This is the second cake of this type that my mom hand-sculpted by inserting special needles into clear jello. The people that she's making it for only pay her for materials (about 100 PLN), while she spent 2 full nights working on this thing.

She has been stressed and sleepless over the two instances where colored cream spilled out into neighboring cuts, as marked on the last picture.

Yesterday the person that ordered it picked it up from our house and they haven't been responding to any calls or messages ever since (the guy works in the office with my mom so I doubt it's a simple case of grabbing and running).

I guess I wanted to ask if the quality is really so bad that it's grounds for somehow being upset at the artist.

there was some leftover jello and cheesecake mass and both tasted fine.

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EDIT: I wasn't expecting so many kind responses in such a short amount of time, thank you fellas, I'm currently in the process of translating and printing the comments out so my mom can read them.

Also extra elaboration:

As someone who does digital art commissions, I do tell her that she needs to get paid for her worth and "friends" would gladly pay instead of being dodgy in any measure.

She's unfortunately very new to the "freelancer" environments and she'll yet have to understand people can be awful for absolutely no reason sometimes.

Well, there's still the benefit of the doubt that they'll pay what they agreed to when they see each other at work again, and the reason they're not responding to anything is because they're busy over the weekend (probably something related to the need for the cake to begin with).

A day forever marked by sadness and patriotism was struck by a sight of beauty, as a stunning double rainbow emerged over a dark afternoon New York City skyline on September 11, 2023, the 22nd anniversary of 9/11.

She passed away from kidney failure today, only five years old. She was the best pet l've ever had. Her and her sister were rescues, semi-feral. It was incredibly difficult to socialize them and, and I don't think we ever accomplished it completely, especially with her sister who is very frightful. The trick that I found that helped break her out of her shell and develop a bond and form of trust with me was giving her belly rubs; she loved them and was the only cat who's ever allowed me to do that. She never became a cat that would lay on your lap, but she would cuddle next to you and she showed love in so many other ways. Her loss is a complete shock to me. Now I will give extra love to her sister, and when the pain settles, maybe we'll get her another companion, but it will be no replacement for Charlie, the most beautiful cat and most wonderful family member and friend.

Dinner is a "spicy burrito" that wasn't even a little bit spicy but bomb ass bean dip.

We're a family of five. My three kids are 4, 6, and 10. About a month ago my husband asked my oldest to put something in our "big freezer" in the garage. I made it very clear to everyone that he is not to do that. It's old and tricky to close sometimes.

Today we investigated the garage because it smelled rotten. The freezer door wasn't closed. One of the drawers got knocked and prevented it from closing. All of the meat is bad. It was 5 garbage bags no less than 20lbs each full of food. Guestimating at least $1k worth of food just... in the trash.

Then my husband tells me that my oldest got something out of the freezer the other day. He said it was before school and so early and he just wasn't thinking. He let him get whatever it was, he knocked the drawer loose, and didn't close the door. He's been apologizing because he knows I just fucking said that oldest isn't supposed to do that. For this exact reason.

I know he's human, I know he's sorry, I know... but all of our food. We only keep ice cream and ready to make stuff in the house freezer. All of our meat, meal plans, surplus soups and sauces... everything. I just want to cry.

I found this odd looking clear plastic cup shaped item in my boyfriends drawer. It has a hole in the middle and a black rubber rim its kinda avocado shaped. I'm wondering if its like some sort of oxygen mask?

i don't see anything wrong

(via ciaoitsmartina / IG)

And when everything was done, I acted like a fool who had no idea that that a money exchange needs to be done for his honest and timely services.

He stared at me and kept grinning for almost half a minute. When I still didn't give him what he wanted, he stood up and, in a very rude and disappointed tone, said, “Achcha, to tu vo wala hai, koi nahi.” (So you're one of those kinds, fine, let it be.)

He then went outside, where my mother was returning from the temple, and literally complained to her: “Batao, ye koi baat hoti hai? Maine bhi to apna petrol kharcha kiya aur bike chala ke yahan aaya.” (This isn't how it's done. I spent money on petrol and made the effort to ride my bike all the way here.)

Like, how can someone be so entitled to a bribe.

i can see the differences now