@spudfuzz Something I haven't heard mentioned is that the Internet allows artists and patrons to meet each other despite being on different parts of the planet. Living costs vary from country to country and it's entirely possible to find an artist who charges less simply because they have less overhead.
For example, a Big Mac costs only $2.64 in the Philippines, compared to the United States where it's $5.04. I'm not saying that every artist should be paid in burgers but does show that artistic skill isn't the only thing that determines commission rates.
@JimJom And some of us like the heels, especially when the loaf has a tasty crust.
What, do you feed it to the chickens?
@zuggarts The evil thing to do would be to cut off all support. See what a bout of homelessness is gonna do for their grades. Nyehehehe
Tell her it's for your lover.
Over here it's drain flies. For the longest time I thought they were just funny little moths, that they hung around the bathroom drain for some reason, but it turns out they're true flies and they lay their disgusting eggs in the muck in the pipes and then their maggots thrive in that filth and then they fly up the sonofabitch drains, which seem to lack u-bends, and then the full-grown flies dance over every single thing in my tiny apartment. My clean floors, my computer keyboard, my bath towel.
The solution, I've found, is to threaten your significant other with a meat cleaver -- no, wait, that's my advice for you. Anyway, I've found that flushing the drains with detergent and hot water (but not boiling water) will clear up an infestation.
@Pandastrophic I've given up on movies as a regular part of my media diet. If I hear a movie's good, I'll wait for it, but you'll rarely catch me at the cinema.
It's sad. Going to the movies used to be one of my favorite things.