With some digging I found some good "book advice" 1. Most ready-made book shelves are too dinky and small. If you have books you need floor to ceiling shelves. Replace short bookshelves.2. Never fill the shelf all the way. This means you need more shelves AND bookends, but it makes everything look less congested and is worth it.3. Get deep enough shelves so you can do the spines in a line like the library. 4. Your large format books need a home. A coffee table with two levels can help.
Interior Designer: "Consider your color pallet"Me: "OK I've got my color pallet right here and I'm considering it.""Really?""Oh yeah. Color pallet. I'm on it. Have one.""Can I see it?""No.""That's just a color wheel.""AND?"
@futurebird the "See Also" links for "Isolation Tank" on wikipedia are also a land of contrasts: Dark retreat Mindfulness Prisoner's cinema Psychedelic experience Sleep podDark Retreat is apparently a Buddhist thing but sounds way more nightmarish than it is.
@kzeta The good side of it is when I'm feeling like this part of me is like "Why doesn't everyone simply revise their stories until they are perfect? This obvious won't work, that will etc. etc." But this kind of perspective isn't always *there* and that's kind of disturbing in a way.
@ReverendMoose @futurebird I always describe that sound as a "bah-doingggg".I think it's something to do with the particular material those balls are made of - there are no layers or mass to damp out the oscillations of the plastic.The sound also depends on the inflation level - once there is not enough air in the ball it's just a dull thud because the envelope is no longer a membrane.Maybe I spent too much time thinking about this as a kid ...
If a person who has more social skills and emotional intelligence gets attached to you for some reason you can learn a lot from them, that's all I'm saying. You don't "deserve" to be treated as badly as you think you might accidentally treat other people if you know you have trouble keeping up with this stuff (like I do) at least as long as you are trying to grow in this area.
3. Consider the quality of the materials. Expensive isn't always better, but how well do the materials work together? Do the end papers match the cover? Are there end papers?Of course with something like a blank hand bound journal what matters most is that you like it and it's functional. These are just ways to check that your first impression will be a lasting one. Always think "how might this start to come apart?" (given how you will use the book.)
@modulux @futurebird every so often someone runs a new poll up the flagpole, and it turns out that most people on fedi are straight! (though the proportions run a lot closer than they do in census data)i was utterly shocked the first time i saw that result. i've got used to it since... though it still doesn't reflect the fedi i see (which is probably at least 80% very not straight at all)
@donlamb_1 I got it from @nora who makes them from glass. (not sponsored... but VERY willing ... I will talk this up forever, it's the nicest one I have.)
@Wyatt_H_Knott @grootinside Why do people want to have to heat, cool, vacuum, and put up with all that. I don't really get it. If someone offered me a "free extra room" for my apartment I'd say no if I'm honest. It's big enough and keeping it all nice is enough work.
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