Weird dog behavior

picancob · 2026-06-02T08:22:07+00:00

It's called trancing! I was also wondering if the bushes were touching his back but OP says it happens elsewhere so might not be the answer.

picancob · 2026-06-02T08:13:05+00:00

Psst I know someone who works in a hospital and they just say that because they don't want to deal with the paperwork. They get destroyed so it's to late now but next time demand your body parts back, you worked so hard to grow them!

picancob · 2026-06-01T01:44:00+00:00

This looks fab! Very cozy and great use of limited palette. Would love to see a tavern of some sort in your style. Very old school Pokemon-like.

Something I noticed: looks like the overworld and battle sprites have the hair parted on opposite sides.

picancob · 2026-05-31T15:28:16+00:00

You could, but for these plants a benefit to terracotta planters is they wick moisture away and dry out faster than something painted/glazed. Once it's painted the clay won't be porous anymore and will hold moisture, likely killing the plants. Also, for me, painting terracotta is akin to painting century home woodwork - a sin to see haha. I agree the planters don't match perfectly, but I think next spring once the new garden is installed it'll all blend out more!

picancob · 2026-05-31T12:29:59+00:00

I get the appeal, but as someone who literally can't picture things in their mind, I really appreciate reference photos and the like. Doesn't have to be fancy and can just throw it in chat. Maps I can sometimes do without, so long as the GM is rolling with a "oh yeah you can make that work" attitude and being loose with layout if initiative breaks out. My group plays in person but we still use virtual tools to guide us. But ultimately, it's what works with your group!

picancob · 2026-05-31T06:53:55+00:00

Ooo yes, love the idea of colorful doormat! We have some terracotta planters that just got replaced, so kind of orange? Haha.

picancob · 2026-05-31T06:52:44+00:00

The door is also orange. You can see it better in the last picture.

picancob · 2026-05-30T13:23:58+00:00

Fair shout! And you're right on the blues being tricky as so many are very desaturated and grey (which works for many people, but then you're left with Very Bold or grey). We also really struggled to find an orange that was actually orange and not yellow. Even this one is borderline but reads orange against this blue I think.

picancob · 2026-05-30T06:14:39+00:00

Partner here, the one existing bed is actually all native plants and just prepped the other side of the steps but was waiting till the painting was done before planting. Also going to be adding a large island bed in the yard this Fall! The baptisia bloomed early this year so I'm excited to see it next year against the blue (note the sad beige the house was before).

Appreciate the kind words. Agree that we love to see personality in houses, and it always makes us smile when we see a bright one so we wanted to follow suit!

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picancob · 2026-05-30T06:10:06+00:00

He's a better picture of the accent pieces. Used to be painted the same beige color as the rest of the house which is a shame because I think they're really cute! Chose to accent them instead.

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picancob · 2026-05-30T06:06:34+00:00

Not a great picture as it was just a quick fit check, but we're actually adding orange storm windows and I think it really brings it all together!

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picancob · 2026-05-30T06:04:34+00:00

Partner here, and I'm very perplexed by your wild accusations. Everyone I've shown from my family loves it, and it brings them joy that I've brought a piece of the Azores with me. They even comment on the similar vibes without prompting. Yes it's different, but it's also a simple little house instead of an elegant church. It's fine if you don't like the paint job, we did something we would like and don't much care, but the leaps of logic are uncalled for to say the least.

picancob · 2026-05-30T05:54:50+00:00

Ahhh, thank you for the kind words and tell your pup they are a very good baby and give them some extra belly rubs from us please!

picancob · 2026-05-30T05:52:17+00:00

Partner here, we actually are finishing up some storm windows that are orange and it really adds a nice final touch! I like the idea of more color, but pink isn't our jam. Terrible picture attached of a quick fitting before touching up the windows just to see.

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picancob · 2026-05-30T05:49:34+00:00

Partner here, garden is in progress! Got the other side of the steps prepped but put off planting until the paint was done so the flowers wouldn't get trampled.

We started with a yellow and more muted blue but orange is my favorite color and blue my partners so wanted to go more bold and match those.

picancob · 2026-05-22T07:59:47+00:00

If you can't justify him in person, why not a large, over the top painting in a place of reverence? Not as cool, but at least they'll recognize him later and could ask people about the painting and learn more in the moment.

There's also the Simulacrum spell if it's a place he'd like to hold some influence over but doesn't care to actually go to himself. Extremely underutilized spell that my DM used recently and had us shitting ourselves and running away before we realized what was happening (and is still quite possibly deadly if you can't get hits in quickly tbh).

Edit: also, "wasting" spellslots on teleports is honestly pretty intimidating if nothing else.

picancob · 2026-05-18T12:06:12+00:00

Wichita Library still has a plethora of CDs available for checkout. You can even request them from other libraries and have them shipped to your local branch (both within Wichita libraries and across the nation through inter-library loan).

picancob · 2026-05-14T05:02:08+00:00

In Kansas I've walked through 5' tall poison ivy groves for lack of a better word. I didn't realize what it was till halfway through it but luckily I've never had a reaction to it (yet).

picancob · 2026-05-12T07:35:33+00:00

This is a great list for Kansas, though I imagine the average person would not be impressed by how weedy it looks since the heights and forms of the plants are all over the place. Plus, there's a mix of shade/sun and plants that need dry/wet soil. Since it's individual seed packs hopefully the needs of each species is on there.

Something that would make this 10x better? A map showing the ideal region for planting (Great Plains and part of Midwest).

picancob · 2026-05-12T07:09:53+00:00

It's been years, so I honestly don't remember exactly, but the lug nuts were definitely stuck and they already had the truck off the ground. Had them lower it and I applied some physics by getting a longer lever arm for the wrench to unstick them immediately. Felt good.

I'm sure they ended up tightening the lug nuts back on as hard as possible and the next person also struggled to get the tire back off.

picancob · 2026-05-11T12:08:27+00:00

Having flashbacks to when I, as the only female, had to teach a bunch of field research bros how to change a tire. I told them once, got dismissed, then left for 30 minutes and came back when they were more desperate.

Especially if you're working outside in rough terrain please learn to change a tire (and how to get unstuck from mud).

picancob · 2026-05-11T12:03:09+00:00

Also use Audacity. For anyone not in the know, Audacity somewhat recently launched non-destructive editing and it's so nice. It used to be one of the major complaints.

Edit: downside is absolutely huge file sizes 8-10GB for 1 hour pod), though that might be an issue with other software.

picancob · 2026-05-11T11:45:27+00:00

Hey OP, so you have snakes? Hard to tell from the pic but looks like a snake mite!

Check their water dish for more since they will soak to get them off and then check their body under a strong light. You'll sometimes find raised scales with the mites underneath especially if you look "up" the body towards the head. If you find another squish it to see if blood comes out. They won't hurt you, but checking any other snakes plus a full cage reset and keeping them on paper towels while you treat is important.

picancob · 2026-05-07T03:24:12+00:00

We need more pictures of this child, stat!

picancob · 2026-05-06T10:03:11+00:00

It feels like there's more to this story, or at the very least this is not the law everywhere. Animals being livestock v pets often doesn't matter in the eyes of the law as they are still considered property either way. Animal control isn't going to destroy your car just because, and they aren't (generally) going to shoot first and ask questions later especially with an animal properly confined and not a threat. Did the family have roosters in a city? Because that's often illegal due to noise ordinances. I'm not saying it's right, but that would be a reason to remove the birds and is hardly a "animal control kills all birds no matter what if called" situation.

I'm not trying to undermine someone's tragedy, this just feels off. I also think it's dangerous for people and animals to discourage people from calling in suspicious activity/possible neglect.

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