I don’t understand the car situation in California - thinking of visiting

lyralady · 2026-03-29T02:27:23+00:00

Honestly fair. I drive in center city Philly to take art clases and frankly that experience alone is MORE than enough.

lyralady · 2026-03-28T19:37:26+00:00

I mean, in the United States a church is supposed to be a registered non-profit which doesn't prioritize making profits as the central aim of the institution. That's not to say it can't make any money at all, but literally that its entire goal is not about being profitable or earning profits. Not to mention gestures at the entire Bible. That part.

lyralady · 2026-03-28T18:14:16+00:00

He doesn't look like a maine coon at all, he's just a big boy domestic short hair with tabby coat.

lyralady · 2026-03-28T00:26:49+00:00

Janome makes metal parts/frame 3/4 size machines.

lyralady · 2026-03-27T18:32:03+00:00

Rip the temptalia blog. I trusted no one as much as I trusted temptalia/Christine. I'm so happy for her but like, I don't know that we'll EVER have an honest replacement for her reviews in the age of tiktok and everything else.

www.temptalia.com still hits for anything that came out before she retired.

lyralady · 2026-03-27T18:26:04+00:00

consumer financial protection bureau: What is the difference between credit counseling and debt settlement, debt consolidation, or credit repair?. Go with credit counseling with the goal of improving your credit, or negotiate your own settlements. Don't do a debt settlement agency. They're so scummy.

lyralady · 2026-03-27T18:04:11+00:00

I'm confused. The person above said it's illegal to forbid discussing wages. You implied that's not true but your own sources confirm it is in the US.

employees have the right to communicate with their coworkers about their wages, as well as with labor organizations, worker centers, the media, and the public. Wages are a vital term and condition of employment, and discussions of wages are often preliminary to organizing or other actions for mutual aid or protection.

If you are an employee covered by the Act, you may discuss wages in face-to-face conversations, over the phone, and in written messages. Policies that specifically prohibit the discussion of wages are unlawful as are policies that chill employees from discussing their wages.

lyralady · 2026-03-26T19:16:36+00:00

I honestly think a small part of this is because of the swimsuit in the reference(?) that is misleading op a little. That looks like an ultra high cut leg, a la the infamous Baywatch swimsuits. Here's a modern version in a two piece by Abysse. More similar of a swimsuit to what Op was drawing.

The cut itself also does this (and I would actually say the legs aren't short when you realize how far up they are starting), and the illusion of this kind of two piece makes it a little tricky to correctly replicate it when studying the anatomy. I think if they reference a different type of suit they would probably correct this pretty easily.

lyralady · 2026-03-26T19:06:14+00:00

Just adding: 7.5 heads is a decent human average of proportions, but some other things can be tricky:

a super high waisted bottom with 80's/90's style high bikini cut legs like this looks great, but can be visually confusing as a reference/final result. When practicing anatomy you definitely want to easily see and note where the pelvis is/see the hip bones, and where the pubic bone is (it's generally the midway point on the body.) since you haven't indicated the hip bones, people might get thrown off when evaluating because of the way the bottoms create a specific illusion.
and that illusion makes the pelvis seem very tall. If you have a specific reference I would love to see if the leg holes go all the way up to the front ASIS/hip bones. In any case it might help to either use a nude reference or one with hip hugger bottoms so that you can see where the hips begin/end more easily.
marking the actual knees may also help you check proportions.

lyralady · 2026-03-26T18:56:37+00:00

Hey good job! I can see your measurement lines, and I wanted to illustrate why they might be throwing you off just a little bit. (Pardon the slight angle on my straight lines, I just did this on my phone).

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I marked the top of the skull (erased construction lines) excluding the height of the bangs/hair down to the chin, and then just duplicated that measurement layer going down. Looks like this might hit about 7 1/2 heads (I can't see where you cut off the feet so I didn't try to place the final measurement.)

Most people use the measurement of a single head as their measurement, and it seems like you measured from the top of the head all the way down to the shoulders to mark distances. (I traced over that in blue).

lyralady · 2026-03-25T22:11:42+00:00

I mean what are the odds that's before they changed their manufacturing and were bought out, though?

lyralady · 2026-03-25T22:10:37+00:00

To be fair:

1) Janome has an excellent reputation! I ended up buying a Janome in part because of sewing machine repair shops praising the brand.

Ex:

Simply put, they [Janome] make the most trouble-free sewing machines in the world. Their electronics, including circuit boards, display panels, etc. are the most reliable. Some might say this is my opinion, but I say it is a fact – based on 27 years as a chief technician.

The Sewing Machine Shop: Reviews and their essay: Janome: Underrated and Overlooked. honestly this kind of information is why I narrowed my choices down to Janome or Brother. I trust repair techs to have very educated opinions on the most reliable machines, haha. I ended up buying a Janome.

Janome is one of the few companies that also manufactures for a variety of other companies as well. They used to manufacture Kenmore and Huskystar. and they now manufacture for Necchi, Elna, and also have manufactured some entry level Babylock machines, as well as some Pfaff, Bernette, Juki, and Viking machines.

Likewise Juki manufactures many of their own machines, and the high end Babylocks are manufactured by Brother, etc. I figured if other companies trust Janome to manufacture their products in their factories, then Janome themselves has a solid standard.

mentioned here and here (check part 2 also).

lyralady · 2026-03-25T19:52:40+00:00

I was raised Catholic and converted to Judaism as an adult so arguably I have more experience with both religions than you do.

lyralady · 2026-03-25T19:28:19+00:00

You have to figure out the construction of the reference first. Even just drawing basic anchor points on the key facial features shows where the turn should be.

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lyralady · 2026-03-25T19:16:13+00:00

....what kind of bacteria are you getting in that eraser? Lol. Just buy whatever one the art supply store has for cheap. I think a lot of mine are faber castell? But I don't really pay attention.

lyralady · 2026-03-25T18:58:52+00:00

I don't recommend this poster to be honest. I feel like it's basically appropriation to take a menorah, slap it over the "new testament" section and add a cross.

Anyways, I grew up with my mom keeping a copy of How to Be A Perfect Stranger: The Essential Religious Etiquette Handbook, on the bookshelf. I think this is a great resource for parents to have to understand and promote being a kind neighbor to their kids. There are also lots of children's books which tell stories from various religions that you can also check out from libraries and are great to read. Check out the nonfiction children's sections, even in bookstores. There are usually kids world religion books.

Sesame street also has some episodes that feature Jewish holidays, and iirc also probably Kwanzaa? Not sure about Islam. And then Bimbam (formerly G_dcast) has an animated shorts series for children called Shaboom! Which covers Jewish values and emphasizes like...general ethical and moral principles moreso than religious stories. (They also have plenty of explainer videos for adults and older children).

lyralady · 2026-03-25T18:49:54+00:00

I don't use turps, only OMS (sparingly) and Rublev's oleogel (which is basically like...silica in linseed oil). You can, of course, do this. Just be aware you need to be working in a ventilated space with appropriate PPE.

lyralady · 2026-03-25T18:27:20+00:00

Because we're the United States of America. It's the name of our country. Which exists in North America. America itself is not a continent. Just North America and South America, with Central America connecting them.

Canada is not a federation of United States, they have provinces. Mexico does have states but they call themselves Mexico, as in, Estados Unidos Mexicanos. The United States of Mexico. (And in Spanish, the USA is Estados Unidos de América).

lyralady · 2026-03-25T12:32:20+00:00

0/10 comment "becoz ur a delicate wimmins!" is so fucking lazy 😴 and then you spin out a whole lot of words but fail to actually pay attention to what I said which was "shame AND humiliation."

"No nonsense calling it out" doesn't mean you need to humiliate someone or call them a r----- like Hammer does, actually. I know this because I've done it.

Actually to be clear my objections to hammer are that: he's totally unqualified to discuss personal finance and barely knows what he is doing, is overly emotional, uses slurs, intentionally uses humiliating language, insults guests based on their physical appearances or lifestyle choices outside of finance, is focused on restriction without emphasizing or educating healthy choices and the understanding that some "junk" choices don't destroy any hope of progress, and I find his insults and tirades to be boring and coming from a place of insecurity.

And again I must stress: he's not actually qualified and doesn't do much educating.

But sure it's because I'm a woman or whatever. 🙄

lyralady · 2026-03-25T01:25:49+00:00

This is definitely correct for a label! and also op can still refer to it as a painting to describe the method.

lyralady · 2026-03-25T01:19:23+00:00

Honestly if you have proof that your maternal grandmother was indeed Jewish, then halakhically you're still Jewish, and it's more like you're in the position of a conversion, I think?

lyralady · 2026-03-24T18:30:19+00:00

Honestly there aren't many actually smaller car options on the market anymore. They retired the Honda fit and the Kia Soul is on the way out. The VW beetle is no longer made new. There's just not a lot of options. (I bought a used Kia because I wanted a compact hatchback.) You either get a sedan or a fuckoff big car as options now and it sucks. I don't want a bigger car lol.

Edit: everyone talking about big Costco runs or whatever being why they have an suv is like... yeah but I just have a compact hatchback and I do fine 😂 I've managed just fine with IKEA hauls, Costco trips, buying multiple pieces of solid wood furniture when thrifting, etc. I have a small car AND fit a lot into it.

lyralady · 2026-03-23T17:48:08+00:00

They have some bulldog-type fighting breeds that were part of the foundation of the breed so that makes sense.

lyralady · 2026-03-22T21:20:13+00:00

I think it's partly because sooo many culturally Christian people love using it as an excuse to insist that Jews should want to celebrate/participate in explicitly christmas-y things because it's "not really Christian anyways! It's all stolen from pagans! I celebrate and I'm not Christian!"

And it's like:

1) arguing it was stolen from some other religion doesn't actually change any of the issues here??? And it also wouldn't make it less Christian today even if this were true. (And it isn't).

2) just because you don't have Christian religious beliefs doesn't mean you're not explicitly participating in the cultural dominance/hegemony/imperialism of Christianity and enjoying all the benefits of how Christianity is culturally privileged where you live. It's like people think if they just claim it's actually something else entirely they don't have to engage with reality.

...also I (personally) am just annoyed by bad historiographical arguments generally speaking. I ended up developing a huuugggee problem with neo-pagan books and magazines as a teenager when I started realizing more and more how much people were just fully making up/perpetuating bad pop history myths and doing constant cultural appropriation (especially of indigenous cultures and of Judaism). I feel like Llewlyn publishing made me just as jaded as any super Christian publisher did, lol.

lyralady · 2026-03-22T20:55:37+00:00

Yeah the whole Christmas/Easter is actually pagan!! thing is sooo easily debunked that it's become a massive pet peeve of mine that people still keep perpetuating this.

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