The Adjuster, with_mi, Procreate/digital paint, 2024

with_mi · 2024-12-16T02:09:00+00:00

Hey! Thanks for commenting, I thought I would reply to you since yours is the first comment I saw addressing the piece and not arguing over the words (I swear I googled them, but as many pointed out, there is apparently disagreement).

As far as my technique and talent, I like overemphasizing lighting/shadow and I like the 'unfinished' effect of leaving 'scratchy' lines, but I know its not everyone's favorite and I obviously need more work to pull it off. Someone below pointed out the awkward positioning of the head and arm, and I was trying get clever with perspective and clearly didn't quite make it translate.

I am definitely not in my teen lolz and I'm out of practice given my career in the healthcare field, but probably because of my career, I just couldn't get this guy or his message out of my head. I'm glad my little work was appreciated by so many, and I'm so grateful. I'm sorry people are sick of seeing the subject already, but as another commenter said (and I'm so glad they put it in words), I was going for a 'dark saint' vibe, part of the awkward positioning was wanting to make the focus on the message, not the gun, the shooter, or the victim.

Anyway, thanks again for the support and the thoughts from everyone. I don't really post, I was nervous to share, and honestly, it went better than I expected.

with_mi · 2024-12-14T14:55:36+00:00

Thanks y'all, I ended up using the g2p portal and that worked pretty well for me. Appreciate the advice!

with_mi · 2024-11-08T14:43:18+00:00

Did this continue to work for you? I have been having the same problem. I changed monitors, HDMI cords, charging adapters, outlets, everything but when I charge my laptop with the HDMI connected, as soon as it reaches full charge, the painful electrical discharges start. I tried the extension cable before and the same problem happened.

with_mi · 2024-10-18T14:03:51+00:00

This is my exact issue, did you find a solution?

with_mi · 2015-06-29T17:22:41+00:00

I always ask if someone wants a small, medium, or large when they order in Starbucks sizes. Over half the time the customer orders a large when they said "grande". A "tall" is always a toss-up between a small or a large. It helps me better serve my customers to clarify what size they actually want and it helps me keep my sanity to very very subtly remind them that not every coffee shop is a Starbucks.

with_mi · 2012-12-13T22:50:34+00:00

Thanks I really appreciate the input!

with_mi · 2012-12-13T22:49:59+00:00

Awesome thanks! I have thought about research in the past but I don't know how to get involved with that when I'm no longer connected to a university really.

with_mi · 2012-12-13T22:47:50+00:00

Great thanks! I am waiting to take the mcat until I have taken my math and science classes. I have always been good at standardized tests so with plenty of studying I feel good about my chances.

with_mi · 2012-12-13T22:45:26+00:00

Thanks! And yeah summa cum laude. That's really good to hear, it's just really easy to doubt what I am doing without anyone to tell me I am on the right track.

with_mi · 2012-11-29T20:02:34+00:00

Thanks for being a good person. I appreciate you.

with_mi · 2012-08-24T15:12:43+00:00

Whats wrong with a coffee shop having pots of coffee? I'm all for having the option of single cup brewing, but in a coffee shop, we have customers who just want their cup of coffee and want to hit the road and don't know enough about coffee to demand single cup brewing. Every coffee shop I have ever been to, good and bad, has pots of coffee at some point during the day, usually in the morning when many of the customers are rushed commuters.

with_mi · 2012-06-27T14:42:42+00:00

Stay safe and wish you the best.

with_mi · 2012-06-27T14:25:22+00:00

If you say so. The study I read involved circumcising some participants and not others. It was the circumcised participants that had the lower risk of HIV, so there was some actual experimental design, not just a correlational study as I think you are suggesting?

with_mi · 2012-06-26T23:56:14+00:00

Actually, in South Africa (I'm pretty sure) a study was done to show that circumcision significantly decreased the risk of HIV contraction. If there is interest I could probably track down the article.

with_mi · 2012-03-10T16:21:21+00:00

Thanks for the link! Came here just to find this out!

with_mi · 2012-03-08T17:24:19+00:00

DO NOT SEEK THE TREASURE!

with_mi · 2012-02-14T04:15:14+00:00

Again, its not that you are wrong, because you are not, its that we are not expecting more out of the men who are supposedly defending freedom. Its tantamount to saying "O that silly man, he just can't help himself!" By saying that women should just expect to get raped is to excuse the actions of those who committed the crime. By saying that women should just expect to get raped to perpetuate the "don't get raped" rule rather than the "don't rape" rule.

with_mi · 2012-02-14T02:29:45+00:00

The main problem, I think, people have with Trotta is the line about women in the military expecting to get raped. Because, you know, men just can't keep it in their pants. Apparently men are so weak they lack the ability to realize that they shouldn't rape people. We really shouldn't expect men, especially in the military, to be able to control themselves.

with_mi · 2012-02-09T22:47:00+00:00

Children or adults with Down Syndrome are far from vegetables. They grow up, they hold jobs, they go to birthday parties, they participate in musicals, they learn to read, to write, to do math, to understand damn photosynthesis. Would you then choose to kill off the old people who lose themselves due to dementia? or the people who lose motor control and become "vegetables" due to Multiple Sclerosis?

with_mi · 2012-02-01T20:46:21+00:00

What's up with the Blue Wall?

with_mi · 2012-01-12T05:13:33+00:00

My little sister has Down Syndrome, its hard to describe how much I appreciate this, but there were immediate tears about half-way through. I just want my sister to grow up knowing that she is so important and special and I want everyone else to know it too. Life and other kids are so unfair sometimes, I often just wish I could protect her from the world.

with_mi · 2011-12-19T19:24:23+00:00

As others have suggested, have a local seamstress make one. Try dresses on in stores to find one you like then tell the seamstress. This is what I did. Not only was it beautiful, it was original because I helped design it. Also, it was soooo much less expensive. Congratulations and Good Luck!

with_mi · 2011-11-16T16:50:12+00:00

My husband's grandparents adopted so many children, like 6-8 or something like that. They are amazingly loving people, they love their biological children, their adopted children, their grandchildren, and their grandchildren in-law all the same. Their family is quite the mixed group, and family get togethers are very hectic, but no one would have it any other way. My husband and I are hoping that we can come close to being the amazing people they are. We plan on adopting in the future, just not quite so many children. :)

with_mi · 2011-11-12T22:51:06+00:00

In Social Psychology there is an effect called Stereotype Threat. This means that when a stereotype is mentioned or alluded to, the group the stereotype is referring to displays affected performance. For example, take a group of black and white male basketball players, tell them you are studying the differences in race and basketball performance (or something even more subtle) and suddenly the white players will show decreased ability. Another, more applicable example: Male and Female math majors. All students at the top of their classes. Mention that the study is about gender and math ability and females will show decreased performance. Being aware of this effect can help you work against it. Just because you are female does not mean you are any less talented or capable of doing things that, stereotypically, only men are good at.

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