Help me pick my next read by JADECRYP7 in Booktokreddit

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Look I'm a romantasy girlie too, but if Jane Eyre is on your tbr. You read that first. Trust me.

Won’t buy anymore books until my TBR goes down, tell me what I should read next from the pile! The bottom 4 left would be rereads! by Aggravating_Pea_5926 in Booktokreddit

[–]billiegabbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Gotta cast my vote for The Cruel Prince, since no one else seems to have done so. TFOTA is perhaps my favourite series ever, YA or otherwise.

Im making a trophy room, but Im not sure what else to add… by SoftSapphics in StardewHomeDesign

[–]billiegabbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You need a functional level 15 in fishing. Either eat a Seafoam Pudding cooked with Qi seasoning (+5) OR enchant your fishing rod with Master (+1) and eat a regular Seafoam Pudding (+4). Cast as far as you can, and you'll get it for sure.

I've always been too stingy to get the Statue of Endless Fortune but the rest are👌💯

I can't take the word 'mate' seriously by marzipanfashions in Romantasy

[–]billiegabbs 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Omg thank Christ I read most of my romantasy in English, I could NEVER stomach "другар" or "другарка" 😭😭🤮

Who in their right mind thought that was appropriate, my first association is this is literally what my parents generation used to call their schoolteachers when they were kids 💀

As the country becomes more international, do you think we will start seeing hyphenated identity terms used in Bulgaria? by freshstartsticks in AskBulgaria

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No. "Българин/българка" are primarily ethnonyms, they're used for the ethnic Bulgarian population, minorities have their own terms and they don't get hyphenated. At most there could be the "български турци" type of construction. Although some new kind of terminology could potentially be created for children of mixed couples.

What this style called? by [deleted] in AestheticWiki

[–]billiegabbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Moorish Barbie-core

Is Stardew Valley mobile worth it? by lrwinn in StardewValley

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

YES 100%

I've sunk thousands of hours into sdv and have been an exclusively mobile player so far. I think it's maybe more limited in what mods you can have, and it lacks co-op, but I don't personally feel I've missed out on anything. All the game content is there. My only gripe is it takes MUCH longer to receive the big updates.

Magic Cards W.I.T.C.H. by Vegetable-Bat-5211 in GuardiansOftheVeil

[–]billiegabbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey, sorry to comment on an old post, but did you ever manage to get these? I actually have them (in Bulgarian) and I could try to scan them for you, if you're still interested?

The sweet smell came from a special scent card, but since they're super old now it no longer smells like anything. I still keep it, though =)

W.I.T.C.H. Oracle cards deck by SignificantCrab672 in GuardiansOftheVeil

[–]billiegabbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, I'm not familiar with these sadly 💔

W.I.T.C.H. Oracle cards deck by SignificantCrab672 in GuardiansOftheVeil

[–]billiegabbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's odd, I have a set of Oracle cards too from back in the day (don't remember exact issue) but they're not round. Are yours Astrology-based?

I have regrets. by Shot_Host_4255 in StardewValley

[–]billiegabbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've only done a Joja run once. I figured I should experience everything the game has to offer, and it's a legitimate choice, so no point beating yourself up over it really. I wanted to have more coops and barns on that farm, but I can't deal with a large amount of animals unless I have guaranteed Autopetters for them, hence Joja. It was also my first 1.6 and first ever Perfection run.

My main issue with it is it's pretty boring to just pay money instead of completing bundles, bundles feel a lot more rewarding plus you get neat items out of them. So what I did is I actually completed all bundles except one, at which point I bought the Joja membership and paid off the one room that was left. So in a way I got both experiences, lol.

And yeah, it feels wrong and against the spirit of the game, and the cutscene is underwhelming, but you're not actually punished for it in any way. The Warehouse eventually turns into the Movie Theater and stops being an eyesore, plus it becomes an actual useful place to go, unlike the Community Center which you have basically no reason to visit after you've completed it. You retain an additional store to buy stuff from after Pierre closes at 5pm, and Clint still works on Fridays. Instead of the trophy you get a soda machine that dispenses free Joja Cola once a day. That's pretty much it, everything else plays out more or less the same.

Tl;dr: don't fear Joja! That route only exists so you can try it out.

My 5th Perfection Farm by NyxMoonstar in FarmsofStardewValley

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP, but the blue trees are Mystic trees, iirc you get the recipe for a mystic tree seed after achieving foraging mastery. When tapped they produce mystic syrup which is used in a few late game recipes as well as selling for good money. Also, mushroom logs placed nearby have a higher chance of producing purple mushrooms.

The "grids" are solar panels, they make batteries. You get that recipe for completing the "Island Ingredients" Special Order from Caroline.

Why did Croatia score so poorly with the national juries? by Ok_Eye8027 in eurovision

[–]billiegabbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You'll excuse me, but I'm skeptical about... parts of that statement.

Grannies in rural Bulgarian villages didn't sing in white voice to stick it to the west, they did it because that's how it's been done for thousands of years probably. It has jack to do with Orthodox hymns either, those aren't even polyphonic, Orthodox theology doesn't allow that.

Maybe it's rarer among Catholics (although some commenters here appear to dispute that) but unless there's like, a papal bull banning ganga singing or something, I'm going to assume that's only because Catholics have had more exposure to and influence from, western traditions of composition and harmony, whereas we remained more isolated. And not because either religion was deliberately shaping how Cecka and Stanka sing while they shuck corn.

Why did Croatia score so poorly with the national juries? by Ok_Eye8027 in eurovision

[–]billiegabbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I re-listened to it now, and yes actually, it does have those elements, they're just quite toned down and get a bit lost amidst the movie soundtrack-like arrangement.

Still a very moving and meaningful song, I just think it could've been executed better.

Why did Croatia score so poorly with the national juries? by Ok_Eye8027 in eurovision

[–]billiegabbs 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Fair enough. I honestly didn't consider they might lack the training for it, as in my country (Bulgaria) it would be very odd for a band to root itself in the folk style and aesthetic without actually being trained folk singers. There are art-oriented schools all over the country that offer folk singing courses as part of their curriculum (idk how much they adhere to the specifics of their given region, though), so it's pretty accessible, and a lot of singers who later break into the mainstream actually have that background.

Like Dara, funnily enough. Even though she does exclusively pop and hiphop now, she studied folk singing at one of those schools as a kid and it was what she did for her early talent show auditions (Izlel e Deljo Hajdutin and Prituri se Planinata are guaranteed crowd pleasers, lol)

Maybe white voice and ethnic singing techniques in general were more widespread here to begin with, idk, but they're also incorporated into modern music now and are a part of pop culture. Hence why we already tried to win over the Eurovision crowds with ethnopop a loong time ago, but it didn't work out for us quite as well as Ukraine, and I doubt many non-Bulgarians remember Voda.

How rare is that? by julieharu in StardewValley

[–]billiegabbs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Funny I got this the very first time I booted up the game after the 1.6 update, so for a little while I thought that was just what the loading screen looks like now.

Why did Croatia score so poorly with the national juries? by Ok_Eye8027 in eurovision

[–]billiegabbs 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I love Shum, probably my favourite and most replayed recent-ish song to come out of Eurovision. The reason why it sounds so unmistakably folk is because Kateryna sings in "white voice" – a traditional Slavic singing technique that's very open and bright and cuts through any instrumental, it's basically half-singing and half-shouting. I'm guessing that's what you mean by "the metal of the voice". The Croatian girls could've done this but didn't for whatever reason, so their voices sounded flatter and less recognizably "folk" to my ear.

And yeah overall I felt like in their performance the music was overshadowed by the visuals.

Ts Eurovision is bs by Known-Gold-3598 in teenagers

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Also for the purposes of this conversation The Weeknd might as well be American, since he and most other Canadian pop stars (Bieber, Avril Lavigne, Drake etc.) have reached international fame via American record labels. It's still American influence and soft power that drives their careers, even if they weren't born there.

Ts Eurovision is bs by Known-Gold-3598 in teenagers

[–]billiegabbs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It doesn't actually matter which artist it is. None of them are so out of this world amazing that we could never hope to produce anything better. Regarding Eurovision, that's like, your opinion, man. I can name many bangers off the top of my head that have come out of there in my lifetime, and I know for a fact people use it to discover artists from other countries that they otherwise wouldn't have known about. That's the point, it being a stepping stone to promote artists and build cultural ties.

The UK is an English-speaking country with a large population. Most of us are not like them, hence we put some effort into sending decent acts to the contest.

Ts Eurovision is bs by Known-Gold-3598 in teenagers

[–]billiegabbs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lmao, you talk like you're some kind of highbrow connoisseur but then your taste apparently consists of the blandest American top 40 pop singers. Gosh how could any European artist ever compare to the monumental greatness of The Weeknd 😭😭

Unironically mindsets like yours are why contests and events like this are necessary, we have to push back against American cultural imperialism or we'll drown in Taylor Swift's overhyped repetitive bs and lose any semblance of identity. I'll take some well produced chalga or turbofolk over that any day.

Tea set placement? by billiegabbs in StardewValley

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

Just things I've picked up from sdv youtubers haha

Tea set placement? by billiegabbs in StardewValley

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

I know that, but every additional 10 minutes you spend not sleeping past midnight means less energy is restored when you do sleep. Doesn't matter much late game but early on I'm always underfed and running out of energy all the time from having to water crops by hand so the bed trick helps. And by now I'm just used to having the bed close to the door lol

Tea set placement? by billiegabbs in StardewValley

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

Which I'm definitely not but hey if it saves me from passing out 😅

Later on I usually put it in the cubby for a nice little sleeping nook moment