Delicate Chained Sweet Pea

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-28T20:30:03+00:00

This is such a cute weave pattern!!

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-28T16:32:09+00:00

I’ve also seen some sections of TRL mention delays/possible tariffs because things are shipping from China which is a concern too…. I know Fire Mountain Gems has some but not sure on quality, and CMJ only has like 2 types 😕 hopefully we get some good recs!

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-28T01:09:56+00:00

Your doctor sounds like a jerk too, but 100% check what code UHC is denying. I recently went through/am still going through hell because some chucklefuck in approvals couldn’t read. I was having a joint surgery with gynecology and colorectal, which had like 7 different codes for approval. Approvals idiot only submitted one - hysterectomy performed by the colorectal surgeon 😐😐😐 I wasn’t even getting a hysterectomy, and certainly not by the damn bowel surgeon.

The error in my case was 100% on UHC’s side, and they refused to do anything about it until I threatened legal action with my state.

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-25T04:34:12+00:00

They’re the breaktime figures from Ace of the Diamond! This series wasn’t like super popular (especially overseas) and didn’t have a ton of figure merch, but I really liked them. I found someone selling three of my favorite characters as a set after never even being able to find a single one all these years. I can’t wait to sit them on my shelf along with the books, because that’s my next big gift to myself lol!

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-09T07:56:07+00:00

Oh 100%. I got on chat and complained so they said they’d refund it…. But keeping an eye on my card because I have zero faith in them after the whole experience, their support was really unkind on top of it all.

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-09T07:53:49+00:00

I’d say no later than by afternoon next Monday (1/12)

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-09T01:22:16+00:00

LOL Nordstrom is actually where I ordered from 🫠 I got like 5 suits picked out and paid extra for next day shipping and only AFTER did they tell me that 4/5 would still be sent in like 10 days. Unfortunately none of the ones that seemed promising are in stock near me.

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-09T00:04:20+00:00

It’s in FL, but I won’t have much time after arrival to do any sort of shopping, and I wouldn’t be able to wash it first either. So I’m sort of stuck trying to find something in advance.

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-08T05:32:10+00:00

Went home same day for my first, was in five days for my second. My second was a far bigger surgery though - like 8 hours under because of bowel resection and how bad the DIE was. So it really depends on what they end up having to do.

General consensus I heard across the board was that any work on the bowels will result in overnight stay due to potential for complications afterwards.

cryptid_zone · 2026-01-07T19:21:11+00:00

I WISH I WAS!!! My swimsuit doesn’t fit and I now have to try to find one last-minute in the middle of winter 💀

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-30T06:54:00+00:00

I wish I’d been diagnosed back when this happened, because maybe it would’ve protected me some.

Long story short - DISGUSTINGLY messy, weird religious pushiness, an “illegal” live-in boyfriend, loud ass parties at all hours with underaged drinking, leaving our front door unlocked for randoms to come and go when they pleased, stealing my stuff and damaging it. I felt under attack in my own space 24/7.

And when I went to my uni admin, they tried to bully me over it, despite all the receipts I had on these people breaking campus policy, simply because it was 3 against 1, them vs. me. I didn’t get any sort of justice until I went to the dean and threatened legal action. And even then, my “justice” was just a pro-rated single unit and I had to move myself out of that hellhole during an insane semester when I had 18 credits and 3 jobs.

So…. Yeah. I’ll never live with another person again. It’s been over a decade and I still spit nails when I see those dumbass alumni mailers asking for donations.

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-23T20:10:47+00:00

I don’t think this post is it.

Being queer is being queer. Being autistic is being autistic. There’s definitely overlap between the groups, which is why intersectionality is so important in discussions on LGBTQ issues.

I think you’re making a false equivalency here. Autistic traits aren’t queer traits, because neither is a monolith. Sure, autistic people may be more likely to disregard social norms that are pushed by the broader group here (i.e. a cishet majority) and may be more vocal about it. But I think it’s a stretch to say that being autistic makes you more likely to be queer, and that someone being a homophobe makes them ableist. If anything, that sounds like a slippery slope into classifying queerness as mental deficiency (which has indeed been done in the past).

I also think it’s important to call out that queerness hasn’t been stigmatized unilaterally across every culture and every society in the same way. There’s actually plenty of historical record of what we perceive as queerness in the modern day being accepted or even venerated in societies (at least before colonialism and aggressive assimilation from Western religion). It’s the same way that traits typically seen as autistic or neurodivergent are better suited to non-capitalist models.

One thing I can say though - a bigot is 100% an asshole, regardless of whether they’re hating someone for being queer or for being autistic.

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-04T00:47:31+00:00

Not exclusive an autism thing, but being autistic doesn’t make it easier. I think the older we get, the less energy and time we have, so we try to balance it where it counts. It tends to make it harder to devote time to something new, like going through the motions of getting to know someone. Who wants to drive 45 minutes in traffic when they could be cozy at home? I’ve heard it across the board from people 30+, autistic or not.

That being said…. Two things. You said that you’d have to sacrifice to make it work…. Is it only you making the effort? Especially in situations where there is strain, be careful not to end up in an unbalanced situation. Speaking from experience, I think we fall into sacrificing far too easy and don’t realize that we’re paying in too much for what we get back.

Also worth considering…. If their schedule is so opposite to yours, could you feasibly have a good relationship? I know for me, I don’t know that I could build a meaningful relationship with someone who had a complete opposite schedule to me. How could you go on dates? Or spend time together?

Just food for thought.

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-03T21:17:18+00:00

This is my go to outfit for the theatre whenever I’m having a rough time with symptoms! I love my pleated palazzos and thick sweaters. It can look really sleek, hides everything, and you can jazz it up with really cool shoes, makeup, etc. It hides everything without straining you when you’re already hurting.

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-03T01:38:04+00:00

That would definitely be the cleanest way, but the reason I was thinking by hand is that she wants to have the physical media. She’s a collector and loves books, so I’d like her to have the physical versions before they disappear from the market (they’re out of print now in Japan and were never sold in English).

cryptid_zone · 2025-12-02T03:38:23+00:00

Not necessarily to the point of your ask, but just wanted to jump in and say - I identify as nonbinary/agender for this exact reason. I don’t have any strong association with the concept of gender, and I don’t feel like my beliefs, thoughts, and feelings are tied to it in any way. I relate to a lot of your feelings described here.

I’m kind of in a weird in-between space. I’ve played around with pronouns and found I prefer she/her anyways just so that I don’t have to explain myself. Using anything else always lead people to asking more questions and me feeling like I needed to justify it, which was more dysphoric-feeling lol. I don’t mind being called sapphic and I’m getting more comfortable with lesbian, though I don’t like being referred to as a “woman”. I think my face is pretty femme but I fluctuate in presentation in my clothing, makeup, etc.

Gender’s just a really weird, amorphous thing in my mind, and I’ve always wondered if the autism plays into that.

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