JAW DROPPER
Maurice le tombeur did spare no expense for his golden shoes and shorts. He likes to make jaws drop on his daily commute to village bakery for his baguette. He also fills his pockets with golden glitter—Everytime he takes his wallet out, people think it's magic✨
A small side note on that 30% ruling, it's only for highly skilled workers, so there are some requirements to meet.
Also, you'd best not boast about it to your Dutch coworkers if you want to make friends over here :)
Since most games are often mentioned on the internet, I'm going to reach waaaaaaaay back to my childhood and mention Cartooners:
This was a game for kids to make their own cartoons. I spend so much time making all kinds of funny and weird stories. It was very basic, but it had me giggling every time.
I did the thing yesterday. It wasn’t my intention, and it was kind of incidental , but I’m so glad I did it in the end.
I can definitely recommend, just do the thing, you’ll thank yourself later.
The Netherlands is generally quite friendly towards (English speaking) immigrants and expats. Almost everyone speaks English and no one really bats an eye at a non-Dutch resident in most of the major western cities (Amsterdam, Rotterdam, the Hague, etc.)
Housing is terrible though, prices are high and it'll be hard to find something nice. One advantage for you (or any US resident), is that you're exempt from the inburgering exam. Which means that you won't have to learn the language and won't be tested on your integration in Dutch society.
My partner is from abroad and they've experienced living here as quite pleasant. They weren't exempt from the exam though (different non-EU nationality), which was a bit of a nuisance. But in general, reception was positive. They've been living here for over 16 years now.
But like most of Europe, we've got a far-right government right now, so there's a lot of anti-immigration talk going round. Of course it's only aimed at what they think are the "wrong" (Middle-Eastern and African) kind of people, so I doubt Americans would ever have to deal with it.
Thanks :)
I’m not a native English speaker, but I always thought an expression like “oh boy” was more self-reflective. Like you say it more to yourself than to whoever you’re talking to.
In which case, the other’s gender shouldn’t really matter?
In any case, I personally don’t feel insulted or misgendered if someone uses it in a conversation with me.
Prompt oil painting, sci-fi, A woman lounging in a golden barge, the barge is filled with velvet cushions, a robot pilots the barge, in a neo-classical architecture canal with crystal clear water, high detail, god rays, painted in a neo-romanticism style --ar 2:1 --dref https://s.mj.run/EINA45dcR5Y --v 6.1
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Well, you could argue that this is more about making it as opulent as possible?
Anyway, it's been a few weeks, I'm sure we'll see some fresh ideas :)
That's a great challenge!
Would you mind adding [Community Challenge 57] in front of your title though? It would make it in line with the other challenges and easier to spot.
Edit: Thanks!
I used this video to draw the buggy:
https://www.shoorayner.com/how-to-draw-a-beach-buggy/
Urgh, I wish I had better handwriting
Prompt: fantasy movie, battle scene, a An insect knight wielding swords in a battle stance is in a castle courtyard, the insect knight is surrounded by guards with drawn halberds, action shot, wide shot, shot on 35mm film --ar 16:9 --v 6.1
I don't like this new AR guide..
snapshot, of A tall sasquatch in a business suit, wearing a hat and sunglasses, hiding behind a newspaper, trying to blend in with the crowd in a busy street, wide angle, shot with a disposable camera --ar 4:3 --v 6.1
Crypto-zoologists have been looking in the wrong places to find Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and all those other creatures.
They've been living among us this entire time!
For this challenge create an image of a cryptid trying to blend in with human society.
Feel free to browse through the list in that link, there's a couple of really fun ones I haven't heard of before.
Edit: And here's another even longer one. https://www.cryptidophilia.com/what-is-a-cryptid/
Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
Prompt: https://s.mj.run/FqK6OjkPEAY https://s.mj.run/Crgbdbu7aIA Fantasy movie, A centipede bus, cinematic lighting, shot on 35mm film --ar 4:3 --sref https://s.mj.run/C67DQnlVebU --iw 0.6 --v 6.1
An attempt at bringing a codex seraphinianus image to life. The original is one of the prompt urls.
You can now vote for this week's challenge!
A Halloween pumpkin with a horrified face that serves as a poutine bowl. Melting cheese curds are coming out of its mouth, there are French fries coming out of the hole on top. Brown gravy sauce is pouring out of its eyes, nose and makes a puddle of sauce.
It's october and Halloween is coming soon. I know Halloween is not celebrated everywhere in the world, and that's the reason I wanted to make this challenge.
The goal of the challenge is to have a carved Halloween pumkin that represents your country, state, province or city. As I live in Quebec, I made sure my Halloween pumpkin had something to do with Poutine, one meal that Quebec is known for. Please in your answer, post what country / territory / city your pumpkin represents. The carvings could show a flag, your national animal, or whatever you think represents where you live.
This challenge will follow a slightly different format. Everyone can submit their image to this post. At the end of the week all images will be collected and shared in a new voting post wherein people can vote on their favorite image. This will be up for at least 24 hours before a winner is made.
There are no extra points to be earned, OP will decide on a winner in case of a tie.
I hope this format will give everyone the opportunity to take their time and have an equal chance at earning votes. It can be a one-off if this turns out to be too time consuming or impractical.
At the end of the challenge the image with the most votes, wins! It’s that simple this time :)
The winner gets to pick the next theme. As always, have fun everyone!
As we discussed elsewhere. I figured it would be good to bring one more mod into the community, preferably somewhere in the American time zones.
I'm usually pretty active but if there's one thing I learned it's that you should never make yourself indispensable. The other mods in the list haven't been active here for some time, though M0oP0o indicated he'll be back in a month or so.
Basically what I'm looking for is someone who is active in this community, likes to help along with the challenges when necessary, and can react to the occasional report.
Experience is not a requirement, this is a relaxed community and it doesn't require a lot of your time.
So, let me know if you're interested below. I'll consider anyone who has a solid history of posting in this community.
Thelsim
@[email protected]
Prompt oil painting, sci-fi, A woman lounging in a golden barge, the barge is filled with velvet cushions, a robot pilots the barge, in a neo-classical architecture canal with crystal clear water, high detail, god rays, painted in a neo-romanticism style --ar 2:1 --dref https://s.mj.run/EINA45dcR5Y --v 6.1
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