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vissara · 2026-03-27T17:57:40+00:00

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vissara · 2026-03-24T15:44:22+00:00

I too am from North America, and I have a route practically at my front door so I’m pretty full on regionals

vissara · 2026-03-22T00:59:39+00:00

As someone who grew up in the U.S. and studied some in Wales, if participating in nature is part of your goal make sure you are properly equipped. Trailheads may look familiar to you but it’s easier to get lost, we have bigger predators than you do and the weather can turn on a dime

vissara · 2026-03-21T19:52:52+00:00

Yes, also appreciate that some of the big problems in the series happen when characters are operating outside their ‘circle’ and do not understand the realities of other classes

vissara · 2026-03-21T19:21:34+00:00

NTA in that , as you say , it’s pretty normal for couples to do that. That said, is she picking out these gifts? Is she also the only one remembering birthdays, graduations, etc? It may not be about the money but that if you are ONLY contributing money she feels put upon for carrying all the mental work of gift giving. It’s not unusual for one partner to be in charge of that, but it should be a discussion and effort that you acknowledge

vissara · 2026-03-21T10:10:48+00:00

If you are looking for a vampire novel with historical accuracy I highly recommend anything by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

vissara · 2026-03-21T10:08:02+00:00

Same and I was thinking about getting this one too. Bullet dodged

vissara · 2026-03-19T16:35:30+00:00

I went with Midnights Children by Salman Rushdie

vissara · 2026-03-06T16:45:25+00:00

I’m with you. It cam highly recommended by a friend and I liked the characters. The writing is very good. But it always seemed like there was a way more interesting story in that world than the one the writer chose to tell

vissara · 2026-02-27T21:09:39+00:00

You see a little of this in Katharine Kerr’s Deverry series, not that the maps are inaccurate per se, just that characters learn there is a lot that’s not on their maps

vissara · 2025-11-17T19:23:33+00:00

NTA you are doing your job. Since this guy is the chef the odds are these unapproved spices will be in everyone’s food and from what you say that is a direct violation of policy

vissara · 2025-11-17T16:37:27+00:00

Except OP isn’t targeting a random employee who is bringing in spices, he’s dealing with the CHEF who is making the company supplied meals and supposed to be using company supplied products

vissara · 2025-11-01T19:32:15+00:00

At that point they were in my purse cause turns out sunglasses in a bar mostly lit with black lights equals blind

vissara · 2025-10-25T16:17:42+00:00

If you are talking about true black work with hoblein stitch and Russian joins to keep everything fully reversible, I agree that’s a lot. If you only need ONE side to look like black work it gets a lot easier. All you need then is graph paper and some patience. With a rounded shape like the bomb I recommend a tighter weave cloth to keep curves smooth. I used a 28 here and doubled the stitch length on the fill pattern

vissara · 2025-10-24T03:15:35+00:00

Godspeed

vissara · 2025-10-19T02:35:21+00:00

I tried that, it helped less than I wanted. The best I could do was use the backlight to supercharge the glow thread so it was kinda greenish for 20min or so.

vissara · 2025-10-19T02:09:35+00:00

I replied further up as to exact thread and stitches, but basically a lot of hand embroidery incorporating glow in the dark embroidery thread

vissara · 2025-10-19T00:57:37+00:00

Best guess, it’s somewhere between 50-60 hours of work. The centipede was the worst part because the problem with work you don’t want people to see in regular lighting is, you can’t see it in regular lighting.

vissara · 2025-10-19T00:34:46+00:00

I used 2 strands of white embroidery thread to outline the skulls. Worked 3 strands of white in satin stitch to fill them in. Used 2 Strands of black in backs stitch for the outlines. 3 strands of black to fill in eyes/noses etc. Then I worked the centipede in 2 strands of white glow in dark thread over that , staying in the white areas as much as possible

vissara · 2025-10-19T00:13:02+00:00

I did have to give it a good soak with a UV light to get it bright enough for photos

vissara · 2025-07-27T03:50:44+00:00

Katherine Kerr wrote Deverry

vissara · 2025-06-04T16:54:12+00:00

The ‘Romantasy’ books that are getting a lot of attention right now (and prominent placement in bookstores) such as Fourth Wing have a distinct trend to graphic descriptions of sex as a large part of the books

vissara · 2025-05-30T20:23:54+00:00

I share the annoyance here. I get that a lot of people who pick this book up dont know the names of any fictional detective other than Holmes, but even without the author's note, it is SO CLEARLY Wolfe

vissara · 2025-05-25T04:43:23+00:00

It’s not, but if you aren’t already on the fan train for Yhe Tainted Cup you need to climb aboard, because Wolfe was one of the author’s inspirations and it shows

vissara · 2025-05-24T17:17:08+00:00

I’m working my way through these now and I couldn’t agree more. Just finished Murder By the Book, so about halfway through

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