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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentI love it! As someone who is also bad a colors and values all I can say is "what are you talking about!?!?" You knocked it out the park with the colors and blending!I love it! As someone who is also bad a colors and values all I can say is "what are you talking about!?!?" You knocked it out the park with the colors and blending!
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentGreat fix!!! It reads so much better with this change! I really appreciate it! I'll also definitely noodle the opening. It does just kind of jump in and to be honest I think this is where my lack...where the mice had taken over running wild and free!
Great fix!!! It reads so much better with this change! I really appreciate it!
I'll also definitely noodle the opening. It does just kind of jump in and to be honest I think this is where my lack of experience writing lets me down. The imagery is a sad hildi drinking tea with mice in everything and a full "frame" of mice around the image, so there isn't a ton of context as to where she is.
I love the idea of one too few, I'm going to play with that. I read that and for some reason my head jumped to Klaus shaped box - a la Nirvana - which really makes no sense but I thought it was funny. It should definitely be a nod to the missing cat.
And scary is kind of what I was going for. Every time I show my mom my art she always says "can't you make something a little nicer if you're making it for kids?" but growing up I loved dark ending. My favorite are Roald Dahl, the witches, the twits, honestly most of his books end with a pretty grim fate for the title characters. I was imagining an ending like that where Hildi is... consumed is the wrong word... you'll understand when you see the associated print ;)
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentI'm imagining like the collar hole in the middle of the cover so you can look through the circle and see the cover on the book underneath. I will definitely be checking all this out (well at least...I'm imagining like the collar hole in the middle of the cover so you can look through the circle and see the cover on the book underneath. I will definitely be checking all this out (well at least giving things a go) and I got a friend of mine to guide me through the process!
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentAw, that's really sweet! And totally, The whole first stanza is giving me greif. I'm still tripping up on the first two lines (I'm not sure why, but the house + docks + sea never flows right to...Aw, that's really sweet! And totally, The whole first stanza is giving me greif. I'm still tripping up on the first two lines (I'm not sure why, but the house + docks + sea never flows right to me) and the and section. It used to read: "where the mice had taken over and scampered happily" but you had to emphasize the happily weirdly so I changed it. I'll noodle but if you have any suggestions I'm super open to them!
And I was thinking up titles and had come up with "Too many cats" (which has now been decided against) and I googled it to make sure it was available and Millions of Cats came up! Just when you think you've had a unique idea right?!
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentThanks you! Yeah, this is a bit of a cheat for timasomo as I've completed most of the art. With the rewrite I just need to make two new spreads. I designed one last night in miniature and am...Thanks you! Yeah, this is a bit of a cheat for timasomo as I've completed most of the art. With the rewrite I just need to make two new spreads. I designed one last night in miniature and am working on the other right now. Here is a little sample of what they look like. I'll share more next week when I have squared the text away so they are for sure finished.
Any thoughts on the text or anything that reads awkward or forced? I'm also on the fence about adding the little chant in there. I thought it was kind of gimmicky but the other folks in the class really pushed for it and I could see how it would be fun. I think I'm feeling good about the art piece and less confident with the writing :)
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Week 1 Updates in ~creative.timasomo
rosco LinkI have refined the story narrative and text after getting feedback from friends in my art class. They said the prints were great but I let them guide the story too much instead of making prints to...I have refined the story narrative and text after getting feedback from friends in my art class. They said the prints were great but I let them guide the story too much instead of making prints to match the narrative and text which I would agree with. So... I'd love to hear what you all think about the new text.
Context, I like darker kids stories like Roald Dahl or Jon Klassen so this fits into that vein, or at least should. I've got a pretty basic AABB rhyming scheme with one section that is like an escalating chant(based on part of the feedback that I should add something interactive for kids). This is really just for our kid and some neighbors but I'd still like to make it as good as I can! Anyway, to the text!
Anyway, to the text!
SPREAD 1
Hildi lived in a house on the docks by the sea,
where the mice had taken over and ran wild and free!
They lived in her couch and her hair and her tea,
they even bathed in her favorite potpourri!SPREAD 2
Enough was enough, she could take it no more,
she screamed to the heavens and threw it all to the floor!
The teacups went flying, the table went crash!
She bellowed at the mice, "You're all headed for the trash!"SPREAD 3
She wailed to her neighbor and pointed in shock,
at the terrible mice who had chewed up her frock!
Her neighbor just grinned and held out a fat cat.
"Take Klaus," said the neighbor. "And that will be that."SPREAD 4
With no delay Klaus caught the first little mouse,
he packed up its bags and kicked it out of the house.
He plucked them from teacups, he snatched from the floor,
and briskly escorted them out the front door!SPREAD 5
And that was that. Hildi loved her new cat.
He was warm, he was clever, he was wonderfully fat.
They were soon peas and carrots that no one could split,
Klaus balled up her yarn as old Hildi would knit.
She lavished his dinner with sausage and steak,
and Klaus kept her feet warm when they started to ache.SPREAD 6
If one cat was grand, well, more must be better;
so Hildi snuck out and stuffed one up her sweater!
Cat, cat, just this one!
Come with me, let's have some fun!SPREAD 7
Cats, cats, two, three, four!
I've got room for a couple more!SPREAD 8
CATS, CATS, I'LL TAKE THEM ALL!
BIG ONES, SMALL ONES, SHORT ONES, TALL!SPREAD 9
One became ten and ten became more,
till hundreds of cats came crashing through the door.SPREAD 10
They spilled through the kitchen and covered the rugs,
they napped in her teapots and slept in her mugs!
There were cats in the pantry, in the flour and beans,
they bedded down in the closet, in her coats and her jeans!SPREAD 11
His cushion, his corner, his bowl by the door,
every place Klaus loved best wasn't his anymore.
No mice left to catch and no lap left to share,
Klaus looked up at Hildi, but Hildi wasn't there.SPREAD 12
He nudged at her ankle, he begged her to play,
but Hildi just smiled and looked out at the bay.SPREAD 13
So Klaus packed up his things, all neat in his sack,
tip-toed through the kitchen and snuck out the back.
And deep in the dark of that purring, black sea
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentOhhh, great advice. I will definitely be going with bulkier wool! It turns out my partner has some supplies from when she was going to learn and I've convinced her that we should learn together!...Ohhh, great advice. I will definitely be going with bulkier wool! It turns out my partner has some supplies from when she was going to learn and I've convinced her that we should learn together!
Out of curiosity, if I wanted to add a crew neck collar to the middle of the cover would that be astronomically harder?
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Comment on What was a small but bright moment of your day? in ~life
rosco LinkReading these made me so happy. I saw a cormorant swimming under water today on my swim. It's really disorienting seeing birds swim underwater and I love it, they look so goofy. I think it's like...Reading these made me so happy.
I saw a cormorant swimming under water today on my swim. It's really disorienting seeing birds swim underwater and I love it, they look so goofy. I think it's like the 3rd time I've seen it and feels like a real treat. I haven't been able to get outside or swim much in the last few months so it felt like a little "welcome back".
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
rosco Link ParentThat is so kind!!! I will definitely message you if I get into it and run into trouble!That is so kind!!! I will definitely message you if I get into it and run into trouble!
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Comment on When do you know that you've found "the one"? in ~life
rosco Link ParentI think that's kind of what they are asking though. I don't think many of us think there is "one" person for everyone, but I'd say this is the heart of their question: "someone... you want to be...I think that's kind of what they are asking though. I don't think many of us think there is "one" person for everyone, but I'd say this is the heart of their question: "someone... you want to be the one of". How do you know that's what you found? I think that's really obvious in hindsight, but not everyone ends up with that.
It's important to listen to your gut. You'll have lots of relationships and if your gut is telling you to move on it's probably a good idea to listen. If you imagine getting married to that person does it fill you with dread or joy. There are hints you're moving in the right direction. Do you feel seen? Do you feel understood? When you think of their intention do you jump to positive or negative conclusions. If those are all positive, awesome, sounds like someone you want to be with. Then you move into the work period. If that isn't there to begin with there is no point to work on it.
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Comment on Timasomo 2026: Roll Call in ~creative.timasomo
rosco LinkOk! I have one big project I want to finish up and some of it is greenfield for me. I've kind of written up a kids story, but more accurately I made a whole punch of linocut prints and had a...Ok! I have one big project I want to finish up and some of it is greenfield for me. I've kind of written up a kids story, but more accurately I made a whole punch of linocut prints and had a skeleton outline of a story I wanted that ended up not really being compelling. So, I want to rewrite the story - maybe with some input from folks here! - resort the prints I have made and make new prints for any new or changed story elements. I also want to make the font I teased at a month ago, and finally I want to bind the whole thing so it's a real, genuine book. Absolute stretch goal would be knitting a cover as big pink sweaters is a theme throughout, but I've never knitted before, nor do I know how that would end up looking.
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
rosco Link ParentYeah, we did too. I meant more about problematic athletes being less of an issue at a school where sports were not a priority. And I understand there is some benefit from the Greek system, but to...Yeah, we did too. I meant more about problematic athletes being less of an issue at a school where sports were not a priority.
And I understand there is some benefit from the Greek system, but to that end I feel like you could remove the really problematic elements - often just being associated with the Greek system and large collective housing separated by gender - into what are effectively clubs. I see the benefit as finding community in the interests that you have, so why not toss away the problematic trappings their built off of and go from there?
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Comment on Anyone have any ketogenic diet stories? in ~food
rosco LinkI'm going to weigh in with some info outside of the legitimacy of keto diets - as I have no data points - and focus on the food. My wife got gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with our son...I'm going to weigh in with some info outside of the legitimacy of keto diets - as I have no data points - and focus on the food. My wife got gestational diabetes when she was pregnant with our son and it meant that she kind of had to eat a keto diet that whole time. Costco has freaking awesome keto friendly snacks! Jojo's chocolate bars are freaking delicious. Skinny Dipped Peanut Butter Cups are still a house staple. And we learned about making keto friendly, low sugar icecream by blending frozen blue berries with coconut milk.
So yeah, not much info on the diet itself but I created whole meal plans for my wife and tried to make her options as broad as possible so if you're interesting in recipes and meal plans let me know and I'm happy to share more.
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Comment on Announcing the eighth annual Tildes' Make Something Month (Timasomo)! in ~tildes
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Comment on Cornell won't, we will in ~news
rosco Link ParentI don't know a Greek Life system anywhere that isn't completely broken. I think the replacement of Greek Life with on campus university sanctioned and monitored clubs is so much preferable. If you...I don't know a Greek Life system anywhere that isn't completely broken. I think the replacement of Greek Life with on campus university sanctioned and monitored clubs is so much preferable. If you are interested in business, great go to the business club.
I know sports teams can be as bad a Frats, but those parties always felt more welcoming, mellow, and less problematic. Granted I went to a D3 school so maybe that has something to do with it.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
rosco Link ParentOh man, I just your read that comment in the Pikmin thread and it makes me want to try it out! Dude, whatever gets you out there! Stoked you have a great double bennie for getting out of bed!Oh man, I just your read that comment in the Pikmin thread and it makes me want to try it out! Dude, whatever gets you out there! Stoked you have a great double bennie for getting out of bed!
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Comment on Is there any place where I can find biking gloves that both cover the whole hand and are breathable? in ~hobbies
rosco LinkI always fall back to Outdoor Gear Lab for questions like this and am just bubbling up their answer of the Troy Lee Designs Air Glove. I'm not a huge fan of Troy Lee becuase of their aesthetics,...I always fall back to Outdoor Gear Lab for questions like this and am just bubbling up their answer of the Troy Lee Designs Air Glove. I'm not a huge fan of Troy Lee becuase of their aesthetics, but they do make bulletproof gear!
Is there any reason for the ventilated backing? Echoing what others have said, many manufacturers keep summer riding in mind and make very breathable gloves without mesh. I ride in Specialized Body Geometry Gloves - as they have that sweet sweet gel pad for my dupuytrens - and they aren't exactly cool when I'm riding when it's 90 degrees plus, but I'd never complain about them being too hot.
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Comment on Fitness Weekly Discussion in ~health
rosco Link ParentThat's awesome! It's so nice when you find motivation in unexpected placesThat's awesome! It's so nice when you find motivation in unexpected places
If you're comfortable sharing, what's the subject matter of your dissertation?