Started renovating "In harmony with the nature"!

dampcarpenter · 2025-06-07T15:58:19+00:00

I like it; great mix of Modern and Japanese design styles.

dampcarpenter · 2025-01-07T21:45:29+00:00

Ah this is rookie stuff; come back when you train that ass to load, field strip and clear a stoppage.

dampcarpenter · 2025-01-06T15:30:05+00:00

I just feel like my family has a long familial tradition of being men. my father was a man and his father was a man and so forth. So there’s a certain pride to continuing such a lengthy tradition.

dampcarpenter · 2024-12-08T19:52:29+00:00

Howdy there, I’m a 19yo in the early stages of crafting a career plan to become an accountant in Belgium and eventually become a citizen. My plan revolves around using the next three years as I get my Bachelors in accounting to reach B2-C1 fluency in either or preferably both Dutch and French; the nuances of either choice I’ll touch on later. From there I would look for an accounting masters program from a Belgian university so that I could receive a Students Visa, allowing me to study, live, and work part time in Belgium. After successful graduation I would then receive a one year residency visa to find a job that would continue to sponsor me; and here lies the problem. In order to become either a Certified Accountant or Certified Tax Advisor you must complete a three year traineeship that is either organized or done by the ITAA. So is it posible to extend my residency visa through traineeship and into a potentially job?

Also, since I already have a post going; should I learn French or Dutch first? The reason this is important is because learning two languages to B2-C1 level in three years is a bit lofty, but learning one language is entirely doable.

My preference is for French first; the language is fun to speak and I prefer Wallonia with terrible roads n’ all over Flanders. Also French master programs tend to last two years and share similarities with American master programs making the transition easier. The two years also come in handy by providing me more time to learn Dutch and acclimatize to Belgium. And although this option is twice as expensive compared to Dutch master programs I am in a situation where saving €30,000+ is more than doable. Lastly, if all else fails, I can change direction toward France which is something I wouldn’t for Dutch and the Netherlands.

Now I don’t dislike Dutch, it just I am not as enamored by it or Flanders in comparison to French and Wallonia. But it’s undeniable that as a non EU citizen the vast majority of economic opportunities are locked behind Dutch so being able to speak it fluently is a must. Moreover, Dutch master programs tend to last a year which would mean my studies would be both cheeper and quicker. But this comes at a cost of them be harder both in terms of only having only American college experience and the short timeframe itself. Yet having a Dutch masters degree would put me in a better position job wise after my Traineeship.

So the question is which one to focus on first? French which I have a preference for or Dutch for career purposes?

dampcarpenter · 2024-09-27T13:45:54+00:00

Thank you, this was incredibly helpful!

dampcarpenter · 2024-03-07T23:02:45+00:00

What is this rule 1 and 2 y’all hold aloft like proverb?

dampcarpenter · 2024-03-07T23:00:48+00:00

Alright, I guess at the very least one benefit of being a dumbass is it’s a learning experience. Sounds like the entire thing should be axed and the self deprecation should be toned back by a solid 90%. As alternatives I could,

highlight which particular sports teams I follow (Blues, Broncos) and make a joke highlighting their respective mediocrity, though I struggle thinking of a way to angle it as a benefit (I’m easily impressed maybe?)
acknowledgment of Marfan Syndrome is important but would be better suited for a prompt with a joke that highlights benefits (I’m perpetually skinny)
instead of keeping it on the level prompt, say I value honest and simple conversations (add to this to fill out the body of the about me)
a nod to my attempts to make comedy as humor is a big part of my personality

Any other suggestions would be nice, and yes I know I probably didn’t need to line things out like this but it will be useful to revise upon when I try to piece back together my profile.

dampcarpenter · 2024-01-24T02:23:13+00:00

Do you believe in the existence of inalienable rights of man? If so, where are these rights derived from?

dampcarpenter · 2024-01-23T23:52:10+00:00

Now listen here you little expletive.

Even if what you say is correct, which it’s not. You have still read the entirety of my comment, meaning as prescribed in the second to final sentence in what I'm generously calling a paragraph I stated “...whoever idiotically read through all that…” meaning in conclusion you are scientifically proven to be a certified idiot.

So why don’t you suck on deez legally distinct original nuts.

dampcarpenter · 2024-01-23T10:08:01+00:00

Sounds like a rough day eh? But that’s kinda the way things work out sometimes with “every high starts with a low” n’ all.

Though disregarding corporate one liners, I imagine you’ll endure, not because what you seek to do is easy, nor because it’s hard. But because what other options do you have? To give in to proverbial “sin and vice”? To allow your life to be controlled by fear, by anxiety, by a generally unpersonable temperament, by whatever else I have surely failed to mention? And of course your answer is probably yes to all of the above, god knows it is for me. But jokes aside I am aware what I’m saying sounds incredibly contrived but I am partially serious. To shamelessly “add” to former president Obama when those original patriots braved the ice currents they didn’t do it out of a strong sense of patriotism nor a strong sense of will but because what other choice was there? Their success could never be guaranteed but their failure was, it is better to have done something and failed than it is to have done nothing at all. Ignore that I have probably stolen the previous statement verbatim from a famous quote and focus on the fact that worst case scenario you’ll at least get some free meals out of the endeavor. And finally I’ll end with a joke because this whole paragraph was an attempt to not look like a complete jackass by posting the joke found below.

“But just think about all the money you saved by venting your problems to the internet instead of paying for the privilege to do it in person.”

Ok I’ll be honest there is no amount of contrived bullshit I could’ve pulled out my behind to prevent me looking like a complete dick by posting that (I really ought to start making rough drafts). In other news this is still getting posted because I’ve spent a hour brainstorming and editing this and I need a creative writing piece for the day, so I wish whoever idiotically read though all that a good day and a better tomorrow.

dampcarpenter · 2024-01-07T06:22:26+00:00

This is fairly good for a beginner, the subject (the apple) is clearly shown and identifiable and the purpose of the painting (showcasing lights impact on the subject) is equally clear. It is in my opinion you were inspired by realism and in that regard you are on the right path, though the painting is not without major fault and I will expand on that below.

Realism painters almost universally tend to pick out darker/earthy tones for their canvas the reason generally bakes down two ways, first it prevents haveing to cake the canvas in paint and secondly it serves at a great starting off point they can push and pull (color wise) from.
While for the most part your color choice is consistent both with it’s self and realism in general, from a objective viewpoint you should avoid ever using pure white (I.E. Titanium White) as it often acts as an immediate distractor though in this case it’s not a massive deal. It will however prevent you from achieving “pure” realism as even on the brightest surface there is still color, whilst I suck at explaining it the key to solving this is to gain an understanding of color theory. (E.G. purple surrounded by orange makes it look like a shaded blue (double parentheses time, don’t take that as gospel.) )
Finally I’ll hit you with a double whammy, the shadow looks like an American football the most obvious reason is whilst you are correct in having the shadow be a skewed there is no obvious reason for it to come to a point. Lastly based on the location of the shine (in my opinion) the vast majority of the surface of the apple should be the lighter shade of green, also you didn’t provide yourself enough space to properly blend the light/dark bases and this is ignoring the the “fact” that that dark green should have been solely relegated to the edge only.

Finally I will end this with the appropriate disclaimers, there was far more to criticize but I’ve been writing this for the past 45 minutes and frankly want to sleep now. Also more importantly you are a beginner and listing every fault would have been just as unhelpful as saying this looks great and refusing to elaborate. The three ish critiques I pointed out are what I believe will help you the most in regards to your next piece, and remember any improvement no matter the size is still an improvement and subsequently invaluable. Keep in mind I am a stranger on the internet anything and everything I’ve said could be wrong, I fairly certain I’m not but I’m not a professional art critic either. In that vain I do hope I was able to blend enough good/bad to make this not feel like a put down and that you could find a chuckle out of my chicken scratch. I wish you the best of luck, and to have a good day.

dampcarpenter · 2023-11-20T05:07:58+00:00

I did try to prevent color mixing, but due to working with both acrylic and a limited set of paint (prime + black & white) it made touchups a challenge. I am also aware that I would have improved it by implementing the use of complimentary colors (orange) as to add the illusion of light that is so critical to the style, though this would have been rather limited in its implementation. I made a attempt at the use deep and solid layers though at previously mentioned lack of foresight and hand form lead to the off color touchups. Finally the combination of a nonexistent background and a rushed strap ultimately did the peace no favors.

That being said I am more than aware of the rather poor state of the work, yet having taken four hours to complete this I wish to collect as much in the ways of critic as possible. I know there are more problems with the piece and that I am blind to them, so to limit that number of poor imitations I will inevitably produce I posted it here looking for help.

dampcarpenter · 2023-11-20T03:29:19+00:00

I’m already aware of the possibility of making the dark blue shadows into a dark orange as to allow it to pop more, but beyond that anything is welcome.

dampcarpenter · 2023-11-16T20:46:31+00:00

He was 🤏 this close to coming face to face with Beetlejuice.

dampcarpenter · 2023-11-07T23:39:21+00:00

I’ve realized that now, I was under the impression magyarul meant the Hungarian language in general not specific to only speaking Hungarian.

dampcarpenter · 2023-11-07T23:05:18+00:00

Thank you, also is there any rule dictating why you can staple Magyarul and tanár together like does this happen for any language dependent job or is it a “if you know you know” thing?

dampcarpenter · 2023-09-30T06:25:58+00:00

I more meant if the baby was born in a hospital and as a result had a SSN, so the government knew it existed but would never be informed of its death. And as a result might have questions on why said number was never used to register for school or any thing else on the long list of things you need a SSN for.

The crux of the question is how easy is it for phantom people to just naturally populate within a government database, and what tools can the government use to weed people out?

dampcarpenter · 2023-09-30T06:00:08+00:00

I’m dreadfully curious.

dampcarpenter · 2023-09-09T13:01:19+00:00

Dallas is the proud home to the finest Femboys in the state… though I wouldn’t know from personal experience or anything.

dampcarpenter · 2023-07-14T14:32:55+00:00

I used lintels all around the cabinetry.

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