Also, don’t knock the A Line. My wife has one. She doesn’t ride it as much as I ride my C but we throw them in the trunk and ride on scenic trails in the area. I take it whenever my C Line is out of commission and it’s pretty nice still because it’s lighter than my C Line by maybe 5 lbs. It doesn’t sound like a lot but when you’re carrying it, you will feel the difference.
I don’t regret it. I really enjoy it. I’ve always wanted to be a road bicyclist, but being Asian and of shorter stature, it never really felt comfortable to buy a road bike. Maybe road bikes just aren’t comfortable for anybody and I’m overthinking it. But I felt at ease on a Brompton.
The smaller wheels do make it much more maneuverable than a standard bike and I can easily weave through cars that are sitting at a light but of course it’s pretty dangerous. And I can take the bike easily onto trains and public transit without taking much space.
Lugging it up a flight of stairs with my work bag can be a bit taxing, but I see it as exercise and mostly only do it when the escalators/elevators are out of service.
I have a C Line. It’s 8-10 lbs heavier and it hauls a 15-20 lb work bag. It was a stretch to buy that bike. So like you, the only way I’m buying this one is if I strike it rich.
This is nice! I really like how painterly this is. Did you use the built-in brush libraries or did you customize your own?
I would just say continue what you’re doing. Experiment with different blending options, brushes and textures if you want to branch out. I just installed Krita as well! Also thinking of trying the new GIMP as they just had a major release.
Oh I enjoyed that game so much!
I have fond memories of playing Suikoden, but I’m looking for new experiences. To be frank, I’m tired of remakes.
I’ve heard that Clip Studio is pretty close but I have not tried it yet. My experience with Gimp and Krita is that they are fairly close to Photoshop. That is to say that it would be easy for a Photoshop user to jump into those and start working. I have searched for the occasional “how to do XYZ in Gimp or Krita.”
Adobe needs to be abandoned as well. Clip Studio, Krita, Gimp, Affinity are either free OSS or one-time-payment great alternatives without the AI and privacy BS.
Grave of the Fireflies
Whoa! Where is this? It looks so menacing!
Yes! But it wasn’t at night, hence the question. The night time setting makes it look all the more sinister!
Is this a photo from the Guggenheim in Spain?
I too would like some of those dope reflective decals. Looks like they’re from Germany. Hopefully the shipping isn’t outrageous.
Aww that is adorable 😍
Oh I love kway teow. Sigh. . . The balance between health and happiness is a hard line to tow.
I just looked at my history and so many of these fucks deleted their posts and just peaced.
The red part is the Chinese Sausage. I’ve only seen this kind in grocery stores but they are all of this variety. This kind hails from southern China. I’m sure there are other types, but this is the most prevalent variety.
In Cantonese, this is called “lap cheong”. In my minor dialect of Chinese, it’s called “gong chiang”.
It’s salty with a sweet vinegary flavor. There’s usually marbled fat throughout the sausage. The bite is chewier than a standard Italian sausage, more like jerky but not as dry.
It was my bacon growing up and my family used it as such. It’s delicious and every time I have it, I’m transported back to my childhood. But I try to stay away from heavily processed foods and leaning more vegetarian/vegan as I’m approaching seniority.
Filipinos have a sausage with a similar taste profile called Longganisa. It’s usually more stout in shape and more tender than a Chinese Sausage.
Same here. Elden Ring was my first souls game. I would never have beat it without the seamless co-op mod. I just don’t have skill, time and patience for it.
Night Reign seems to me like an arcade version of Elden Ring. It forces you to move faster and make snap decisions (that blue flame closes in fast!). We got to Day 2 last night but I could see us pouring lots of hours into it.