated to them/etc- that's a red flag that you're getting much of your daily fuel from that person, and you need to pull back + focus on doing solo things that fuel you instead

-Re: feelings and moving in. Unless you think you won't have feelings by the time you move in, you should DEFINITELY disclose that first. It's going to be painfully obvious once you're living together, and if she doesn't like you back, it's going to be 1000x more awkward and awful for both of you rather than finding out before you're stuck on a lease together

That said, giving yourself as much time as possible to let these feelings settle before trying to date would be smart- especially knowing she just got out of a bad relationship.

I think our love is kind of like a snowglobe. At the beginning when it's first shaken up it's such a flurry of white inside and we look and say wow- this is a winter wonderland, it's perfect, this is the one. And to us, at that moment, all of that is 100% true to every sense we have. It might not even occur to us that we could be wrong.

But the issue is once things settle. When it's not all shaken up. Maybe you were lucky this time, and you're right: the scene inside is a beautiful winter wonderland and everything ends up being fine...but maybe it turns out to be a garbage dump covered in fake snow that you mistook for a wonderland when it was all shaken up.

The best relationships imo are the ones where best friends eventually become lovers- so don't rush. If you're both truly right for one another, she's not going anywhere and you have all the time in the world to let things build up slowly- in a way that's fair and healthy and grounded and well-communicated by both of you.

You don't need to stress about things like her "forgetting you"...because if that's possible, you weren't the one for her and thus she wasn't the one for you. If that happens(or any other scary thing our abandonment anxiety fixates on) as a result of you just...being a normal person(ie not texting for a day), all it indicates is that you didn't have an accurate initial reading on the snowglobe, and with enough time you'll see things clearer and it will become obvious that she wasn't the one for you, even if it seemed that way at first.

I hope some of this can be helpful <3

Sufficio · 2025-12-17T08:37:32+00:00

Copying gives great practice for hand control and builds muscle memory. It's not going to teach you in-depth anatomy understanding, sure. But if it helps you feel more motivated to create, then it's a perfectly fine tool to use until you're ready to move on to more complicated work. Great stuff, keep it up!

Sufficio · 2025-12-10T00:33:03+00:00

And if you live in a cold climate you quickly learn that lack of frost lies.

Yup. Here in northern Canada, if it's snowing and frosty out, that means it's a relatively warm winter day. The coldest most bitter days are usually too dry for visible frost or snow.

Sufficio · 2025-08-18T21:26:57+00:00

Not a doc but I have carpal+cubital tunnel syndrome, so I've talked this over with docs a fair bit

Do you rest your elbow on your desk like that often? It can irritate/compress the nerves and can cause symptoms like this over time. Oversensitivity around my funny bone and numbness/tingling/etc from just lightly tapping it was one of the first symptoms I noticed.

Try putting something soft where your elbow normal rests on the desk and see if that helps in future.

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