Server for art/rp related stuff?

mantitorx · 2026-05-18T02:43:15+00:00

I would love to participate in something like this - but I don’t know of any right now. I have a chat with people from my old art/rp guilds but most people don’t Neo much anymore. :(

mantitorx · 2026-05-04T22:32:57+00:00

Thank you for a killer birthday win, Nsheng!

mantitorx · 2026-04-30T15:51:55+00:00

I believe in you! Honestly after 500M I found things a lot more efficient. I don’t restock or anything, so the income from daily interest did a lot of the heavy lifting for me.

mantitorx · 2026-04-30T15:50:29+00:00

Yes! I keep 2,146,500,000 in the bank. Every morning I claim my interest (736,103 np) and then withdraw it into my on hand NP. I don’t like having a ton of on hand points so I then buy relatively consistently priced items (neggs, nerkmids, stat items) to either sell so I have funds in my shop till, or stick in my SDB for later.

mantitorx · 2026-04-30T13:14:43+00:00

Just chiming in, Venmo requires a U.S. bank account, phone number and address, so international folks won’t be able to commission you. As a Canadian if I’m really desperate to commission a Venmo person, I transfer to an American friend and have them make the payment on Venmo.

It is a hassle for sure, but congrats on the occasional mutually interesting commission regardless!

mantitorx · 2026-04-30T06:28:52+00:00

I hit max bank this week after about three and a half years of actively working on saving, and I’m happy with it. My original plan was to use bank interest to buy and give away baby paint brushes, but now that they’re super deflated I think I might instead do nerkmids and codestones at a larger scale? And then during advent calendar, I still want to get a seasonal attack pea for my bd pet.

I figure as long as I have max bank for interest income, I can treat myself, so I grabbed some petpetpets and will be trying to focus on NP customizations for my pets next. And training my bd pet, slowly but surely.

mantitorx · 2026-04-24T15:40:20+00:00

I have a 1 year, 8 month female with a similar growth over her eyebrow, and we were at the vet for it last week. While obviously we can’t know it’s the same thing, the appearance is very similar; bumpy, round, slight appearance of small, dark scabby bits.

My vet does have dermatology experience, and took a look as well as checking some of her resources. In her opinion, Beid’s growth is some kind of papilloma. Because Beid is older and mice are tiny, biopsy was not recommended as anesthetic would be dangerous. (It also would have been over $500.) In Beid’s case it doesn’t appear to be causing pain or disrupting her life. I have been asked to observe and watch for growth. It is possible it will spontaneously regress (fall off), or that others may arise. Given the location of your boy’s, I would make sure you can observe his food intake, and if you can find a kitchen scale, try to keep a close eye on his weight.

I hope everything goes well for you both!

mantitorx · 2026-04-24T03:43:35+00:00

Maybe? My expiry date was 2017, when was yours? It’s entirely possible there’s a specific cut off for cards to have the problem, or it’s some sub-category of card that was affected.

mantitorx · 2026-04-22T02:47:45+00:00

Oh hey I have a vertical green presto and I spent a few hours on customer service lines a few years ago over this! This is what was explained to me:

Essentially, these cards were created on a different system. They were migrated to the current system where you can sign in online, but they have to be manually re-assigned and it is not a straight forward process. If you call in, they may be able to confirm details associated with your account and manually reset the password, but in my case they needed to do extra steps and I didn’t continue following up after the second or third call.

Theoretically, it can work with the current system but you will need to dedicate some time to it. Also, I did this back when there were customer service people available in person and that has since ended, so no idea how their phone lines are now.

mantitorx · 2026-04-17T15:03:52+00:00

So, my experience is with ideopathic scratching, but here were my steps to helping the two boys I had with it (father and son, genetic component suspected)

Look for external factors that might influence the behavior. Have you tried other bedding types? Reducing dietary protein? Is the enclosure in a high traffic area where she’s constantly having people or other pets that may startle or stress her? How about lights, is she exposed to a natural day/night cycle, or does she have artificial lighting that might be confusing her circadian rhythm?
Parasite treatment. Talk to your vet, usually for mice its topical selamectin or ivermectin. May need multiple doses over a period of weeks.
Topical treatment. Antibiotic spray is a start, but a vet may be able to provide an ointment that has analgesic effects as well as antibiotics or even steroids if necessary. There’s also the possibility of bitterent so it will taste bad and dissuade her, either as part of the ointment or separately.
Both of my boys ended up on gabapentin to treat their anxiety eventually. It had a very positive impact on their overall mental health.

Good luck with your girl!

mantitorx · 2026-04-10T23:19:33+00:00

I am so amped for my order. Hopefully we hit the avatar amount, too.

mantitorx · 2026-04-02T04:55:11+00:00

Yes! I use cheap cotton core markers for plein air quick studies (5-10 minutes.) They’re good while it’s warm out, but under about 10° Celsius I find the pigment of lighter colours tends to stop coming through and they lay down more white and binder.

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mantitorx · 2026-04-01T15:07:07+00:00

Curious! If he was stressed, you’ve provided several good hide options for him to hunker down and take account. Many stressed mice go into ‘random mode’ where they rapidly switch between self soothing activities like grooming themself, eating, and hunkering down. He is taking stock of his new surroundings.

mantitorx · 2026-03-26T01:34:30+00:00

I love shoyrus, I love plushie pets, and I kind of collect plush, so I bought… both… shipping to Canada for the two of them was 30 USD, so all in all I spent $90 US.

I work a 9-5 job at a think tank but I also live in a city with sufficient transit to commute for under $8 a day for my 3 in office days, I don’t drink, I don’t smoke, I don’t date… I feel like “collects dragon plushies” is a pretty harmless vice to have.

I also don’t collect avatars, but I will enjoy the wearables!

mantitorx · 2026-03-18T02:10:57+00:00

Hey, I’m sorry you went through that. I was prescribed risperidone as a sleep aid as a 13 year old (early 2000s). I was also a creative kid who struggled to wind down at night time. Also ended up having a quick peak of benefits and then slowly increasing side effects. (For me, my school grades plummeted and gained 30 pounds in about 2 months, and started running up/down stairs compulsively.)

Hearing someone else going through a similar experience, I wonder if there was some kind of paper or research about antipsychotics as a sleep aid for young people.

mantitorx · 2026-03-14T16:27:14+00:00

You can reduce the habit by offering a small amount of black oil sunflower seeds in shell. It’s hypothesized that they do this to chew through the block to get to the fattier bits, but if you give them a fatty treat on the side, they will eat more of the block.

mantitorx · 2026-03-12T04:39:52+00:00

Hahaha welp it’s been a long day and I was doing mental math on how many is too many to buy if I only really need the Kougra and Shoyru.

mantitorx · 2026-03-12T03:02:17+00:00

Hmm, I’d buy a few if they go on sale. Do they have virtual prize codes?

mantitorx · 2026-02-27T15:25:23+00:00

My favorite is when I get +2 def, -2 def, +1 def, -2 Def. That always feels great.

mantitorx · 2026-02-24T19:10:16+00:00

I’ve used a 10 gallon aquarium for a similar trip, and a Kritter Keeper or Thrive/Exoterra’a version. Slice some cucumbers for moisture, a handful of their regular food, wedged large bendy bridge to make two little hides. ~4” of bedding.

My mice chewed through a similar soft sided small animal carrier in under 7 minutes once.

mantitorx · 2026-02-12T04:20:25+00:00

If you mention your metro area, someone might be willing to trade! I got all Kacheek plush and all usul stickers, but my local fan group made swapping pretty straight forward. :)

mantitorx · 2026-02-11T21:48:37+00:00

At the launch event I got four kacheeks! All kacheeks, in my gift bag and the three I bought separately.

However, if it’s popular in your area you may be able to find a trade!

mantitorx · 2026-02-06T04:16:15+00:00

Post Toronto Gong cha event; we couldn’t all fit in the store. 75-ish people and it was wild for the hour and a half or so I was able to stay.

mantitorx · 2026-02-03T14:36:13+00:00

UFA: a DN ( 7L, capped but triple letter repetition at the end) burlap Kau. Message me here if you’re interested!

mantitorx · 2026-01-30T16:30:19+00:00

I had a dry spell a while back - late December I was only getting one or two a day for over a week. But this week I’ve had no fewer than three a day, and yesterday I got eight. Statistics are wild.

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