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I meant to take more progress photos but I got too locked in haha, I painted from like 8pm to 12:00 am

Decided that I’d theme my painting around project Hail Mary last night! It turned out a lot better than I expected and I’m excited to share it with you guys!

I have been working on this drawing over my lunch breaks and am finally done. This is my visualization of Porch Light. I’m thinking of making a painting later, this was supposed to be a concept sketch and I ended up detailing it a lot more. I haven’t drawn regularly in a while, and I am finally starting to get back into it. There is so much of this album that resonates with me, Noah really created something so beautiful

Just thought it was funny that my run right before I logged off for the day was 51 mins on the dot

TLDR: review of flexible claw clips. Even though Mello is pricier, I think it has better quality overall.

I wanted to comment because I searched a lot about people’s reviews on reddit for their opinions on cloud clip, mello, and squishy clip. I wanted to find something that I could wear especially in the car without fearing that it will just embed in my skull if I were in an accident. And also for overall comfort.

For me, mello was very pricey but I caved and bought one for myself. I ended up buying squishy claw too just to compare, while the cloud clip’s shipping doubled my order price so I didn’t buy the product.

I have to say, between the two, mello is a lot better quality.

- The biggest difference is that mello’s prongs when squished from both sides, tend to point inwards, and even though one style of squishy claw’s looks similar to mello, the prongs point inwards and interlock between the teeth, and stick out. You have to really apply a lot of force to mello’s to get the same effect.

- Another big difference is that mello’s spring is much more adjustable/gradual, where squishy claw’s is just a spring that you have to apply a lot of force to, and it springs open all the way instead of being able to open it based on how much hair you’re clipping up.

- I feel like the Squishy Claw is less sturdy and that over time, it would break at the spring.

- Squishy claw’s material is more flexible than Mello’s.

- Mello’s clip held a lot of my hair without moving, and I didn’t have to adjust it even when working out. (I have thicker asian hair) It felt very comfortable and I even slept in it a few times. I haven’t had a ton of time with the squishy claw to determine this.

- Squishy claw’s was much more affordable and shipping costed less for me. One mello claw was equivalent to three squishy claws.

- one thing I didn’t like is that mello’s marketing, even through Canada day and Independence day, would boast about big sales and buy 3 get 3 free, and it’s very misleading. I’ve been watching the store website for a while and that’s just the normal bulk discount they offer. Really, the only sale you get is the 10% off at welcome, and the maybe 20% off you get as a thank you for the first order. But that’s not much when 1 clip is $25 USD, 1 charm pack is $12 USD, and shipping was ~$9 USD for me. It ended up being closer to $50CAD for me.

- the charms from mello are cute but they aren’t interchangeable like advertised, at least not for me. Once they’re in the clip, they’re in there. I accidentally broke one trying to move it around, I ended up supergluing it on.

- mello has a wider range of colours and I think they are nicer finishes than Squishy claw. It’s a soft matte finish vs a very high gloss and saturated colour for Squishy. But this is more personal preference.

- Shipping time was about the same for both, I live in Canada. Mello ships from Korea, Squishy Claw I am not sure exactly but the first note in my shipping process said it was received in BC, Canada.

Let me know if you ever tried these two brands, or if you know of other brands that offer flexible claw clips. I’d be down to try them out!

After not drawing for years I was inspired by tlou games to work on sketching Ellie freehanded, just with a regular graphite pencil. It’s been a good mental break from my math heavy work. It’s not the most accurate but I aim to continue improving through more practice, mostly it’s just to relax and enjoy a hobby again

Edits: Reference photos
- Young Ellie
- Older Ellie

I made an alternative design to the one I originally started since I wanted the bathroom and bedroom to have separate entrances. It was pretty tricky to fit it all in such a tight space especially with a washer and dryer but I managed to do it! I added a little patio on the roof for fun but the house meets all the requirements on the ground level for functionality. Hope you guys like it!

I’m fairly new to this game so I am definitely not a master at building or have knowledge of all these quirks that people can use items for, but I really enjoyed this challenge. I used to watch tons of tiny house videos so this was really fun and more complex than I thought it would be. I think it turned out great! Funnily enough, I forgot about the list of rules, I was building and thinking: how would this actually be functional as a home?

P.S there is a wardrobe in the bedroom you just can’t see it well, it’s the brown strip against the wall on the same side of the entry door.

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Rules

Your build must include:

✅ A kitchen with a refrigerator and either a stove or microwave
✅ A bathroom with a toilet, sink, and shower
✅ A bed
✅ A sofa or living area
✅ A dining space
✅ A bookshelf
✅ A desk with a computer or workspace
✅ A wardrobe or closet for changing clothes

Additional requirements:

✅ Maximum size: 8x3 tiles
✅ Only 1 floor
✅ No stairs inside the house

I haven’t drawn in a long time but felt inspired to draw Ellie after listening to the soundtrack from tlou1, and beginning to watch some gameplay for tlou2. I originally played tlou1 myself and really loved the characters in the game. I decided to take a break from work and actually sketched Ellie between my pages of calculations. I thought it went well enough to share with tlou community because this game series has resonated so deeply with so many people. I hope you guys like it

So I was able to get a ticket to Target Field in Minneapolis for $385USD in the lower bowl, but I didn’t realize how bad the dollar from USD to CAD was (it costs $550 CAD) which is too much for me. Apparently I can’t go through face value because I’m Canadian and it’s not allowed unless I have an american bank account or an american debit card. Is there a way around this without opening an american bank account? Is it possible to go through legit, on 3rd party sites and get my money back?

Just in case anyone has been waiting for a sale, it says the game is 50% off in steam, at least for me! I’m trying to convince my friend to get it :D