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Y’ever read something and have understanding that has eluded you interminably suddenly stop, curl up, and snuggle neatly into a fold in your brain because a new way way opened to it?

So I've been working with chainmail for about a year and a half now and I've gathered knowledge on it:

- making maile isn't for the faint of heart: there's about 1000 rings in my work, and that's SMALL compared to a shirt or coif (hood)

- stained fingers and the smell of metal are normal

- there's more to it than "metal rings go together"; there's math involved, mainly the ratio of the inside diameter of the ring and the diameter of the wire used, which impacts what patterns can be used; there's a lot of uses of triangles, especially with seams; and a whole lot of counting and checking fit

- it's like knitting in some concepts, but it's different in most. Mainly, you're having to handle metal rings that, if dropped, disappear into the aether for a couple of months.

- small and tight doesn't immediately mean it's a good idea. It just means you'll be gaining length at a slower speed.

The issue with sitting in a pile of money is that if it's set on fire, it all goes up in smoke.

All it takes is some gas and a match.

The best bug is a dead bug

Can Biden or Harris speak to this?

Seems calling Nazis a Nazi is unpopular with the journalists and headline writers.

Make them quote you. Call them Nazis.

Fascism is here. Start punching Nazis.

Then there's me: zipping through tests, drawing during class while paying attention, and taking notes at insane pace (my handwriting is sloppy as hell), and i still graduated.

Between all that, i still was able to build a small fictional world and hone in my style of creative writing.

I broke the mold because i had to; I'd have a mental breakdown if i didnt.

Still dispise jobs that don't let me think for myself. I crave the thrill of figuring things out, using my hands, and getting lost in something with many parts.

All tests should be open book. It’s not like your future boss is going to say, “I need those tax returns finished by noon, but don’t look at any of the financial statements. Do it all from memory.”

An important PSA to remember!

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you punch nazis!

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