Waiting for shit to hit the fan!

Hey guys, this post is about to get SUPER personal. If you’re not about that life feel free to scroll down to the TL;DR section at the bottom for some ways to help me out (b^.^)b

So there are some things I haven’t discussed at all lately that’s going on in my life. Last year I took the car into the shop because the check engine light was on, was told my catalytic converter is dying and that I had a year, possibly, before it died. My car has almost 270,000 miles on it, I’ve already put approximately $3,000 into it since getting it three years ago. With all the work that’d need to go into it (timing belt, brakes, catalytic converter) we’re looking at $2,500-$3000. So rather than save for that (with the prospect ANOTHER problem could always arise on a vehicle with such high mileage) we’re trying to save for a car when this one blows up. If we don’t have a car we might lose everything we’ve built up here in Minnesota.

Add on top of this that we just signed our lease for the next year and our rent went up by $40 \o/ (the most sarcastic little cheering guy there). Making it from $690 to $730. Now, this might not be so terrible except we have to pay $60 for our parking spot each month and $10 for our cat, Buddy. Makes it a whopping $800 before bills. So next year, no matter what, we need to move out of the city which is going to cost a good bit.

We need help saving. My fiance is currently the only one working since I have pretty bad issues with my back (I can only stand for about 15 minutes tops) and I quit my last job a few years back due to tendinitis (and not wanting to lose the utility of my hand before trying to get better at art). I unfortunately haven’t been able to get my back checked out due to not having insurance because apparently my fiance makes -just- enough money that the state won’t cover it but too little we can’t pay for it ourselves (yay America!).

On top of this whole insurance fiasco my wisdom teeth are starting to act up (since I never got them pulled when I was younger). The pain is still manageable currently but I’m waiting for the day when I won’t be able to eat because the pain will be too much. Dental work up here is so fucking expensive too I don’t know what I’ll do.

The stress is unreal, it’s constantly just sitting here waiting for everything to hit the fan and trying not to cry. It’s been so intense that I haven’t even rode the red stallion for four or five months now (and no, I’m not pregnant).

TL;DR: WE NEED HELP SAVING.

Please. I have a couple of ways you can help that isn’t just throwing money at us.

Like art? Please subscribe to my Patreon, it charges at the first of every month and is one of the best ways to give to me while also getting something in return.

There is also my Commissions when they’re open (which is usually the 8th of each month).

Want to just throw money at us? I have a Ko-Fi!

Have no money to spare? PLEASE BOOST THIS POST! Share it with your friends! Post it in your Discord/Skype/Facebook groups.

I’m absolutely dying for some sort of relief from all of this.

Boosting for a former guildie and avid WrA artist/rper.

Doctors Without Borders ( also know as Medecins Sans Frontieres ) is a remarkable charity that helps people in desperate need all over the world!

Let’s help them keep doing what they do with some fundraising! You can read more about their work on their website (here) and check their charity rating on Charity Navigator (here) 

Current Painting Bids:

Ganondorf: 92$ 

Zelda: 60$

Rinku: 50$

Ghirahim: 50$

Vaati: 50$

Impa: 40$

Skullkid: 50$

* Updated May 3rd at 1:32 am -Eastern Standard Time*

Details:

How to participate is below:

- Contact me and let me know how much you want to bid and on what painting. You can do this here on tumblr via an ask or message, or by my email Lorillustration@gmail.com

- If the top bidder backs out, the painting goes to the next highest bidder.

- The highest bid will be kept current at the top of this post.

- Bidding ends at 3pm eastern standard time on May 12th

- If you win, make your donation directly to Doctors Without Borders ( the link to their website here). Then email me a screen shot of your donation confirmation as proof. (feel free to blur out any personal info you would like)

- then let me know what address you would like it shipped to. I will pay for the shipping to anywhere in the United States or Canada. Outside there, contact me and we can figure out what works best for both of us.

That’s it!  And thank you all so much! I hope this goes well and we can get lots of medical supplies and help to the people that need it!

Wonderful artist who writes a wonderful story. Anyone who is interested in Zelda should hope to her page and check it out. Also donate to help a good cause.

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(Real life right now..)

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REBLOG IF YOU FEEL YOU DONT RP WELL

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(As the GL of a late night guild, I can affirm this.)

Polyamory

Reblog if you’re polyamorous/open to polyamory in the future/in a polycule or open to one/interested in polyamory I want to see how many of us there are

And like if you think polyamory is okay, can be healthy, and doesn’t “go against human nature”

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PSA to Roleplayers

Just a friendly reminder to give everyone a chance that tries to roleplay with you, despite their quality of writing (unless of course they’re just being trolls or abusive, but that’s another thing entirely). 

If someone has the courage to walk up and throw roleplay at you, it really is the least you can do to roleplay with them in return.  Time and time again I’ve experienced amazing roleplay with people some might not give the time of day due to poor spelling, grammar, etc.  A person’s ability to know lore, as well as creating a fun scene and character has absolutely zero to do with their ability to write flawless and in multiple paragraphs. Some people simply struggle with spelling or grammar, some have learning disabilities, and some may not even know English all that well. None of those have any bearing on their ability to roleplay, just their ability to write.

Last night an example of this prompted me to write this up.  Standing around with @morghannah and roleplaying, an injured paladin came running up seeking healing. His writing was awful. We didn’t shy away and instead our characters helped take him to the Cathedral to find a priest at his character’s request.  From there it became hilarious as his character recalled how he’d been injured (his ‘profane desire and mating’ with a Death Knight led to it).  After he was healed, all the characters returned to the Reinhardt clinic where he began to recall the story of his life to Conwulf.  I could tell he absolutely could not wait to tell someone his character’s backstory, and our characters listened. His lore and story was GOOD. He’d put a lot of thought into it. After that, his character got up and began to profusely thank our characters for being there for him, which transitioned OOCly as he confessed he’d seen Reinhardt members roleplaying for a while now and he never had the courage to approach because his English is terrible, he’s new to roleplaying, and everyone writes so well.  We made his day.   Not only that, we had a lot of fun, laughs, and got development for our own characters in the process. 

TLDR; Roleplay with people regardless of their writing ability.  You might just be amazed, and you might just inspire someone and make their day.

(I agree 100% with this.)

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@bear2308 (Just trust that it will)

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(I have to put this here because I do this IRL and am finally walking away from it.)

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(OOC post about rl now.)