Odessa Denby

Writer, editor, sewist, melancholic. Former ESL teacher in Korea. I love words, hot drinks, cats, and archaic hobbies. Handmade Living~

[Odessa Denby @TeaCupsSaucers]

Did you know that I have a YouTube channel with poor production values, but a lot of spunk?
I make things on it. Maybe you'd like to watch me make things?
https://t.co/nhkzD8THG6

[Odessa Denby @TeaCupsSaucers]

@nwbvt @rabidmonkey @such_hockey_wow @AITA_reddit If the dress was handmade, then $300 is actually a very reasonable price of you're paying an hourly wage for time and skill of the artisan. That's not a scam.
Convincing people to buy clothes they will never wear again is the scam.

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@SPilk13 Look into apartment complexes thay are specifically for lower income folks. They will have a maximum earning threshold and if you're under that, they are much more affordable. Some of them are actually quite nice too, subsidized by the municipality

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Being an Adult™️ means using a calculator more often than I thought

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Despite the emotional, physical, & financial toll, daughters are often disproportionately expected to care for their ill or aging parents.

This article by @TeaCupsSaucers provides a personal look at the dangers of these expectations.

via @ScaryMommy

https://t.co/1LMFc7oF89

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If anyone is feeling particular cottagecore, this may be of interest:
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@je_gil Spinny wind 🤣

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@MtProse So in a way, you really have won

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@je_gil I guess so. Why read my article when you can just read their tldr comment?

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I will never understand people who comment on articles to make the exact point that the article already did but present it as if it's an original thought.
Do they think they are fooling someone?

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@je_gil @sWooZ1e Mutual simps unite!

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Really interesting points in this article:
https://t.co/qcBzsKAiwG

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Got an incredible offer from a site to republish an article I published on Medium, where it makes a little money, to a site where it will make zero money because they don't offer any compensation model.
"Sorry, I am not in the position to work for free."

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@je_gil Why not? Go for it, girl!

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@literaticat If you're not huge on the superhero genre, you might fancy this because it's quite different, even experimental in comparison. Relatively little action until the last episode.
Ultimately it's an exploration of grief and trauma that I found surprisingly moving in some moments

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@colingorrie Agreed. I also believe it's easy to become quite myopic if you're only surrounded by people in the same or related fields.
You need someone to keep you in touch with reality & prevent English profs from writing more novels about aging English profs contemplating affairs

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Sometimes I think it's strange that languages like Korean have a specific color name for light blue.
Then I remember that English has a special name for light red. Pink.
Pink is just light red.
Crazy how language affects perception

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Do you feel like you can't keep up with other authors who publish dozens of books in a short time?
Well... it might not be so simple #WritingCommunity
https://t.co/NeSuCEpqVR

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@Woden Clove oil, or in a pinch, dried cloves crushed into a paste can be applied to your gums.
This has been used for, probably thousands of years, for dental care. It numbs the pain (and most of your mouth unfortunately), kills bacteria, and helps reduce swelling