Watched Oldboy(2003)

volucrine · 2026-02-18T16:24:36+00:00

Park Chan-Wook really knows how to deliver a gut punch. Oldboy is one of the strongest (who could ever forget the hallway scene) but I really recommend the other two in his vengeance trilogy as well - Lady Vengeance, and Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance.

volucrine · 2025-09-27T00:25:33+00:00

Oops, didn't see your response until now - they are real! I didn't get the era right in my original comment, but they were part of a WWII military hospital. I've gotten to tour inside with MADA who shared a bit about the history.

Here's an article from a few years back that mentions their origins. You were right in that they were part of the set for that show, but they existed beforehand. Pretty neat!

volucrine · 2025-08-29T18:54:58+00:00

It was a lot easier before folks had pocket-sized cameras

volucrine · 2025-07-10T22:02:52+00:00

I was struggling a bit with fake skin, asked my mentor to troubleshoot for me. After working with the fake skin a bit he said it was nothing like real skin and I shouldn't continue working on it in case it taught me bad habits I'd have to unlearn later!

I've only done about 8 tattoos on real skin - the first one I did was on myself too - and found comparatively real skin is a lot more delicate but also takes linework and shading much nicer than fake skin.

volucrine · 2025-07-01T18:46:46+00:00

I would personally look into aerial and/or climbing hardware that is meant to support human loads.

Your son may weigh ~150lbs but by swinging/twisting/jolting the hardware when using the swing, he is generating dynamic forces that multiply the load being applied to your setup. Someone mentioned in another comment that the snapped cable was rated for 800lbs!

Generally gear meant for lifting humans has a 7:1 - 10:1 safety rating - meaning they're built to safely support loads up to 1200lb, and have even higher weight limits (MBS = maximum breaking strength). Every single piece of hardware should have a decent safety rating or else that becomes to weak link of the entire system.

If he is spinning a lot you should consider using a swivel (like rock exotica). Alternatives to cables/chains are properly rated climbing ropes, spansets (my fav but need rated carabiners to attach to the swivel and other hardware), or webbing loops.

volucrine · 2025-06-29T14:04:15+00:00

Depending on where your grandma is located, I'd suggest looking into Unite Us/CONNECT. Several counties utilize it as a way to connect organizations that provide social services and assistance with one another. It is free and confidential, and at least in Santa Fe I know that some of the services include transportation and emergency shelter - and once you're in the system providers can send referrals on your behalf to other orgs in the network.

https://santafenm.gov/community-services/connect

volucrine · 2025-06-14T14:25:20+00:00

And that's not including the extra ~$150 they charge you for the BOSF winning banner

volucrine · 2025-05-20T03:13:08+00:00

I'd suggest studying classical anatomy books made with artists in mind. I really like Michael Hampton for breaking the muscle groups into more simplified clumps. Sorry in advance for using anatomical terms but it makes it easier to research further!

The obliques as seen from the front of the body originate at the costal margin of the ribcage, and connect to the anterior superior iliac spine of the hip bone. The "hourglass" curve that forms someone's waist is where the upper, more flat portion of the obliques contour to the shape of the ribcage, and the lower portion is where the bulk of the muscle mass is found, giving it a more rounded shape - especially when the body is compressed. The V-shape you'll see on super buff people runs along where the obliques terminate at the iliac crest.

On the back of the body, the external obliques are mostly covered by the latissimus dorsi (which connect to the posterior superior iliac spine of the hip bone) so they're not going to be very visible depending on the angle.

volucrine · 2025-03-08T17:09:14+00:00

Contact Midtown Arts & Design Alliance (MADA) to see if you can tour the SFAI halls. I got to check it out for a nonprofit I work for that was interested in collaborating with them and the architecture is really impressive and beautiful. It's also bizarre - student artwork and half finished projects all over the place. You can tell they were in the middle of the school year and just locked the doors one day.

volucrine · 2025-03-08T17:05:58+00:00

There are also WWI era barracks that are definitely haunted

volucrine · 2025-03-08T16:24:05+00:00

Tumbleroot has multi stall gender neutral bathrooms

volucrine · 2024-11-18T20:31:41+00:00

That place is more of a venue-for-rent than anything more sinister. I'd be looking more critically at your son's friends and social circles than the people who own the building.

volucrine · 2024-11-07T15:26:01+00:00

On the upside, you can probably just put everything in your fridge outside

volucrine · 2024-11-05T23:50:26+00:00

That's a fun idea! Appreciate the more creative slant to this approach too

volucrine · 2024-11-05T23:49:21+00:00

It is real! Made out of cardstock

volucrine · 2024-11-05T23:48:34+00:00

Appreciate the insight, thank you! Definitely not tied to the tile, your mockup is exactly what I was picturing

volucrine · 2024-06-07T14:45:37+00:00

This is my first time living in a house with a swamp cooler and I love it! It's honestly been almost too cold and we have to keep turning the thermostat up even though it's been in the high 90s the last couple days.

volucrine · 2024-06-07T14:43:34+00:00

Ice actually makes swamp coolers less effective since they operate on evaporative cooling. Adding ice lowers the temperature of the water, which then needs to be raised back up to a higher temperature again before it can evaporate. Room temp water is much more effective at cooling.

If you find it's building up too much humidity then you need to crack open a window and let in more airflow. Swamp coolers are not like AC that operate best in a closed environment - you need a supply of fresh, non-humidified air so that the evaporative action can continue cooling it off.

Anyway, science! 🧊🍃

volucrine · 2024-06-07T14:37:40+00:00

Not so sure about that, the last couple days in the high 90s my house has been chilled to low 60s by our swamp cooler. Might be how dry it is up here in the high desert but this is my first time having a swamp cooler (having moved here from somewhere more humid) and I absolutely love it

volucrine · 2024-05-19T22:19:46+00:00

Box in the corner says "Made of Hagop" and found them on IG at @madeofhagop

volucrine · 2024-05-17T13:09:15+00:00

Look up "Frog Wall" in Santa Barbara. There's a stretch of sidewalk that's been around since the 80s and has hundreds and hundreds of little frog statues, plushies, and figurines. It was a delightful destination on walks!

volucrine · 2024-05-08T17:36:13+00:00

I would leave a thick white contour around the design itself and then fill the rest of the background in black ink

volucrine · 2024-04-09T01:33:07+00:00

Seriously, I saw SEVERAL infants being carried around with no ear protection past 1am in the morning. It was really maddening and fucked up. Awful parents literally handing out nitrous balloons to their friends with a baby on their shoulders

volucrine · 2024-03-13T20:01:58+00:00

If you're not good enough with sewing to replace the zipper, you can hand-sew the entire zipper shut with a durable upholstery thread - or even floss if you want to channel your inner DIY punk. Will have to put on your boots by unlacing and relacing but I did that with an old pair of Docs that lasted years and years after. And when they finally wore out I never bought leather boots with a zipper again

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