That's so exciting! :yay:Quote:
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That's so exciting! :yay:Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthSeaAlaria
Super exciting!
That’s great, congrats!Quote:
Originally Posted by NorthSeaAlaria
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Thrilled to hear this! Keep up the great work!!
Not mer-related at all, but I had the funniest experience yesterday:
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I have this regency dress that I was wearing as I frolicked through the woods (I know, it’s probably a stupid idea to wear a floor-length skirt in the forest, but it just feels so magical). ANYWAY this kid walked up to me and asked, “Why are you wearing that?”
All of a sudden, I had this idea. I looked down at myself and said, “Wait, did I get it wrong?” Then I looked at his clothes as if noticing them for the first time and groaned, muttering something like “I can never keep track of these stupid fashion norms; they make time travel way more complicated than it has to be.”
The kid stared at me for a second before his mom called him back to the path. He ran back over and started talking to her. I couldn’t catch all of it, but I definitely heard “Doctor Who” in there.
Tl;dr: I accidentally-on-purpose convinced a kid that I’m a time traveler.
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Way to groom a future conspiracy theorist. Made my evening, Dragon [emoji23] [emoji122] [emoji122] [emoji122]Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Dragon
Things are starting to turn around for me this year! I put in a job application for all of my local Petsmart stores yesterday afternoon. This afternoon while I was out one of the stores called the house and left a message saying they wanted to schedule an interview with me!
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That. Is. Amazing.Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Dragon
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Congrats! Working at a pet store sounds so fun :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Clara
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Okay Agent Dragon you just made my morning reading that XD
Here’s a laugh for folks, a certain merman I know ordered his first tail... while a bit drunk. Thankfully his drunken self has good taste in starter tails it seems. But I was cracking up because despite him ordering it like last month, he messaged me the other night to say he’s been notified the OTHER one has been dispatched.
He’d ordered two and not even known. The second one is a really cute clownfish tail!
You know what makes me happy? Dogs. Especially mine.https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachmen...547/lacey1.jpg
Omg, day made.Quote:
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Cute! I have a dog too, and she is pretty much a particularly spazzy speck of sunshine.Quote:
Originally Posted by ThisIsSammy
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I've spent the last couple of weeks repainting my tail, as well as repairs and fins being attached! Here's my tail, looking just like new but better! https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201...9ac087e13b.jpg
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Your tail looks great!
Love the green stripes! Great accent!!
for the last few months I had taken a break from jogging in order to try a few other workouts and recently I have returned, and the thing I am happy about is that according to my time, my first mile is under 9 minutes, that might not sound like much, but it is for me because when I went on my hiatus my first mile was also 9 minutes, so even after having gone a sizeable hiatus I am so happy that somehow my time did not suffer which means I won't have to work down from like 13 or something which I have had to do in the past and I am just really glad!
(oh, also I am using the app 'Zombies, run!' so maybe that's why? because when they say 'run' and I hear the zombie growls I'm like 'FRICK' because I really get into the story and i get scared heh ha x3
Ooh, I’ve been using that app too! I just started and I am hooked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Lunette
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yes! it's sooo good!!
im sorry for not seeing this sooner!!! My cups vary for supplies depending on what the customer wants. This one is holographic vinyl. I coat with epoxy resin so it is secure, permentant, and safe. I also do paint, alcohol ink, glitter, and vinylQuote:
Originally Posted by Ashton
I just noticed that I've been on this forum for six years as of this month. Yay! That makes me happy. I remember finding mer.yuku earlier than that, and not joining because I never did get along with Yuku, heh ( I had a lot of problems with the site function on a Halloween yuku forum, so I gave up on it- I was already on another, better Halloween forum, anyway). And it was awhile before I tried finding another mer forum, and I did find a couple, but this was the only one I actually saw as an organized effort, one that covered so much and was for just about everyone in the mer world. I am so glad I found this place!
edit- it actually feels like a lot longer, but there it is, in text on my profile, telling me otherwise. :) lol
time flies, doesn't it :)
I wish it moved a bit more slowly, I'm getting a bit panicky about age, and what I'll do for a living once I'm too old to model/perform :sweat drop:
It seems as if a lot of people who feel they've aged out of a profession will turn to teaching it, but I'm not sure everyone is a) suited to teaching and b) going to find an student body large enough to make a living off of.
both A and B might be a problem xD
ah well, who knows. Mermaiding might become really popular in Europe yet.
The best thing you can do is to start writing stuff down and keeping track of things. Depending on what skills you've picked up tail swimming, and making your own costumes and props, you could end up doing something related to theater, or costume/prop design. I know that I potentially want to do something like that, so I've started learning applicable skills and practicing with my own projects, like my suit of armor that I'm working on.
I was in Solvang recently, where they have a replica of the Little Mermaid statue in the harbor at Copenhagen. The replica isn't exact, it's half size, and their legs differ slightly, but when I saw her 'feet'- oh my goodness. Little feet flukes! So happy to see it in person.
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Water nymph feet.Quote:
Originally Posted by deepblue
Reminds me of vintage mermaid art where they have feet flukes instead of a full tail.
Me, too- esp the original statue, where you can see she has little fins on her legs, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Jaffa
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My new phone case from Redbubble arrived today! (If anyone’s interested: https://www.redbubble.com/people/dar...iphone_7_tough)
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So I moved to a state around 8 months ago that is the most beautiful state in this country, but has incredibly high unemployment, and a pretty barrren job market. I've wanted to live here forever so I took the plunge thinking that my education and work history would give me a leg up. I was so naive - people kept telling me work was hard to find and asking me if I was worried about that and I was like "nah, she'll be right mate!"
Well, I couldn't find work, and I applied for EVERYTHING. I have a degree, I used to run my own small business, and I have diverse but solid work history and I couldn't even get a job stacking shelves at midnight. I was starting to feel as useless as a glass hammer and then this week, everything changed. As they say, it never rains, but it pours.
I've had a slew of job interviews in the last ten days and today I have had three job offers. One of the opportunites (the one I was most excited about) offered me the role while they were still interviewing other candidates! and I am STOKED.
So I'm turning in my unemployed bum card, and looking forward to the ch-ch-ch-ch-changes (turn and face the strange ch-ch-changes!)
Congratulations! I hope you enjoy your new job(s?) as much as you anticipate and more! Good luck going forward!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mermaid Salty
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Thank you so much! I was considering taking more than one job, but ultimately I don't think a 7 day working week will conducive to good health, you know? Plus, taxes on the second job make the extra income almost not worth it (when you consider you're sacrificing your hobbies/rest/social life/time with your loved one as well).Quote:
Originally Posted by Agent Dragon
The company I'm working for is a startup and they are at the forefront of a new technology. There's a laboratory in the office, the only of of it's kind in the country - which is rad! I am super excited.
Bonus points: I used to communte 2.5-3 hours a day before I moved here, and this new job is literally a 4 minute walk from my apartment. No more long commutes!
I'm REALLY happy. I just ordered my tail.
I choosed the Magictail Pro with the Mahina Monofin in the Neptuna colours!!
Guess who's officially a pilot!? Myself, this mer can fly planes as well as swim. I went on a 10 day flying course where I learned to fly a plane in only 7 days!
That's amazing to hear, Phoenix! Congrats -- which field are you based out of, and how much did it cost?
I trained at JAD and YMUL :) I did my training through my air cadets and learning to fly was only $1850 :)
Congratulations!
I just finished reading all of the currently-existing books in the Stormlight Archives. Doesn't sound like much at first but each book is insanely long. The publishing company had to tell the author when to stop on the first book before it became publishable. Playing all of the audiobooks for them non-stop from start to finish would be six straight days of content.
But they're so insanely well crafted and good. Well worth the read if you like fantasy novels.
Also if you are a fan of the stories in the Fire Emblem games I'd recommend them to you too. The plot follows a similar formula of "multiple characters wrapped up in the political strife of the fantasy world until the war wakes up ancient magical forces and the stakes skyrocket".
That's quite the accomplishment! I wish I had more time to read like I used to!
Happy to be swimming as a mermaid again. I also joined the Serious Swim which is part of Serious Request. They are an organization that collect money to help the Red Cross.
With a small group of mermaids we are going to swim for 14 hours :jawdrop:
I hope it will be fun and can't wait to participate :D