密室

I think Tumblr ate my last post so forgive me if I’m posting twice but this morning we found Chase limping. He won’t put any weight on his right hind leg. We don’t know how bad it is yet, but he absolutely needs to see the vet.

We don’t know how much it will cost, and we’ve had some other major expenses lately. I hate asking for money, but I do have my Etsy shop ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/brandnewlovesong ) and I have all sorts of patches and I still have some NarumiShroud keychains. I can also take custom orders if you have something specific you want.

My tablet is dead so I can’t really take big art commissions, but I can still do embroidery or traditional media sketches if that’s what you’d be interested in.

Imagine you have a coworker who likes to bake. Every week, they bring in a batch of delicious, homemade cookies and leave them in the break room. Next to the plate of cookies is a sign, “If you like my cookies, could you please just leave me a note and tell me what you like about them? The more feedback you leave about what you like, the more incentive I have to bake.” A hundred coworkers walk by and take a cookie. One person leaves a note. “Great cookies! Bake some more soon!”

The next week, once again there are cookies in the break room with the same sign. Once again a hundred people take a cookie and only one person leaves a note. “Nice! More soon!”

Week Three- Once again, a hundred people take a cookie. No one leaves a note.

Week Four- One hundred people take a cookie. No note.

Week Five- There are no cookies. Someone leaves a note. “Where are the cookies? I loved them. Please, please bake some cookies.”

Week Six- There are no cookies. Ten people leave notes. “I miss your cookies. They were my favorites. I loved the chocolate chips. My friend really liked the way you had almonds in the cranberry ones.”

Week Seven- Motivated by the wonderful notes, the baking coworker stays up late to bake the best batch of cookies they have ever made. That week, a hundred people take a cookie. No one leaves a note. 

The co-worker gives up baking for their colleagues.

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