Harp the Wigglytuff @wigglytuffitout@computerfairi.es

@polychrome god yeah that's the big problem. navigating taobao on your own can be really tricky, which is why i've been just sticking to lolitawardrobe for now (though Devil Inspired is on my list because OHH MY GOD I DIDN'T KNOW THE SOUFFLE SONG MUCHA PRINT IS CUSTOM SIZEABLE AAAAAAAAAA HOLY SHIT AAAA). lolitawardrobe's shipping might be more reasonable but unfortunately a lot of it is that they are leery about lesser shipping options in terms of missing tracking and so forth...

@polychrome if you fit into lolita 'straight sizes' (i don't, i'm never going to fit into them lmao, i'm 5'8, over 300 lbs, and have the bone structure of a brick shithouse. absolutely no japanese designer is gonna make shit that fits me off the rack), there's also lacemarket! that's the really big second-hand market for lolita fashion. not everything is going to be cheaper second-hand - some use brand as 'investment pieces'. but you can also get some serious steals, friends tell me!

@polychrome oh man i've just now seen this and i'm late to the party BUT

have you looked into taobao resellers? taobao brands are like... 'chinese indie' but gaining more and more popularity. not the same exact snob appeal as BTSSB or Angelic Pretty, but more variety, and MUCH more reasonable prices, as well as a lot more of them willing to take custom size orders!

lolitawardrobe and Devil Inspired are too really good taobao resellers to check out!

i forgot to take pictures but today i went to physical therapy in #lolitafashion (no petticoat, but still)

i feel this is an extremely on-brand moment for someone who owns the domain 'sweetdisabled.com'

a good thought: darth vader constantly referring to luke with various griffin mcelroy style epithets

"wanna rule the universe together, my sweet baby boy?"

(luke yeets himself into the cloud city depths)

"WHERE'S MY BOY"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYZl_YOMg7E

luke: it's cringey though dad. you need a better fursona. i mean... black krayt dragon? that's such an edgelord move

vader: son

vader: have you even fucking seen a picture of me for 2 seconds my beautiful child?

vader: i am not an edgelord

vader: i am **THE** EDGELORD.

lads i just realized that a Very Important Chapter in my overwrought star wars fanfiction can basically be summarized as Luke Skywalker saying "you know you're right dad, i can't go quietly into that good night just yet. ......................i gotta stick around so i can help you redesign your fursona IT'S SO FUCKING CRINGEY"

DRESSES.... ARE HERE................. all of the pics are hideous so tomorrow i'm gonna dress up in another and work on learning how to use my fuckin selfie stick

however

TIME FOR F A N C Y

good morning fediverse, have a blanket goblin #pupper #dogsofmastodon #hollypls the look is because i used flash

LOUD EXCITED NOISES

#lolitafashion G E T TODAY!!!!!!!!!

me sitting here trying to write up the whole saga of my shoulder

"it hurts lots
it go crunch
it hate rain
pls fix"

🎵 here comes the rain again 🎵 MAKING MY MOTHERFUCKING SHOULDER HURT 🎵

man, today's not my day, now i'm getting yelled at on reddit for saying "please put your triggering content after the title, not in it", first by someone who has decided trigger warnings are bullshit because their trauma is most important and then by the mods because putting things in bold is "tantamount to shaming"?

i'm just gonna...

put on some city pop and go play splatoon

idk man, i'll go have a good cry, do some retail therapy and be ok

just one of those things

i guess that's part of the being disabled experience, though. as soon as you go down with a health problem and stop being a "good cripple" who is "so inspirational" (no matter the toll it actually takes on you), you get discarded. i tried so hard to give back to the community and be a good community member, and now that i'm sick, it's like i was never there at all.

i'm just tired.

man, i know it wasn't meant maliciously, but to wake up for an announcement of an rp event that is the same concept (market full of vendor stalls) and same execution (same place in open world, even) without any acknowledgement or "thank you calamity for the inspiration" stings hard

so now i get the bonus of being upset about being upset

yay