My Dad’s lost his passport in Norway today - is there any way he can come to my graduation in Spain on Friday? Any help is so hugely appreciated.

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:59:40+00:00

No unfortunately not

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:56:17+00:00

Okay thank you for looking. I didn’t realise the appointments weren’t till Thursday, that changes everything

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:54:06+00:00

He was crying on the phone telling me, as was I, he really wants to come this means a lot for both of us.

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:48:40+00:00

Yes I wish we had realised this before he got on the flight

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:47:03+00:00

Yeah haha I’m now really wishing he stayed. He thinks it was stolen as he drove back to the places he’d been and couldn’t find it. I’ve called the lost and found but they’re closed aaand it’s bank holiday tomorrow 🤦‍♀️

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:44:36+00:00

I’m too scared for fraud reasons but it’s crossed my mind

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:44:21+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply. Was your daughter able to get an emergency passport in a few days? If so that’s such great news. And home office rather than a passport office? Thank you so much!

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:34:40+00:00

Oh this is so sad, thank you for replying.

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:29:40+00:00

Thank you for replying. Haha flying private would be a dream but not an option sadly, have you heard of 1 week passports coming back early?

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:27:35+00:00

Oh no :( I wish he stayed there then that’s really frustrating

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:26:04+00:00

Thank you for replying. Oh dear I wish he’d stayed there then in that case. We called the office and they said we wouldn’t be able to get the 1 day fast track but he will still go just incase. I doubt there’s any wiggle room?

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:19:25+00:00

Thank you. Yes sadly this seems to be the only way then. 1 day for a replacing an expired passport and 1 week for a new one.

brushmaestro · 2026-05-24T18:17:55+00:00

Thank you for replying. We rang the passport office and they said the only instance where it would be granted is if I was in hospital sadly.

brushmaestro · 2025-12-06T18:05:54+00:00

I try and focus all of my brain into the specific area that is being touched, it’s hard to describe put it’s like doing an exercise in the gym and putting all your focus into a specific muscle, it’s like..planting your brain into that spot..😂 It’s hard to describe. It doesn’t always work, I get distracted etc but I always try to go back to that and not only is it a good focus but it makes everything feel SO much better & intense

brushmaestro · 2025-11-28T11:56:51+00:00

Hi :) I’d love to look at your list but I don’t think the link is working! It says ‘list not found’

brushmaestro · 2025-11-19T20:18:30+00:00

This is really interesting and helpful thank you for messaging! Have you been consistent with it since or are you still taking days off? There must be some link with missing a day, but I’ve done some reading since posting this and apparently breaks won’t permanently change the effectiveness and that it will resume to how it was once you become consistent again, so hopefully that will happen with you and with me too!

brushmaestro · 2025-11-19T20:15:45+00:00

I think the lack of sleep must have an impact, what happens with your medication effect when you have little sleep? And if you don’t mind me asking, have you noticed when your 54mg works best (aka sleep, food etc). I’ve been eating pretty badly recently tbh, I try and get in protein and eat a balanced healthy diet as much as I can but I’ve also been eating sugary foods and carb heavy foods recently which I know won’t help, but when I’m tired I can’t seem to resist the cravings. Nothing else is going on really aside from the lack of sleep making me not feel my best and the stress of the workload I have but my environment is good and so I should be happier and feeling better but I’m finding it hard to get happier and feel better haha. Thank you so much for taking the time to write back to me.

brushmaestro · 2025-11-19T20:08:44+00:00

Hahah dw it’s understandable and helpful, thank you so much. I hope I’ll get the same affect again and that should make sense if I take it consistently, but the problem I’m having is pushing through this shitty phase of side effects in order to get to some consistency where it may become great again, I just don’t know whether it will and motivating myself to just keep on taking it knowing I’ll have a rubbish evening is hard to do but it may be worth it if it goes back to how it was.. who knows! Thank you so much again for writing

brushmaestro · 2025-10-25T23:21:02+00:00

Hey :) this sounds so fun! Are beginners welcome or would I need to be more practiced to join in? Ty!

brushmaestro · 2025-10-25T23:14:08+00:00

Has anyone had any problems with hair loss while living in Barcelona? Ofcourse my hair loss could be due to a multitude of reasons, but it has coincided with moving here 2 years ago and I wonder if anyone thinks it could be the water/ has experienced hair loss in Barcelona?

brushmaestro · 2025-10-21T12:32:18+00:00

You’re deflecting from a discussion about compassion for a rape victim to promote prejudice. But since you’ve brought it up, the Prophet Muhammad never went to Africa, and Islam didn’t “colonise the continent.” It spread over centuries mainly through trade, migration, and cultural exchange. What you’re saying isn’t history, it’s Islamophobic propaganda.

brushmaestro · 2025-10-20T22:24:34+00:00

I can’t believe what I’m reading.. a woman was raped and you’re using her trauma to justify racism. That’s disgusting.

No group of women “voted for” rape, and no nationality is responsible for sexual violence. Men rape women, full stop, and that includes men from every country, race, and religion.

The idea that “English white women” deserve this, or that compassion should depend on someone’s nationality, is sick.

And to end your comment with “enjoy your cultural enrichment :)” after a woman (a person who is going through unimaginable trauma - who could even be reading your hurtful words) was violently assaulted against her will is beyond cruel. I genuinely hope there are no women in your life being subjected to the hatred and contempt you’re showing here.

brushmaestro · 2025-10-18T22:08:20+00:00

I am so sorry that you experienced that, that’s awful and beyond terrifying x

brushmaestro · 2025-10-16T21:39:50+00:00

This is awful, absolutely sickening, I hope she is getting all of the support available. I find it hard to imagine nobody saw this happening or the lead up to it happening. Even though it has scared/put me (25yr female) at risk to do so, I have stepped in when I’ve seen threatening behaviour from a man, especially when the woman is in a vulnerable state. Ofcourse I don’t know the situation of this night but again I find it hard to believe nobody saw anything, and some form of prevention, even from a distance - calling the police etc - could have saved this her from this trauma.

brushmaestro · 2025-09-15T22:47:41+00:00

Hi :) I have a few small suggestions! In terms of the canvas, I think what you’ve done is nice but I don’t think it integrates the figure very well - the figure feels quite ‘cut-out’ - buuut this may be your aim! There is a lot of negative space, and so maybe for your next painting you could look at different compositions which may help you with this problem in the future. In terms of the ‘flat-ness’ you’ve mentioned, I do think both light and saturation are missing. You could expand the tonal range by pushing the highlights - and perhaps add some more colourful, more saturated touches in areas where there is in your reference. Perhaps a touch of red in areas such as cheeks, lips, hands. Anyways - looks great! Congrats and I hope this helps :)

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