u/lydocia

What I want to do:

I have a menu that links to specific pages, on which I have a series of posts displayed using the Display Post Types plugin.

When a post is opened from there, say for example a portfolio post, the menu item "portfolio" is no longer highlighted.

I want it highlighted.

Is there a way to set a page as the parent to a post, or is there a different way to achieve this?

I was under the impression that it made enemies turn on each other, but when affected by it myself, I noticed it messes up my controls and now I think it only does that to enemies, too. What exactly does it do?

This isn’t something groundbreaking or revolutionary, but it’s something that I have been doing when painting small pieces that easily roll away when bumped:

I use masking tape inside-out, tape it down on the sides for good measure, and then put the little bits upright in the way that I’m going to use them so they stay in place and I can paint them on both sides at the same time. Bonus points: I can just pick up the piece of paper I taped them to and set it aside to dry without any extra effort.

Image to visualise it here.

TW: mentions but no details of trauma, depression, burnout, suicide.

I just need to get this off my chest as it's filling me up so much I can't function. It's a positive one, I promise, despite the initial buildup.

My life hasn't been easy. There has been a series of traumatic events since the beginning of it, and I'm only now at 37 dealing with the trauma, the autism, the adhd, the body image issues, etc. - all of it. It's overwhelming and hard and difficult and after years of still ongoing depression and burnout, it often feels like there might not be an end to it.

But somewhere along the way, I met a wonderful person that I am so, so grateful to have in my life. The day we met, our first interaction was me saying "so, someone told me you were going to be my new best friend" and he responded with "no". We laughed, and have been inseparable since. It's like we instantly became best friends and our bond only grew stronger throughout getting to know each other, sharing interests, talking about our individual issues and relationships, helping each other through breakups, the whole ordeal.

I mean this 100% literally when I say, ever since I met him, there has not been A SINGLE DAY that he didn't make me laugh. Even on the worst days. The days I actively battled suicidal thoughts. The days we attended funerals of our loved ones. The days one of us was fired or quit their job. The days we got unexpected issues like washing machines breaking down or bills we didn't anticipate. The days our apartment flooded and we had to live out of a hotel for two weeks. The days our pets were ill or even died. Every single one of those days, there has been at least one time we laughed together, and that has been so precious.

We've been together for over 11 years now, and it still holds true. We love hanging out every day, we share our views for the future, our hobbies, even the things the other person doesn't really "get" like specific video games or my crafting hobby, we show interest and are genuinely hyped and supportive.

He has been the main drive behind figuring all of this out. He was there when I had my initial breakdown, he held me and went with me to the Doctor's, helped me find a therapist and audhd coach, went with me to the first appointments, encouraged me every single step of the way. He encouraged me to go back to school and learn something I was passionate about. Twice. He encourages me to step out of my comfort zone without any jealousy or control or whatever. Tomorrow, I'm meeting up with someone I only know online but am excited to meet for lunch and a theatre show, and even though my self-sabotaging ass wants to run away from that kind of thing, he's like, "just go, you'll enjoy it!" and he's always right.

What overwhelmed me this morrning and made me post this, was... absolutely nothing special. Just the same as always. I wake up and text him something silly, and without skipping a beat, he matches my energy. We end up in so many pun wars, I'm sure if those texts were public, half the planet would cringe to death.

I am so lucky to have that person, so happy to be able to share that with a person. Life has been hard, and he makes it so much better. ♥

I remember reading a post on Reddit, maybe it was a link to an external source, that was essentially about how you should use three reference, one for what you want to draw, one for the style you want to draw it in and one for the lines.

I wasn't an artist actively back then so I read it, found it interesting and then moved on - but now that I am, I find myself thinking back to it quite often and wish I could remember the details.

Does anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?

For those interested, it's a promotional flash game Rally Trophy had on their website that I used to love!

Let me explain what I mean. Two things come to mind:

• in Eve Online, there's a Tribute to the Fallen, where you can honour your gaming buddies who died irl.
• There's a Minecraft server/map that you can download, which contains a ton of irl books imported into Minecraft, to get knowledge to places that doesn't have it easily accessible.

I'm wondering if you know of any other such things!

Here's what I need:

I write game reviews, and I'd like to make themed lists. Some games fit more than one list, for example Stardew Valley would go on the farming sim list as well as the pixel graphics list.

What I want to figure out is a way to sync these two entries, so that, if I change something to the review in one place, it gets changed in all places.

Is this at all possible on Substack?

Craving plant games!

I have Plant Therapy on speed dial, I recently played Leafy Corner and Urban Jungle, so now I'm craving more cosy plant games, where you decorate with plants and take care of plants.

(Steam only, please.)

Can't for the life of me remember the name.

It was an async co-op game about a village on the back of a gigantic animal, where one person plays the animal (and thus controls the city building colony management aspect) and the other one is on the animal, collecting resources to build and survive.

I have noticed for a while that I tend to get extremely sleepy, and my brain just sort of falls asleep while I'm doing something. I can play games on autopilot and then suddenly jar "awake", almost dying in-game because I have no idea what I'm doing or have been doing for the last few minutes. I can sit up and watch TV, and my eyes will be open and apparently looking at the screen, but my brain just goes poof and I'm done.

I notice I get it more in stressy situations. Right now, my pet is sick and I'm stressed from worry and taking care of her, so I tend to have it more. I just had one of these "episodes", I was playing a game and get jarred "awake". I tend to hear things, like I'm already half dreaming right before it happens.

When I lay my head down, I'm immediately out for half an hour. It's an instant deep sleep. It usually does alleviate the sleepiness/drowsiness, and I can get through it a bit more, though I feel drained and disoriented for a little while right after such a nap.

Is this relatable to anyone?

It took me a long time to find this setting. I previously felt like Anomaly didn't integrate with the rest of the game and demanded a dedicated playthrough, but then I read about that setting and it really turns Anomaly into more of a "yet another freaky environmental thing that comes with life on the rim" rather than something you have to focus on.

I've seen quite a few comments lately from people who had no idea this was a thing, so I thought I'd share.

Happy rimming, everyone!

Stop asking. Please. Disinfect the bite, and if you aren't sure, see a Doctor. There really isn't anything we can do or say, and we don't need to see a thousand images of your little wounds. Thank you.

The sub is getting traction and I love that, but we need some more moderation.