Uncledaddy's posts

@Vozzy: Ohhh, got it. Thanks ;u;

I'm confused. What item is there a 3% chance of getting?

@Totalanimefan: it does and now that i saw the following week's schedule i'm gonna have to ask them if they can change it because i can't switch from evening shift to morning shift and back again with only 1 day off in between. so much for work life balance...

Working. That's it. Then I get one day off to try to cram all my errands into (not gonna happen) and back to work. >:^(

@vintage: fjdkafjd;a GOLLY that's pretty. thank you so much! very worth the wait ;v; And I enjoyed drawing your dudes. They are right up my alley lol

@buggaboy: yeah i gotta do all the things
but didgeridoo has been something i've wanted to learn since childhood so one day i will definitely at least have to own one. learning it, however, may be a different matter... but we'll see.

i wish i could do a lot of things, but my current living situation doesn't afford me the money, space, or peace of mind to take up any new hobbies or activities. so the list of things i wish i could do just keeps growing until I am finally able to move out.

-play an instrument (banjo and didgeridoo are at the top of my list)
-make soap
-make candles and incense
-make jewelry
-make miniatures, fairy gardens, terrariums, etc
-sculpt
-paint
-roller skate
-make props/decorations
-do voice acting
-dance
-compose music
-speak multiple languages
-do animation
-make comics
-practice magic
-gardening
-build/refurbish things
-do face paint/fx makeup
-make masks and costumes
-aquascaping
-landscaping
-taxidermy
-make balloon animals

and pretty much anything else i see that interests me. I want to do/try everything. Maybe if I get lucky, I'll at least be able to cross some of it off my list one of these days.

I love that we're finally getting a little bit of facial hair, but I MuStAcHe why it layers over noses. Not much fun having fancy new mustaches and noses to play with and being unable to use them together!
Similarly, I noticed this with the nosebleed pose in Jawbreaker, but forgot to ask about it. The blood layers over noses rather than under them and idk if that's intentional but it makes it hard to use with anything other than the bandages as a nose.

wtf is everybody talking about citrus? it tastes like bubblegum.

So after getting jerked around for 2 days by people acting like they have no idea why I'm not on the schedule any more and passing me off on someone else, then not calling me when they said they would and me having to call them, I finally got an "answer" from someone at work. Apparently they don't need so many seasonal people after all and are cutting hours in my department, so instead of just scheduling me less and/or giving me other work, "They'll call you if/when they need you". AKA I'll probably never hear from them again, and if I do, it'll be too little too late.
I took this stupid job expecting that I'd be kept busy during the season and, if all went well, I'd be kept on permanently when it was all done. And if they didn't need me or just didn't freaking like me after the season was out, they wouldn't ask me to stay. No big loss. Then if I did get asked to stay, I might chance asking about getting a more stable schedule, learning other departments, etc.
But no. Not only did they never train me on register like they claimed they wanted every new hire to do, but now they don't even have the courtesy to properly let me go when they decide either they don't need me any more or I'm just not good enough for them, or whatever. They'd rather CONTINUE to string me along, talking to me as though I still have a job, but not actually giving me any work. Surely they don't think I'm just gonna sit around doing nothing until January hoping they'll call me in one or two more days before it's all over. I just don't get it. If you don't want me there, say so. Call me into the damn office and tell me you're laying me off, firing me, whatever the hell you gotta do. The season is not over; you can't possibly be totally out of work for me to do, especially when I could have been trained to go on register. You always need cashiers, but you'd rather send me home when the carts are done than send me somewhere else. God forbid you have a reason to pay me, I guess.
And what really burns me is the way I was treated prior to this nonsense: barely trained at all, literally my second day on the job and being griped at about not being fast enough when I haven't had the chance to learn where every item in the store is or how everything works yet. Having completely unrealistic goals (locate every item in under a minute, knowing full well that a surprisingly large number of items aren't actually on the floor or have been moved without notice and thus have to be hunted for and confirmed not to be found?? seriously?) and never offering anything helpful when I ask how to make it go faster.
"Well the main reason this cart took longer than you wanted was because the order was all clothing, and none of the clothing sections are labeled. Is there an easier way to find them than just hunting through the items by brand and department?"
"Nope."
well gee, THANKS. Then half the damn things aren't even put out yet at all, yet you tell me I HAVE to look for them, check the surrounding areas, and then only if I'm absolutely sure I can't find them, I still have to wait for a supervisor to look them up in the system and/or look for them on the floor themself before entering 'can't find'. But sure, tell me how I'm supposed to be finding each one in about 30 seconds... So basically y'all got frustrated that new hires couldn't do the impossible, but instead of helping them, moving them to another area, or just having the courtesy to let them go, you think the best option is to... string them along for days, "no idea why you're no longer on the schedule, we'll totally get back to you on that" and when you can't give them the slip that way, just give some BS about how "we'll call you when we want you to come work".
christ almighty
even walmart wasn't this bad. close, really really close... but at least they actually did the layoff, even if they did give me a BS excuse to go with it.
I wish my last job had been permanent. Even with the low pay, I loved going there and always felt like I could talk freely with the managers and get answers when I needed them.
But I think this might be the last time I try to do seasonal work anywhere, 'cause it is just not worth it.

@Totalanimefan: OK this is gonna be a long one, and I apologize in advance to anyone who may think it's harsh or especially negative, as I don't mean it to be. But these are my thoughts regarding what I'd rather see more of in updates and why:

My main complaint every common update is that it feels like we always get more of the same. I just want to see more variation in the types and styles of items we get. I know "feminine and anime or video game inspired" is the go-to for sites like this, so I may just be in the minority here, but it would be nice to get more things that step outside that box.

Hairstyles: I'd like to see some hair with a naturally curly or kinky texture, and a wider variety of styles and cuts. It feels like most of our hairstyles come down to variations of the same 3 looks: choppy mid-length hair with bangs, long silky hair with bangs, or pigtails with bangs. I feel like simple, common hairstyles are completely skipped over. For example, my own hair is very plain. It's just long, kind of center parted, nothing out of the ordinary, but the closest thing I can find in the shops... isn't really very close at all. This goes double for my friends with curly hair.

With facial features, again I feel like there's so much out there that isn't being touched on. We get a lot of big, feminine eyes and small, happy mouths. I'd love to see more facial features suited to less cutesy avatars, without jumping straight from "anime girl" to "wacky". Don't get me wrong, I enjoy having the sillier and more unusual options like the snowman stuff and the cartoony expressions, but I would appreciate some more variety among the normal facial features, like different sizes and shapes of eyes and noses, different expressions for eyes, mouths, and eyebrows, more variation in things like lips and teeth, maybe other features like different types of freckles, cheekbones, chin dimples, etc.

And for the love of god, facial hair. I am dying for more facial hair. We have 2, not including the more out-there ones we get sometimes in donation and event items. I wouldn't mind getting an entire common update of just beards, mustaches, chops, and varying degrees of stubble or shadow--and body hair would also be loved. Though in the interest of having more variety in an update, that brings me to my next suggestion...

Makeup. We don't get much of that, either, which kind of surprises me all things considered. I'd love more things like eye shadows, face paints, different shapes and contours to give the face a different look. Both more "normal", everyday types and more unique fantasy or costume types would be appreciated. (But I hope we don't skip over the normal, everyday stuff in favor of only fantasy stuff.)

Clothing is pretty much the same deal: I just wanna see more of a variety in styles and types of items. I would really like some more shirts that aren't either button-up, crop top, or off-the-shoulder. We have a lot of skinny jeans/pants, but not as much for those of us who like things more loose. I'd love to see some cargo shorts, baggy jeans, things with patterns or embellishments, rips, zippers, chains, etc. A simple sweater that doesn't have a turtleneck or a hood would be nice, too. And I'd love more jackets and vests like biker jackets, cut-off vests, etc.

In accessories, I love that we recently got a decal that can be placed over shirts. I wouldn't mind seeing more like that, with different styles, images, words, etc. It would go a long way toward broadening our clothing options and making the avatars a little more... lifelike. Aside from that, I find myself wondering why we don't have a plain pair of gloves. I'd like to see that happen, along with different styles of glasses and sunglasses, and I'm dying for some beanies/knit caps without the little puffball. Pocket chains, headbands and head scarves, simple necklaces and pendants... a cummerbund or waist sash without any long dangly parts. Some flowers would be nice. But I could do without any more bows for a good long while. :'^|

I'd also love to see some body mods, and I don't mean arm and leg poses (though if those were ever to enter the common shops, that would be great too). Things like stretched ears, horn implants, split tongues, and a wider variety of piercings and tattoos. And in a similar vein, scars of varying types, sizes, and locations would be greatly appreciated, as well. So would more cuts and scrapes and bruises and blood and smudges and smears and dirt and just generally things that are of the less "pristine and sparkly" variety in general.

And like I mentioned earlier, I like that we got another companion item. I'd love to see more items that aren't just clothing/accessories/part of the avatar's body. Both pets and handheld items alike, as well as things like background elements. I would love to see a bigger variety of pets, like some birds or bugs or reptiles, more dogs, maybe a guinea pig or a ferret... and more actual pigs 'cause you can never have too many pigs. But that's just my opinion. A coffee mug (you know, without the tea thing dangling out of it) would be most excellent. So would pretty much all manner of household items and other things that can be used to "set the scene" and keep our avatars from standing awkwardly in space doing nothing. Gimme a bottle, a can, a potted plant, a bag of groceries, a banjo, a bag of cat food, some weights, a hairbrush, a coat draped over my arm, a lawn gnome?? anything to bring a little life and "action"!

Honestly, I could fill a book with suggestions, but there's my feedback. I tried to keep it mostly non-specific while still giving examples and suggestions for the type of things I'd like to see.

I will admit I am rarely all that into the common updates and this one wasn't much different, but I do really like the 'festive' color options on the hat and mittens. Might get some of those. And the chihuahua is an... interesting choice. Good to see more companions, even so I'm not a fan of "random item on your head" and I never would have guessed it was a chihuahua. I got no use for winged anklets or more tiny anime-ish mouths. The socks are aight. I appreciate more items with patterns on them. Antlers are fine, very "tacky Christmas" vibe but not in a bad way. The snowman stuff is unique compared to other stuff we tend to get in the body shop, but those coal eyes are the stuff of nightmares.

@Fozzy:
@Q t e a p o n:

That did it, thanks! idk why I didn't think of that tbh

edit: now i'm blind; has default theme always been so white? i've been in the dark for so long...

It depends on what you realistically expect to get out of hosting the contest. Are there a lot of active artists on the site who might join a contest? Do you expect to get some fairly high-quality art? The nature of your request will also be a factor; based on what you see most frequently being offered in art shops or shown in galleries on the site, how many of the active artists do you think would be interested in drawing what you're looking for? Prizes make a difference, too, of course, but you don't want to set out the huge rewards unless you expect an equally good return.

100k seems like a perfectly good first place prize for an art contest in theory, given the average going price for high quality art on the site and the fact that it is a contest, meaning the top prize should be worth more than what they'd get just from selling in a shop. But if you don't expect a lot of higher-level entrants, lowering it and having more, smaller prizes would probably be a safer bet. 75k is still pretty high, higher than anything most art shops would charge for a typical piece, and would still draw people in.

edit: Adding small "participation prizes" for all who enter can also be a good idea. I used to do this when I hosted contests on another site, as I didn't want anyone to work for free (even so that is just the nature of contests), and it gave more incentive for less confident artists to join.