you're quite welcome. =)

@Tiva
That is an awesome outfit, for the more green version I suggest ivy because they should have some in a darker green and a lighter green.

@Glitch
Winter is so cute!

@Coda
I didn't know you sew! I want to see! XD

@Pessimisticat
Nice, I really like your necklace and choker though. :3

I can only find this picture of the training armor right now. That's weird because I KNOW I've got pictures of more stuff. Maybe it's still on my phone...

I'm getting tubby. -cries internally-

http://i.imgur.com/SC70LeH.jpg

@Coda
That turned out pretty nice, did you use a pattern initially, or did you do it from scratch?

@Shamus
Bah, I've been gaining weight too, but that's because my mom does the 'meat and potatoes' kind of meals, or when she does make veggies its usually ONLY broccoli. T-T

@nyreen
Is your hair naturally that color? That's an interesting shade of blonde.

@Ginger
Freckles~

Everyone on trisphee is so beautiful and glorious <3 -heart eyes-

Made it from scratch! I usually make my own designs. Of the stuff I listed, only the moonkin hoodie started with an off-the-shelf pattern, but I altered it before I started cutting it out.

The hardest thing I ever made was a reproduction of the World of Warcraft "Tabard of the Illidari" -- the reason it was so hard is because WoW's tabards are really more like dresses because of the way they're form-fitting instead of just draped over the body and tied with a sash, and I've never made a form-fitted dress before. I got a pattern instead of trying to work it from scratch, and even so the alterations were hard to get right because the pattern didn't have panels in the right places.

oh goodness you are so pretty, come do my hair xD

I am a cancer survivor and to save my life they had to remove my right lung. Having one is extremely difficult. I get winded doing normal things like drying off after a shower, ascending stairs and changing clothes. So, as you can imagine, I cant breathe during exercise, so I dont do any. Now I am packing on the pounds.

@Coda
I can understand why you'd do that, why do video games have to sexualize outfits? Tera does that with all the female outfits, and I don't approve of bikini plate mail. :/

@nyreen
I've always wanted to dye my hair a glossy black color with dark purple highlights, but sadly with the jobs I'm trying to get they don't allow you to dye your hair unless its natural colors. =.=;

@Shamus
that sucks, and its hard to have a diet that accounts for you not being able to exercise that doesn't affect your health/make you not hungry.

That's so silly. My work doesn't mind I've changed my hair a lot over the years and they've always been really cool about it. They don't mind peircings either. Honestly... I think it's weird when companies don't allow their employees to express themselves genuinely. :(

And its not like mine would be over the top either, it would be brown to black with dark purple highlights. After I get into a better paying job I might see about dying it. I wish my hair was thicker though, then I could probably do the mohawk thing like she does. x'D

I want to show off mah dress because it's awesome and matches my hair!
And it has pockets!


Nyreen your sides are amazing! I haven't gotten to dyeing mine yet =(

There's really no need to jump to conclusions. It's not sexualized. It's actually quite modest. It covers more skin than a real tabard would, because it connects underneath the armpits. And in the game it layers on top of whatever shirt and pants/skirt/leggings you might also be wearing. The modifications I made to the pattern were specifically to make the tabard follow the lines of my wife's body, because that's what she wanted me to make. (My first plan was to MAKE a proper real-world-style tabard! It certainly would have been less work.) Sadly I never actually finished it; I got the tabard itself made, but I ran out of time before Blizzcon before I could get the appliques applied so it wasn't just a blank purple dress.

And while I think bikini armor is ridiculous and impractical, it's also a staple of fantasy fiction, and plenty of women like it. World of Warcraft has a transmogrification system in place so you're never stuck having to wear a piece of armor that you don't like the look of. So if you're a female player who wants her avatar to be a strong, resilient-looking character, that option is available to you, and if you're a female player who wants her avatar to show off her skin as a display of power, that option is available to you as well, and neither choice puts you at a disadvantage.

I know FFXIV has a similar kind of system, but sadly most of the games I play (save warframe because...alien looking stuff? x'D) tend to do that, and you can't even get something like that in them unless you pay cash. And even then most of those outfits are like that anyways. T-T Really makes em made. Luckily though I can always play Elder Scrolls or the D&D Black Isle games, they don't do that~♫

Exactly, not to mention I have ADD that I am not allowed meds for because I failed the doctor's drug test. When I was going through cancer, I smoked weed to ease my pain, make me less nauseous and just make it a bit more beareable. My state doesnt do medicinal Marijuana, so I was getting it from a friend who was just trying to help me. Uncontrolled ADD makes people eat to stimulate themselves and I am no different.

I'm not saying I necessarily agree with it, but I can explain exactly why companies do that:

The answer is that companies don't WANT their employees to express themselves. The employee's job is to express the company. To the customers, the employees are the face of the company. If a customer would be uncomfortable interacting with an employee, that customer is uncomfortable interacting with the company.

Companies are very risk-averse. Every risk has a possibility to lose money. Some risks are worth it, because success means earning more money. Other risks are deemed not worth it, because success won't bring in more money or because success is too unlikely. As a result, companies enforce dress codes, because unusual dress is unlikely to earn more money but runs the risk of alienating potential customers.

Because companies are risk-averse, they also tend to be conservative. Not conservative in the political sense (although that is often also true) but in the sense of being slow to accept change. Things that seem safe -- established patterns that have worked well for a long time -- don't seem like a good idea to modify.

Companies ARE gradually learning that it's not always a bad idea to allow employees more freedom, especially in positions that don't interact with customers directly. But it still IS true that companies that serve older people -- that is, people who are more likely to have a problem with radical young people -- are going to be very nervous about looking unprofessional.

I used caffeine to self-medicate when I didn't have access to a psychiatrist.

@Shamus
My brother was one time put on meds that almost killed him, what made it worse was that the school nurse refused to call an ambulance/hospital for him after my real mom told her to for two hours. Then when she finally did call my mom was on the ambulance that was called because she was an EMS at the time. Let's just say that school nurse got into a TON of trouble when it was found out she didn't believe my real mom worked in the medical field, even if it was just mostly transport related.

@Coda
Which, with a position I hope to get, I won't be working directly with customers. Not to mention the colors I'd like to dye my hair aren't really...noticeable? They are more muted when it comes to the 'hey! look at me and how bright and pretty I am!' kind of dying. x'D

This, I use to work at a hospital, no tattoos could be seen, hair had to be natural colors, and no more than 2 piercings an ear.
While I was working I got away with 3 piercing in my left ear and my boss had a nose stud. Several coworkers had Tattoos but kept them covered during work hours. One girl came in with this fire engine red hair though and was immediately sent home and told to make it look natural or to not come back. Another one came in with a purple black color and had the same problem.
Working in Airlines now I have the same issues but cranked up even further. Cant have my roots showing because Ombre color is sloppy, I have to wear pants or tall boots to cover up the tattoo on my ankle and even if I am on an overnight sit they don't like it if you show it out of uniform.
I have friends with crazy hair and plenty of tattoos that go 'oh just do it' what is the worst that can happen. Fired, not get hired, black listed from all airlines? Yeah Uniforms suck but following the dress code lets you go under the radar.

Working, Like I am banned from being hired by some airlines because they don't allow tattoos below the knees.
It isn't about how good they are at their job it is about conforming to a standard that looks like the average conservative american. Plenty of people will fit that goal so they don't change it, and if people stop fitting it then they will just hire less so they can serve the broadest population with out offending them

In an ideal world, no. But body mods and hair dyes are associated with rebellion and counterculture, and whether it ought to be true or not lots of people do get uncomfortable around it, or at the very least consider it to be unprofessional, and being perceived as unprofessional in a business is pretty bad.

That's not necessarily true. Refusal to comply with a dress code DOES reflect on work ethic -- if you can't comply with a very visible rule, then why should your employer trust you with things that they CAN'T see? It's not specifically about the way you look, which is mostly tangential; it's about your response to the rules.

Even discounting that particular part, it's largely a subconscious thing. Our brains are wired to instinctively think "same good, different bad." It's a bias that's very hard to overcome.

Specifically it's employees. Airlines will let pretty much anyone fly as a passenger as long as they're not causing disruptions. (But they'll boot people who are being disruptive pretty quickly because they don't want the other passengers to come away with a bad experience.)

In the cases where it matters, it's rarely a question of one's competence, but rather of how third parties will perceive the company.

Coda: Yeah I tend to drink coffee to mellow me out. Lol.

Ml1201: Thats terrible. I am sorry that happened. Good thing he survived.
My mom was a paramedic, so she was the one on the EMS team to make life saving decisions and usually was the one starting IV's and treatment to keep patients from flatlining on the way to the ER. Its a stressful job, same with your mom's position. So much respect for those who can handle it.

SO IN PLACE OF NATSU POSTING A PICCU, I POST IT FOR HEEM.



LOOK! LOOK AT THAT BOY! AND HE'S ALL MINE MINE MINE MINEEEEEE XDDD;;

I saw that coming xD

that is some glorious hair.

Sank you i am proud of it

FUCKING RIGHT?!

You should see one of the ones I was GONNA post.
But it hasn't shown up in my email yet.

You can post it when it does xD