A lot of the time when I see people talk about aromanticism they bring up the way a lot of us tend to think that romance is just exaggerated in fiction and are surprised that people feel that way in real life and not just in the movies and that’s honestly kind of funny, imagine just going about your life and one day finding out that most people’s high school years were actually like disney channel and you’re the exception
Imagine finding out that musicals are 100% realistic, people do in fact start singing and dancing out of nowhere every single day and you just happen to be one of the few people who are never in that situation
It’s hard to comprehend large numbers when it involves money. So instead, let’s compare it to time.
Imagine that you received $1 every second.
It would take you about 4 hours to receive what a full time minimum wage worker receives in a year.
In 1-2 days, you’d receive an upper middle class yearly salary.
In just under 12 days, you’d be a millionaire.
But it would still take you almost 32 years to be a billionaire.
And to become the richest person in existence, it would take 5-10 millenniums (the exact number fluctuates).
A little wealth inequality is understandable. Some people work twice as hard and it would make sense that they’d have twice as much. Some people may just happen to have skills that society considers more valuable. Some people may be lucky enough to receive a little help from their families. Some people took a risk that happened to pay off.
But if the ratio between a minimum wage worker’s full time annual salary and the richest person’s net worth is literally the ratio between 4 hours and several millenniums, that can’t be caused by hard work, useful skills, or a little luck. That can only be caused by the system being intentionally rigged.
Hey shout out to every custodial/sanitation worker taking out and cleaning up literal hot garbage so that the rest of us can go about our summer days like it doesn’t exist
Glad to see this resonated with someone, respect custodial staff or die<3
i think abt that tweet that was like “voice training? no thanks, maybe you should do ears training” every single day that shit changed something in me
[ID: tweet from emamouse reading “There have been a comment for me to do voice training, but I have no intention of doing it at this time. You should ears training. end ID]
Look. I get it. We’re all frustrated. It feels like policy just gets consistently worse no matter what you choose. But you can’t fall for these psyops telling you not to swear undying fealty to the White Pharaoh.
Look. I get it. We’re all frustrated. It feels like policy just gets consistently worse no matter what you choose. But you can’t fall for these psyops telling you not to swear undying fealty to the White Pharaoh.
every animal has the potential to be dangerous under certain circumstances. for instance, a dog could bite you, a moth could distract a UPS driver into plowing through your living room window, you could inhale and choke on an earthworm.
did lemony snicket write this
people say that the Spaniel is a gentle breed of dog. and yet, when accelerated out of this railgun at 2,500 m/s directly towards this group of orphans,
When the anti “LGBT propaganda” law passed in Russia, all of you were going insane and cared. Give Georgia the same energy. If you can have sympathy for our oppressors on the basis of them being queer, you should keep the same energy for us, if not more.
If this law passes, every Georgian queer person I know is so severely fucked, myself included. If you make jokes about “being illegal in several countries” you better fucking care about the countries you’re apparently illegal in, or going to be illegal in.
Make sure to spread this around. This is important.
Also worth mentioning
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No but seriously reblog this. If you actively reblog about LGBT rights you can also reblog this post you know. Also look through notes. Unless I see more activity on posts from Georgians I’m going to be aggressive about this
Please give evidence beyond “I hate them” or “I like sleeping in” or “I have to get up early”, none of which is actual evidence
Signed
an actual morning person
Night person who needs to see a doctor/get your car worked on/go to the bank/buy groceries, etc? You’re gonna have to sacrifice sleep for it. Because for some reason it was decided that most places of business should open in the morning and close in the evening. Fewer and fewer places are 24/7. Wanna go for a nice stroll in the park? Tough shit, they close at sundown. Hell, want to just go for a walk in general? Fair chance of being harassed by the cops because being out and about in the dark is “suspicious” behavior. Want something that’s not fast food and don’t want to/can’t cook for yourself? Best we can do is a diner like Denny’s or IHOP. Got a loved one in the hospital you want to visit between work and sleep? Either gotta get up early or stay up late to meet visiting hours.
And let’s not forget, no matter how little you actually sleep and how much you actually get done, if you’re not awake during certain hours it means you’re a lazy good-for-nothing. Express a desire for more places open 24/7? Selfish and entitled. Complain about how noisy your neighbors are during your sleep hours? Well you can’t expect the world to tiptoe around you. But also you’d better keep it down at night because other people are sleeping!
But don’t worry! There are plenty of guides on how to “fix” your sleep schedule out there! You just have to follow a strict, often disruptive routine that you can never stray from even a little or else you’ll fall back to your natural sleep schedule lazy, undisciplined ways.
And at that, good luck finding a job that doesn’t expect you to be in by 9 AM at the latest. Which means getting up at 7:30 AM at the latest, earlier if you have a commute. Which means getting to bed at 11:30 PM at the latest.
Which means night owls have a straight choice between self-employment/freelance work, with all its insecurities, or constant self-torture. (Oh yeah, sleep deprivation does count as torture, per the UN.)
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The Great Lakes and Saint Lawrence River superimposed on a map of Europe
…OH.
I googled it once and the only reason why the Great Lakes aren’t called inland seas is because they are entirely freshwater, not salt.
By any other metric they’d be seas. Superior especially (the big one in the upper left) behaves like a small ocean, and has claimed at least 250 ships and over 1000 people. Gordon Lightfoot wrote a frankly chilling song about her that I’ll include here:
Lake Michigan has never fully frozen. Leading to some absolutely terrifying images
Layers of ice created, shattered, and built up like this.
Hey, here’s a picture of that lighthouse in 2015, when we had a polar vortex
I love the Great Lakes, you know how all boats look like shit, like just rusty hulks, you don’t get that on the Great Lakes because it’s fresh water, like the shipwrecks are incredibly well preserved
Superior is so cold, bodies don’t decay. It’s beautiful and terrifying and I love it.
I grew up in Chicago and Milwaukee, and loved every moment I spent on the shores of Lake Michigan.
We NEED to put sex and magic back on the pride flag right now
I’m fed up of people being like yea we need magic but not the sex one, sex positivity is vital to the lgbtq+ community it is not invalidating to asexual people to celebrate gay sex as something that is positive and beautiful and natural. We should be celebrating all the aspects of our community and this can include both asexuals and sex positivity
i feel like we’re going to be seeing a lot of this guy in the near future on here. Let’s all welcome him, pitch in for a fruit basket or something ect.
“So, you want to apply to be a hero?” “Yup” “You saved your world?” “Yep” “But you didnt get the girl?” “She said no” “Couldnt you have, I dont know, tried harder?” “Dude…She said no”
Vincent never considered himself to be a bad person.
He wasn’t perfect. Never claimed to be. But he didn’t think he was a bad person. It was why he had chosen to save the world.
He called up his best friends, Aaron and Carlos, to join him on the mission. Carlos loved saving the world stories, so he told Vincent that he needed two other friends.
“It’s the basic Five Man Band Format.” he insisted, pointing to his little drawing.
Vincent thought it was stupid, but didn’t argue. Carlos had appointed himself the ‘Smart Guy’, so Vincent couldn’t really argue on that front.
He sent out Aaron, who had been appointed as ‘The Heart’, to get two other allies. Those allies were Kitty, short for Catrina, and Vidia.
Kitty, Carlos said, was their Big Guy. The one ready for combat. She was pretty muscled, and took martial arts and dance, and while Vincent had to admit she was pretty, he saw how Carlos looked at her, so he left it alone.
Vidia was their Lancer. The one who fought him on when he was dumb and kept him from being to impulsive. So Vincent fell for her, which was an understanding idea.
Carlos said that it was incredibly common for the Heart and the Leader to end up together, but as Vincent had no interest in Aaron, he didn’t think that would end up happening.
It was the night before his final battle, and he sat in his tent, looking silently down at the plans. It was written out, with scribbles covering the pages. His loopy writing next to Vidia’s tight, conjoined words and Carlos’ messy scribble.
“Knock knock.” said a voice from the entrance. Vidia.
“Ah, Hello Vidia.” Vincent said, sipping from his flask. It was just water, but a flask helped carry things. Less likely to crack open than, say, something you can pick up from your local Malwart.
“Hey Vince.” she laid against the table, staring down at the plans. “You need to sleep you know. We can’t save the world without our big strong leader.” she added teasingly.
Vincent snorted. Then he turned slightly to Vidia. “Vidia. I just want you to know, that, before we go into battle. I like you. Like, romantically. You don’t have to reciprocate, I value you as a friend, I just… Wanted to tell you before I lose my nerve. Or die.”
Vidia paused, frowning for a moment and thinking. “I don’t think I like you in that way. I never really thought about it.” she took a deep breath. “But I do like you, and I value you as a friend. So don’t die on us, okay you asshole.”
“I’ll do my best.” said Vincent with a small smile.
Vidia smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder, slowly falling asleep to the sound of crickets and owl and other such wildlife.
They ended up saving the world, which was amazing. It was surprisingly easy, turns out the Dark Lord was used to sending minions to do his dirty work, not actually doing it himself.
At their after party, Vidia cornered him. She was clearly drunk, the smell of alcohol on her breath. They weren’t old enough to drink, but hey, things happen. “Hey, Vince, listen, I’m really honored about you.” she looked woozy for a moment so Vince grabbed her to hold her upright, careful to keep himself in a respectful place.
“Is something wrong?” he asked.
“No, no, nothing’s wrong it’s just.” Vidia looked up at him, a smile on her face. “I thought about it. I love you as a friend. You’re a great friend. Maybe one day we can be more. Maybe in a sequel or a time skip. But for now, you’re a good friend.”
Vincent smiled. “Thanks Vids, you’re a pretty great friend too.”
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The next week Vincent applied for an application at the Multi-World Hero Association, or the MWHA, for short.
“So, Mr. Vincent, based on your very impressive backstory and story line, I suppose I should congratulate you and Vidia for your relationship?” said the Agent he was talking to.
“Oh, no, Vidia and I aren’t together.” said Vincent, shaking his head. He had mentioned in his application that he used to have a crush on Vidia, but thought it was pretty clear it was no more.
“Ah, gunning for a slow burn I see. Well, you will have to wait until all the parts of your story are done, and since you’ll be having more in your series, I will need to reject it for now.” said the Agent.
“No, we completed everything. She rejected me, we’re just friends now.” Vincent said, finding this to be perfectly reasonable stance to be taking for such an occasion.
The Agent looked at him, unsure of what to say. “So, you want to apply to be a hero?” He asked, to clarify.
“Yup.” Vincent nodded. He very much did.
“You saved your world?”
“Yep.” He was pretty sure he just said that, but whatever.
“But you didn’t get the girl?” The Agent looked flabbergasted, which was not a word that Vincent used a lot, but Carlos had used, and seemed fitting for the look on his face.
“She said no.” Vincent said again, not sure how this could be hard to understand.
“Couldn’t you have, I don’t know, tried harder?” The Agent looked concerned now, scrolling through his files quickly.
Vincent gave him a look. Were all the agents here this dumb. “Dude…She said no.”
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When Vincent returned home, the rest of his group was there. They were all staying in the same place for a while, they were pretty traumatized from the adventure and needed to be around people they knew and went through it as well.
“That was fast.” said Kitty, doing a complex French Braid in her hair, her fingers soft and light as she worked. “I’m not surprised they accepted you that fast.” she added.
“They rejected me.” said Vincent. He hung up his coat.
Aaron, who was cooking, looked in the entry way, and living room, shocked. “Why? You’re basically the perfect applicant.” he said, sputtering.
“Oh, because I wasn’t dating Vidia. True heroes get with their crush.”
Carlos looked so confused about that. “But she rejected you.” he said, looking at him with a very concerned look.
“Mmm, true heroes apparently don’t take no as an answer.” responded Vincent with a sigh, making his way to the kitchen.
“I’ll write a complaint.” said Vidia, who was also in the room, storming toward the office to grab her computer.
Aaron sighed, resting his chin on Vincent’s head. “Don’t worry.” he said. “They’ll see you were too good for them anyway and beg for you to return.”
Vincent sighed. “They didn’t really listen when I tried to explain what happened afterward either. It’s not like I was left without a love interest.”
“Oh, you weren’t?” Aaron teased.
Vincent laughed and turned slightly. “Of course not.” he said, pressing his lips to Aaron’s in a soft kiss. “I have you, my Heart.”
no writing workshop can help you improve your writing as much as this screenshot can
“Said is a utility word,” he said.
“Though if it’s obvious who’s talking and you’re tired of using that word you can go without it for a line or two.”
“You should keep in mind though that this sort of format can get confusing if overused. You want to make sure your readers know for sure who’s talking.”
“It might also be a good idea from time to time to bring up the characters’ names again so your audience can keep track of what’s going on,” Roman added to the public conversation they were having with themself.
“On that note, lengthy descriptions added onto the said can be meaningful flavor and humor added to the scene but if used more than a few times it had better be a purposeful stylistic choice,” he said, knowing full well that he personally is occasionally guilty of overusing this type of thing and the classic he said she said format is a perfectly acceptable way to format a conversation.
insane how people think i can just do things. “can you mail me this?” and get killed by the post office desk workers?????!!!?
For added context, people who don’t remember the 1980s, there were a serious of deadly shootings carried out by postal workers against their coworkers.
It was mostly covered by the media as a joke, as I recall.
Actually the portrait of Charles is red to represent enthusiasm, energy, determination, passion, strength, leadership, and love. It doesn’t matter that it looks like he’s walking through fountains of blood spilled by the British empire! Some of you people need to learn color theory
We’re on a new platform with a totally different audience…we have to prove ourselves all over again…convince a totally new group of people to think we’re funny and worth your attention….so allow me to drop some of my “A” material….the funniest thing I got…….here goes…….
today’s incoherent nap thought is that The Serial Killer is really some type of lichen. which is to say: it requires NOT ONLY a person who engages in the behavior of killing other people in a specific way. it crucially is an interaction between that person and social, cultural, etc concepts, media reactions, constructs about The Ultimate Criminal, & mental illness/trauma/cause & effect.
it’s an actually one of the best examples of a construct that’s SOOO specific to a certain time & place and yet we don’t see it like that because it’s OUR time and place (broadly). but it’s so important to see that The Serial Killer is a lichen. because it exposes almost everything else that is that too. who among us has not had a conversation about prison abolition which drags out this concept as some kind of proof that Some People Ontologically Need To Be Removed From Society! who along us has not witnessed people try to come up with some concrete list of Red Flags that someone may at some point BECOME The Serial Killer despite the fact that someone fundamentally hasn’t murdered someone until they engage in the behavior of murdering someone?
YOU KNOW?
it’s a lichen. it’s not one thing. it’s not. … you know. The Serial Killer is not a guy. it’s a bunch of stuff in the shape of a guy.
this post brought to you by all of the many distressing rubbernecking True Crime podcasts that spotify keeps fucking advertising to me
water-based, oil-based, and silicone-based lube are all suitable for either vaginal or anal sex. many people prefer silicone-based lubricants for anal sex because it’s so long-lasting and durable, which is helpful when you’re working with an orifice that won’t naturally lubricate itself. oil-based lubricants are also a no-go with latex condoms, which is relevant for both vaginal and anal sex. beyond that it’s all a matter of personal preference!
thank you dildo-smith Matt for chiming in, and while we’re at it let’s actually just go through the whole tl;dr pros/cons of the different families of lube!
water-based:
pros: easy to wash off/clean up, safe for use with any toy material.
cons: dries up quick and needs to be replenished often during sex.
silicone-based:
pros: long last. extremely long lasting.
cons: can be a pain in the ass to clean up, and not good for silicone toys as noted above.
oil-based:
pros: long-lasting, and often the best choice for folks with allergies/sensitive skin triggered by other lubricants.
I really appreciate when people share info even when it’s not relevant to them personally! you never know who might be following you who will really benefit from seeing it :)
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