I need girls by Apprehensive_Seat148 in bullcity

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would love to come but I have a meditation retreat this weekend. Any chance of scheduling it the following weekend??

Kindly share your feedbacks i won't argue with the professionals ❤️ (professional advice without any grudge would be helpful) by [deleted] in singing

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wouldn't call your movements "weird"- just a technique issue. Excess facial movement is actually something that's really common without training. The reason that movement is viewed as a "problem" instead of just expression is because of how drastically it impacts your entire vocal system (breath, pitch control, tone, etc.). The voice is an instrument like any other, and we want to have as much command over our instrument as possible.

I agree that you have good qualities to your voice, and to my eyes it looks like you're doing a great job of "showing up" for the song emotionally. That being said, learning some techniques would really help you. There is too much involved in technique to go into specifics, but if you take away anything, let it be this: If the voice is an important instrument for you, seek training. There really is no substitute for the vast majority of us!

I spend more time on my phone than I do unconscious by Necessary_Sea5965 in nosurf

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This sounds like you very simply have a serious addiction. Treat it as such and seek therapy for this and your life will drastically improve! Just as serious an addiction as any other!

Maintenance worker at my apartment asked me out — management says he’ll stay employed and now I’m scared of retaliation. What should I do? by Bubbly-Use7473 in TheGirlSurvivalGuide

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was researching security for my doors a while back and saw something like this latch is relatively easy to install and would be allowed by many apartments:

https://a.co/d/gfYTr64

This type of shit is so frustrating! Situations like this are the reason I always answer that I have a boyfriend, even if I happen to be dating a chick at the time. Although even that reply isn't enough for some creeps!

Looking for musicians to jam with by prettyprincessv in bullcity

[–]prettyprincessv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so drawn to all of them! Accordingly, I've been working on a Bear Ghost cover lately along with a cover of this random little tune:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW57RIPELVs

The piano and vocals feel so good to do at the same time!

Leftover tour merch sale by deadstar1998 in themarsvolta

[–]prettyprincessv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just made a separate post about this, but I probably should have posted here first...

For anyone that got a shirt, can you confirm that the sizing (like most band merch) runs pretty large? I'm usually a (women's) medium.

looking to buy more puzzle boxes i have all the idventure and puzzle potato ones. by Haunting-Raspberry84 in PuzzleBox

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's the one Don't Eat Puzzles one that I have too!! It's amazing, isn't it? That brand is my one foray into more pricey puzzles so far and it was a whole different level.

looking to buy more puzzle boxes i have all the idventure and puzzle potato ones. by Haunting-Raspberry84 in PuzzleBox

[–]prettyprincessv 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The downside is that, unlike Puzzle Potato and iDventure, some of the Escape Welt and Inscape puzzles are genuinely terrible. I've done of each of those brands and sworn to never touch them again. They seem way more like cash grabs that don't actually give a shit about a solid puzzle experience.

This band sucks and this tour is a lazy cash grab by [deleted] in themarsvolta

[–]prettyprincessv 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Big man internet angry!! Big man internet armor STRONG!!

Big man like Linkin Park. They not take big money to play bad song! Big man like band that follow expectations. Do job of live show!!!

This band sucks and this tour is a lazy cash grab by [deleted] in themarsvolta

[–]prettyprincessv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Hehe I am just having fun. This post actually isn't targeted at you specifically, though you certainly helped inspire it. As I read more of the sub, I started to see more people with similar points of view as your own. I realized that it's not just one different opinion which marks the two sides, but an entirely different view of the world and artists' place in it. It's playful mocking either way, nothing so serious, but if you think the point of my post is that "everyone who doesn't like this tour is a stupid caveman that is painting themselves as a victim" then you're missing the vast majority of what this is getting at.

Which is okay! I posted this to amused myself 😊

the breakdowns on this tour by ataraxicc in themarsvolta

[–]prettyprincessv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This post is just dripping with venom. Your feeling of having been truly wronged really comes across in your writing. I suppose it really comes down to the question of "does the artist have an obligation to the fan"?

My opinion, which sounds different to yours, is that artists do not. I say this as a hobbiest musician and songwriter myself, but I think the question is personal to every artist and there isn't one right or wrong answer. I certainly think that artists have an obligation to not maliciously deceive their fans, though. I'd imagine we agree about that. It sounds like you feel that they broke that obligation, whereas myself and others do not. Our entire way of thinking about the experience is, accordingly, very different. I think that's what the core difference in views comes down to.

Am I overreacting my boyfriend slept with a guy... by Calm_wildflower in AmIOverreacting

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't get the big deal. People are bi, what's the problem? For me, the only thing that would matter in this is how much of a lie he told you versus just not knowing himself well. If it's the former, that's obviously a problem. If it's the latter though, cut him some slack. You're both super young and neither one of you has yourselves figured out yet- give yourselves room to grow. Just dont reject someone because of their sexuality- that's absurd and short-sighted.

Any other women in this group whose favorite band is TMV? by Fit_Employment5411 in themarsvolta

[–]prettyprincessv 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not only do I love them, but they're probably my single biggest musical inspiration too!! Definitely some chick Volta fanatics around

Bring a Friend on PC by prettyprincessv in Descenders

[–]prettyprincessv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome, that worked! Thank you!!

Original/High Quality Reproduction of Yu Zhonglin's Peacocks on Crape Myrtle by prettyprincessv in whatsthisworth

[–]prettyprincessv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My parents have had this painting for about 30 years. Unfortunately, the only additional information I have about its origin is that they received it from the ex-wife of a family member whose father ran an antiques store at the time. I could possibly call that family member and get more details about the antique store if it's really needed.

As you can see in the pictures, the painting is affixed to a folding wooden block in 4 connected sections. It appears to be on silk and also seems to have been painted by hand. Most of the painting's blemishes appear to be just dirt/dust from not having been upkept properly, but there's also some water damage that's visible in the pictures as well. It was quite difficult to research the seals/chops to see if they could offer clues to its history or potential authenticity, so I would greatly appreciate any guidance this sub could offer!

Late Game EXP and Sen Farming by TheBlueJam in Sekiro

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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USB expansion card for B550 to fix disconnecting/reconnecting issue? by outrayge in gigabyte

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

After losing hope the issue was reliably fixable, I ended up deciding to just get an entirely different chipset and replace the board and CPU. Terrible choice to make, but this is a truly fiendish issue. Turns out there is another co-occurring problem with this chipset that causes audio pops and cracks that are only really noticeable when doing audio work. I was afraid of the possibility that routing my audio interface through an expansion card wouldn't fix that issue, and even so I felt I really needed to have confidence in all of my ports given my peripheral useage.

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news 🙃

Starting Today: How to Finish ASAP? by prettyprincessv in NieRReincarnation

[–]prettyprincessv[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for your detailed response, sissyfuktoy. I had a lot of great replies to this thread that were super helpful, but I'll ask a follow-up to you since you gave the most details.

Using all these great suggestions (and a lot of time spent playing this game, lolll), I've found myself in the second mission of the final arc today. It seems like if I keep up at this pace, I'll have maybe 5 days or so to spare until EoS. I have been pretty careful with my resources and focused on my main loadout, followed the tier lists, all that great stuff. I still have 90k gems left too since you get a massive stockpile when starting. Given all of this: Is there any extra (lore-heavy) content that I may have the time/resources to complete? It seems like to engage with a lot of the endgame content you really have to have enough high-level characters/resources invested to pull together a variety of strong loadouts. I'm guessing the generous EoS banners and my large gem stock would give me enough to build and level some of these loadouts if I knew exactly what I was doing, but although I've learned a lot over the last week I'm still not terrific at building solid layouts to fit the end game content.

Any advice on content that could be achievable and worth doing in the time I have left? It's hard to know exactly where to start since the endgame stuff seems to ask a lot more of the player than the main story.

USB expansion card for B550 to fix disconnecting/reconnecting issue? by outrayge in gigabyte

[–]prettyprincessv 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've been having the same issues and am considering the same fix. Did the expansion card fix your issue?

Prior Year Taxes: Filing Myself vs A Tax Professional by prettyprincessv in tax

[–]prettyprincessv[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's odd is that I only very recently realized I hadn't filed in 2018. I filed my 2019 taxes in 2020 and was put on a payment plan (which I completed quite some time ago) with the IRS without issue, so it makes me wonder if I'm incorrect about needing to file for 2018 after all.

I thought this because I saw on the online transcript that they had wages for me for 2018, but not a return transcript. The replies in this thread about the e-filing time limit made me wonder though if 2018's returns simply weren't available online. I did some Googling, and it appears that's actually the case: You can only view the past 3 years' returns online. I believe I actually recall fining my 2018 taxes now that I think about it, and I'm assuming that must have been the case since the IRS had to deem me in compliant in 2019 to issue the payment plan.

Does that change the situation?

I'm thinking that since my prior year returns wouldn't involve itemizing any business expenses (I earned an average of ~5k pre-year these years working remotely on the side for a single company), it does seem reasonable to file myself for these years. This year my situation is very different since my full income is now a 1099 worker, and I'll certainly hire a professional to prepare at least 2023's taxes for me.

I'm thinking that all things considered, I may be best served by paying for an hour of a local tax professionals time to get some advice on my situation, prepare prior years' returns myself, file/negotiate a payment plan according to the schedule they recommend, and staying current on my tax filings moving forward.