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  • My Dermabond came off yesterday. The way my doctor talked about it, I assumed the wound would be all pretty and sealed up, like my scars after my surgeries last year. But...

    Well, it’s still a wide-open, gaping stab wound, but it hasn’t bled anymore. I’ve just been keeping it dry and protected as best I can. When it’s wet it behaves like it did after the Dermabond came off, but when dry, it forms like... an internal scab. I’ve never had a wound this deep and this open so I don’t know how else to describe it.

    The skin around the edges is sorta puffy and red, but it doesn’t look or even feel infected. Google isn’t much help; the recommendation I see most is “just leave it open and go about business like normal”, but like... I’ve been letting it air out today, but I picked up a tube of body wash wrong and the edge poked it, and I felt like I was about to die. Soooooooo it’s getting gauzed and bandaged for work tomorrow.

    On another note, I’ve all but confirmed it cut deep enough to cause nerve damage. Whether it’s permanent or not remains to be seen. Luckily, given the positioning, it’s not debilitating! Just painful.
    Everyone talks about how Rio/Rachel is a Claire ripoff, but Hart/Henry is literally just Bishonen Pete with a jacket and a fancier hat and like two other people have mentioned it. It’s been eight years, we need to talk about this.
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    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    But you know what Pete is that Henry ISN’T?

    🏳️‍🌈CANONICALLY BISEXUAL🏳️‍🌈
    Scarlet Illusion
    Scarlet Illusion
    Ngl, I may have no idea what you’re talking about since I don’t play the game, but I love reading your statuses about it. You seem really passionate and I love it. :sukonetei_smile_lili:
    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    Ah, I’m glad! I worry they’re annoying; since I don’t have access to my vocalsynths right now, this is the obsession that’s consuming me in the meantime.
    I’m burned out in every game I’ve got, I think. As much as I adore FoMT, past a certain point, there’s just nothing left to do.

    Hmm... which game should I pick up next? Trio of Towns is a tried-and-true go-to, but there’s others I haven’t played in ages...
    *cracks knuckles*

    Sakura Trick/Vocaloid/Utau crossover.

    CHARACTERS

    So the romantic Haruka and the energetic Yuu are portrayed by Miku and Rin, respectively. Teto and Tei are the lively and sweet Kotone and the introverted Shizuku (@Kazumimi imagine Teito in this scenario and thank me later), while Gumi and Luka are the bold Yuzu and the mischievous Kaede.

    Len is obviously Mitsuki; he and Rin are still twins, but he skipped ahead two years because he’s the smart one. Iroha is Sumisumi, old-fashioned and fond of boobs; Oliver is Rina, adorable yet terrifying and secretly pining for Len/Mitsuki (I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I can’t help it). Kaito and Meiko are Miku/Haruka’s parents, except Kaito’s the romantic and gentle mother and Meiko’s the one screaming about how NO man is good enough for her Miku.

    PLOT DIVERGENCES
    • Rather than matching flower clips, Rin and Len wear matching hair clips (basically, Len has Rin’s clips too in this AU).
    • As Len is now a genderbent Mitsuki, his horror at realizing he’s in love with Miku doesn’t come from them both being girls; it comes solely from being in love with his sister's girlfriend. He loves his sister and this just feels so wrong!
    • Similarly, his initial issue with them being in a relationship isn’t “You’re both girls, it’s wrong”, as Bisexual Len is a cause I believe in very strongly. Rin, being Yuu, is painfully bad in school, and Len decides to blame that on her devotion to Miku, so he forbids them from being together at first because he’s sure Miku will make her fail. That’s what he tells himself anyway.
    • Rather than matcha, Rin’s favorite flavor is orange. Duh.
    When I’m able to work with my synths again... my first priority is Black Hole Artist with Miku and Len, I think. There’s also a song I think Eleanor would be FANTASTIC for, buuuuuuuuut I wanna keep it a surprise!

    Now to learn MMD so I can give my cover of Black Hole Artist a PV just as terrible as the original.
    Scarlet Illusion
    Scarlet Illusion
    If you need any help with MMD, feel free to ask me and I’ll do my best to explain or link you to some useful guides!
    I recommend checking out LearnMMD.com; it helped me a lot when I was first getting started with MMD!
    Confession: Christmas is my favorite season. Always has been. I’m that annoying chick who puts up the tree and blares Frank Sinatra and Mariah Carey as soon as Halloween’s over.

    But for the past several years, it’s all felt empty. I’m stressed as hell, running from one place to another, fulfilling obligations, trying to be everywhere at once... and then Christmas is over, and I’m left begging for it to come back, because once again, I never felt the magic. The last time Christmas was truly magical was in 2015, and since then it’s just been depressing.

    But I’m hoping this year will be different. I have someone extremely special in my life now, someone who loves me and who I love with no obligations. And I really do hope that helps me feel at ease with the world this season, at least a little bit.
    Nova
    Nova
    >I'm that annoying chick who blares Mariah Carey as soon as Halloween is over
    Ah I see, so you are the enemy of retail workers everywhere.
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    We'll make it special~ :mirai_ani_lili:
    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    @Nova being a retail worker myself, I would never legit do that! It just means that, when our store starts playing Christmas music, I’ll be perfectly unfettered. :clara_ani_lili: It just... gets exhausting, being told and reminded constantly that I shouldn’t love Christmas because Christmas is overrated and holy shit Darby stop celebrating theres nothing special about it.

    Come to think of it, that miiiiiiight be the reason I’ve become so disillusioned with Christmas... :yohioloid_lili:
    One inch-long/fourth-inch-deep laceration, six layers of Dermabond, three layers of bandages, and a tetanus shot later, I can officially say I’ve had my first workplace incident! Today has sucked, but I’m feeling more calm than I did yesterday. Plus I go in late and work a short shift tomorrow, so that’s nice as well...

    Now to resist the urge to scratch at my bandages. It took an hour to stop the bleeding, and I’d rather not repeat that process.
    mobius017
    mobius017
    WOW, that's DEEP.... :( So an irate customer finally tried to impale you with a sword, huh....
    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    Thank y’all for your concern! To tell you the truth, I was trying to clear a nasty jam form the coil binder; nothing was working, so in desperation, I went at it with an X-Acto knife. I was bracing the machine with my left hand and digging in with my right hand, and the jam came out so suddenly that the blade just. Sunk right into the bend between my index finger and thumb.

    Admittedly it took a few minutes for it to sink in. I just casually mentioned over the radio that I would need some gauze and a few bandages, and maybe some wipes if we had any. Eventually I realized my entire fucking hand was red and dripping all over the floor, and I was like “...oh. This hurts. A lot.” :yohioloid_lili:
    Krin
    Krin
    owww i winced just reading that :s hope it gets better soon!!!
    On a less discouraging note: holy CRAP, Miku NT. I’d convinced myself not to get my hopes up, especially after that iXima illustration... but I’m blown away. It addresses every last issue I had with her V4X design and just... blows it out of the water. It ranks up there with V3 and Project Sekai as my favorite Miku design!
    Can someone with more willpower than me give my body a stern talking-to? I know I’m stressed and dehydrated, but that’s no reason to repeatedly get me sick and give my charley horses.

    Maybe if I start using all my skincare on my body and drinking my serums, that’ll appease it... worked for my face.
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    My mom gave me three bits of advice: eat mayonnaise, eat pickles, and drink Gatorade.

    I can’t bring myself to do the first two, so I just chugged three room-tempurature Gatorades. Now to eat something salty, or just grind some salt directly into my mouth.
    WyndReed
    WyndReed
    Yes gatorade and foods with high potassium like bananas. Potatoes are actually high in potassium even potato chips actually.
    Trying to find relevant things to post about when my laptop is out of commission and I can’t use my vocalsynths is a struggle. I feel like anything else I CAN post about is just redundant, already covered by threads here. And I can’t just talk about skincare and retail work on a vocalsynth forum...

    I’m sorry I’m dull and annoying as of late is what I’m saying. I promise it won’t last!
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    Krin
    Krin
    i don't think your annoying!!! and i also don't think status posts absolutely have to be vocal-synth related? besides this forum is basically feels like a watered down (meaning way less drama) voca/utau twitter lmao

    and i love talking beauty and skincare :)))
    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    Hey, if any of y’all have any skin concerns, I’d be happy to try and tailor a routine for y’all, or at least recommend products! And @Kitterr, I can look into brands in your country!
    polyphonicprairies
    polyphonicprairies
    aw peach, you don't have to!! :kokone_lili: i've never been good with skin routines, but i guess i might try! especially since my acne has been getting bad recently bc hormone stuff ehgdfrewd ;w;
    I’ve been nothing but doom and despair as of late. I’m trying to both accept my situation and focus on the positives.

    My Pete pin is out for delivery right now. Whoever wins tomorrow, I’ve cast my vote and there’s nothing more I can do. I’m gonna work my ass off and try to focus on myself when I can. Because no matter who wins tomorrow, the US will be in turmoil. And there’s not a damn thing I can do. But I have an enamel pin of my favorite video game character coming in today, so there’s that.
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    AND YOU HAVE ME HERE TOO DONT FORGET THAT :petit_lili:
    peaches2217
    peaches2217
    The most important thing of all!! With you by my side I feel like there’s hope.
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    It finally happened: my stress has become intense enough to render my physically ill. Lucky me, no one’s scheduled to work Print tonight, so I can’t take the day off. And I work nearly ten hours tomorrow, so you bet your ass I can’t take off then either. My manager and I came to an agreement: I can come in late today... so long as I work an extra four hours on Saturday, on top of what I’m already scheduled for.

    Juuuuuuuust what I needed.
    I got a comment tonight on my last fanfic (posted in April), saying that they read it months ago but haven’t stopped thinking about it.

    I need to write again. But when I try, nothing happens. If I can make other people happy, then maybe I can be happy. That’s the goal anyway. But if I can’t make anyone happy, what’s the point? That’s my thought.

    Maybe it’s just because my main creative tool is busted and I won’t be getting another one for at least a month. Maybe I’ll be better once I get it. That my hope.
    May God have mercy on my soul (and my wallet)... our local Ulta has stocked up on Peach Slices (Peach & Lily’s sister line), Fourth Ray Beauty (whose face milks I’ve been dying to try for MONTHS), Mad Hippie (their Vitamin C serum is many’s HG VitC), Banila Co (y’know, the ones who made what’s widely considered the greatest cleansing balms of all time), 10.0.4 (which I don’t know much about but have heard is great)...

    I don’t think my heart can take it. I’m in Heaven.
    A change in routine actually did me a lot of good! And since I don’t have much control over my day-to-day routine, my skincare routine is keeping me afloat. New cleanser, new moisturizer, new serums, new toner... the cleanser will probably be exclusively shower-use, or a morning cleanser on drier days, and the moisturizer smells weird but has a pleasing texture, while I adore every serum I’ve added in.

    I hope my skin soon reflects this!
    I’m happy that there’s gonna be more AI banks for those who are interested, but I’m also kinda nervous, y’know? I think they’re cool and fun, but they also eliminate the need to have any styles or skills or anything of the sort. I worry everything will become one-note, and people who work hard at sample-based synths will become laughingstocks because their results aren’t as flawless as AI synth results.

    If that were the case, I just... wouldn’t see the point in sticking around. And I know I don’t matter in the grand scheme of things (or even on a smaller scale, let’s be real), but it still makes me anxious and kinda nauseous to think about.
    Scarlet Illusion
    Scarlet Illusion
    Honestly, I can’t see AI synths fully dominating like that. They’re cool and all, but from what I understand, they’re quite limited and one-note. There are certain genres they wouldn’t be able to handle due to the limited tuning options.
    Also, given how rooted vocal synths are in sample based work and tuning by hand, I could never see people beginning to shun this sort of thing. I can see AI synths becoming big for a little while, but I think interest would eventually fizzle out.
    Krin
    Krin
    I agree with your worry about AI taking over synths, it certainly seems popular with the community at the moment. I think it'll either be this big phase that dies later on or continue to be popular BUT I don't think that means manual tuning's gonna go out of style. I think (well I hope) there's still going to be a lot of people like me who'd prefer to manually tune our vocals, the long way, so I'm not too worried about AI taking over. The tuning process is something a lot of people enjoy. For me personally, AI tuning sounds like while it'd be easier and quicker to get good results with, it'll take a lot of the fun out of tuning. /unpopular opinion lolll

    Maybe AI tuning would be good for producers who make music but don't necessarily want to take time tuning vocals I wonder?
    lIlI
    lIlI
    I'm sure UTAU users will be very happy for tuner's continued attention! Even as more convenient technology is developed, there is always a niche for people who prefer manual techniques. Just like with other electronic synths, there remains love for both realistic and retro sounds.
    Oats in skincare is my ultimate weakness. I see “Oat Formula”, and suddenly all brain functions cease, replaced with a gremlin who just screams “OATS! OATS! OATS!”, and by the time I come to my senses I’m standing in the Target parking lot in the middle of a rainstorm at 9:00PM with an entire new skincare routine and $60 less in my bank account.

    ...don’t ask me why that’s such a specific scenario.
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