Elfi, known bug enjoyer @elfi@pixie.town

Don’t go outside. Don’t open a window. Don’t open the door. Hunker down and hope the ice buildup doesn’t tear down a power line.

Dec 28: Thank you so much for helping me meet my goal! I appreciate it and look forward to giving back when I can!

I'm struggling to make ends meet right now. I lost my job in July. My bills are terrifying me. I've been looking for work, but also am being told by my doctor+ that I shouldn't be, because my mental and physical health are still so bad, and I have a brain injury.

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squeakross stickers and cherry keychain available NOW

i put together this shitty graphic i hope you like it!!!

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For anyone who loved Squeakross and wanted to get real Squeakross stickers: Eon the artist who drew them is selling a sticker sheet!!

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The new year is coming! We could use more food and the first payment for the busted transmission is in two weeks. For those out the loop, hubby's transmission died while he was driving back from a side hustle & cost 5200 to fix last week

I have mutual aid on my #wishlists

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With today being Christmas, here is your annual reminder to be nice to newbies in your spaces.

There is going to be a very sudden influx of people who are just getting into the spaces you occupy because they got a gift that acts as their gateway into that activity. Maybe you're into photography and someone just bought them their first ever camera body, or you're into music and someone bought them their first guitar, or you're an audiophile and someone bought them their first really nice headphones, or you're big into TTRPGs and someone just bought them their first ever core rulebook.

Whatever the specific activity and gift, these people are going to have no idea what they're doing, they're going to ask a lot of obvious questions, they're going to make a lot of rookie mistakes, and there's going to be a lot of them.

I cannot stress this enough: BE NICE TO THEM.

Few things will ruin someone's enjoyment of something faster than trying to join its community and getting such a rude first impression that their conclusion is "People who like this are kind of assholes. I don't think I want to do this if it's going to involve getting yelled at." Craigslist and eBay and FB Marketplace will be filled with mint condition gifts being resold to attest to this in the coming months.

You were there at the very first step once. Be the person for them that you wish you had back then. (Or if you were lucky enough, the person you did have who fostered your love of it!) Make this something they'll love just as much as you do, not something they'll want to sell and get away from as soon as possible.

Be the reason this Christmas starts a lifelong passion for them, not the reason they decide to abandon something that they would've loved because people made them feel bad for needing a helping hand.

And on that night, Ebenezer Sega, CEO of Sega, was visited by three spirits:
1. The Ghost of Christmas in America, who recommended they make the 32X
2. The Ghost of Christmas Japan, who recommended they make the Sega Saturn
3. The Ghost of Christmas Brazil, who just wanted more Master System