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@yalansavar • Podcaster • Hiker • Experimental Cook • RPG/DND/FRP Player • Mini Painter • Cat Slave • TR & ENG
@yalansavar • Podcaster • Hiker • Experimental Cook • RPG/DND/FRP Player • Mini Painter • Cat Slave • TR & ENG
Show me your cat and what they are named after.
November 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Show me your cat and what they are named after.
I absolutely loved painting this model, she has so much character, so different than the stereotypical heroes.
I hope I was able to give her the ambience she deserves. :)
Giving a try to simulate turquoise was another fun challenge.
#figurepainting #3dpainting #modelpainting
#fantasyminiatures
I hope I was able to give her the ambience she deserves. :)
Giving a try to simulate turquoise was another fun challenge.
#figurepainting #3dpainting #modelpainting
#fantasyminiatures
November 11, 2025 at 2:48 AM
I absolutely loved painting this model, she has so much character, so different than the stereotypical heroes.
I hope I was able to give her the ambience she deserves. :)
Giving a try to simulate turquoise was another fun challenge.
#figurepainting #3dpainting #modelpainting
#fantasyminiatures
I hope I was able to give her the ambience she deserves. :)
Giving a try to simulate turquoise was another fun challenge.
#figurepainting #3dpainting #modelpainting
#fantasyminiatures
I think Doctorow is the weird one tbh.
He only has one book on Audible, and it is this one:
He only has one book on Audible, and it is this one:
October 24, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I think Doctorow is the weird one tbh.
He only has one book on Audible, and it is this one:
He only has one book on Audible, and it is this one:
Absolutely the most satisfying moment in this hobby: adding a catchlight to an eye to make the figure come alive. 🤩 (assuming you don’t end up with a major screw-up.)
October 21, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Absolutely the most satisfying moment in this hobby: adding a catchlight to an eye to make the figure come alive. 🤩 (assuming you don’t end up with a major screw-up.)
October 20, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Turkish Breakfast - the best way to enjoy the remaining amazing tomatoes from our backyard as the summer comes to an end.
I have maybe 10 tomatoes left, which means we will soon revert back to eating demi-tomatoes from the market until next July.
I have maybe 10 tomatoes left, which means we will soon revert back to eating demi-tomatoes from the market until next July.
October 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Turkish Breakfast - the best way to enjoy the remaining amazing tomatoes from our backyard as the summer comes to an end.
I have maybe 10 tomatoes left, which means we will soon revert back to eating demi-tomatoes from the market until next July.
I have maybe 10 tomatoes left, which means we will soon revert back to eating demi-tomatoes from the market until next July.
I am painting the eyes but now thinking maybe I should keep one as a milky white cataract eye.
October 19, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I am painting the eyes but now thinking maybe I should keep one as a milky white cataract eye.
Work in progress!
I am surprised how fast I am able to sketch this one after working on the last figure for months!
I am surprised how fast I am able to sketch this one after working on the last figure for months!
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Work in progress!
I am surprised how fast I am able to sketch this one after working on the last figure for months!
I am surprised how fast I am able to sketch this one after working on the last figure for months!
I find cooking for a crowd the most therapeutic activity that lifts my spirits. There is nothing like serving a big dinner to friends to share the joy and laughter after a tough, busy work week. ❤️
October 12, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I find cooking for a crowd the most therapeutic activity that lifts my spirits. There is nothing like serving a big dinner to friends to share the joy and laughter after a tough, busy work week. ❤️
After so many pauses I will call her complete.
This was a tough one to paint and I ended up changing palette few times - thus took months and months to finish.
This was a tough one to paint and I ended up changing palette few times - thus took months and months to finish.
September 19, 2025 at 7:44 AM
After so many pauses I will call her complete.
This was a tough one to paint and I ended up changing palette few times - thus took months and months to finish.
This was a tough one to paint and I ended up changing palette few times - thus took months and months to finish.
in 2016, shortly after the elections, I posted a summary of our experience in Turkey prior to moving to here, and shared the fear of a similar path. Our US friends reassured us "it would never happen this way here, we have established systems, checks & balances etc."
Sadly, I think we have a bingo.
Sadly, I think we have a bingo.
September 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
in 2016, shortly after the elections, I posted a summary of our experience in Turkey prior to moving to here, and shared the fear of a similar path. Our US friends reassured us "it would never happen this way here, we have established systems, checks & balances etc."
Sadly, I think we have a bingo.
Sadly, I think we have a bingo.
It should be illegal to market a mixed powder of salts and flavorings as “liquid IV” for hydration.
Literally there is nothing liquid in this pouch other than bunch of salts one would get from eating a pickle. And certainly it is not administered intravenously.
Deception at its best.
Literally there is nothing liquid in this pouch other than bunch of salts one would get from eating a pickle. And certainly it is not administered intravenously.
Deception at its best.
September 19, 2025 at 1:36 AM
It should be illegal to market a mixed powder of salts and flavorings as “liquid IV” for hydration.
Literally there is nothing liquid in this pouch other than bunch of salts one would get from eating a pickle. And certainly it is not administered intravenously.
Deception at its best.
Literally there is nothing liquid in this pouch other than bunch of salts one would get from eating a pickle. And certainly it is not administered intravenously.
Deception at its best.
This sums it up I think.
September 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This sums it up I think.
My morning commute playlist matches my mood perfectly :)
In case you want to join: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
In case you want to join: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
September 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
My morning commute playlist matches my mood perfectly :)
In case you want to join: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
In case you want to join: open.spotify.com/playlist/37i...
When I see zucchini flowers I can’t resist buying them to make dolmas, and every time I fill them I swear never to buy them again - so fragile and a nightmare to fill w/out breaking.
But when I finally cook them, I forget about the pain of filling. So I start from scratch in the next farmers market.
But when I finally cook them, I forget about the pain of filling. So I start from scratch in the next farmers market.
September 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
When I see zucchini flowers I can’t resist buying them to make dolmas, and every time I fill them I swear never to buy them again - so fragile and a nightmare to fill w/out breaking.
But when I finally cook them, I forget about the pain of filling. So I start from scratch in the next farmers market.
But when I finally cook them, I forget about the pain of filling. So I start from scratch in the next farmers market.
That is why I never play those games that are specifically designed to be hard. They remind me of this meme :)
(No offense to those who strive to be flower smelling champions, I am just not one of them.)
(No offense to those who strive to be flower smelling champions, I am just not one of them.)
September 10, 2025 at 6:45 AM
That is why I never play those games that are specifically designed to be hard. They remind me of this meme :)
(No offense to those who strive to be flower smelling champions, I am just not one of them.)
(No offense to those who strive to be flower smelling champions, I am just not one of them.)
The difference between venom and poison is….
September 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
The difference between venom and poison is….
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, alice in chains…
September 9, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn’t Nirvana, pearl jam, soundgarden, alice in chains…
One wonders who is writing these news titles- they sound like my grandma. 😅
September 7, 2025 at 7:21 AM
One wonders who is writing these news titles- they sound like my grandma. 😅
Here is a solid reference for fall/winter respiratory virus season vaccinations.
(CDC is in complete disarray b/c it is purposefully being dismantled by science deniers and sadly can’t be effective as a major public health guide now, so go here:
commonhealthcoalition.org/vaccine-reso...
(CDC is in complete disarray b/c it is purposefully being dismantled by science deniers and sadly can’t be effective as a major public health guide now, so go here:
commonhealthcoalition.org/vaccine-reso...
September 4, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Here is a solid reference for fall/winter respiratory virus season vaccinations.
(CDC is in complete disarray b/c it is purposefully being dismantled by science deniers and sadly can’t be effective as a major public health guide now, so go here:
commonhealthcoalition.org/vaccine-reso...
(CDC is in complete disarray b/c it is purposefully being dismantled by science deniers and sadly can’t be effective as a major public health guide now, so go here:
commonhealthcoalition.org/vaccine-reso...
The fake Adam Grant account seems to follow 124 people, and all of them are random women.
Goodbye creep!
Goodbye creep!
September 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
The fake Adam Grant account seems to follow 124 people, and all of them are random women.
Goodbye creep!
Goodbye creep!
This account followed me today- red flags: he is a famous organizational psychologist, and have 0 followers.
Meanwhile there is an authentic Adam Grant account being present here.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
Meanwhile there is an authentic Adam Grant account being present here.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
September 1, 2025 at 9:12 PM
This account followed me today- red flags: he is a famous organizational psychologist, and have 0 followers.
Meanwhile there is an authentic Adam Grant account being present here.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
Meanwhile there is an authentic Adam Grant account being present here.
bsky.app/profile/adam...
Brandywine tomatoes from our garden are here - so it is a perfect Sunday to make Caprese salad for breakfast.❤️
August 31, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Brandywine tomatoes from our garden are here - so it is a perfect Sunday to make Caprese salad for breakfast.❤️
Bolu Çikolatası gibi :)
August 28, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Bolu Çikolatası gibi :)