Quackery

[dogpuppy]

[homoquartz]

i’ve warmed up significantly towards the concept of small talk ever since i learned that its sole purpose is to make friendly noises.

as long as you smile and nod, people are satisfied. it’s just to show that you are nice and there with good intentions. we’re small in a big world and have to rely on other people to be decent to us. so we do our little human dance to each other to say, “i’m not here to hurt you. here’s something we have in common, like the weather or sports or itchy sweaters, so we both know we’re on the same team. we both agree on a basic fact, like that it is rainy or that being itchy is uncomfortable, and this proves we can get along. i’m being light-hearted and non-threatening right now.”

small talk isn’t to get to know a person. it’s just a greeting to affirm you’re buddies in the universe.

i am motivated by wanting the other person to know i am friendly, so i have gotten pretty decent at small talk when i used to hate it.

[piratedgender]

[themisally]

[lady-of-vitreous-sight]

you do have to be a wings pervert. actually.

[alteredpanel]

dead wife jokes banned in the house due to current events

[heureux]

saintlilithhh

[domjordanillustration]

in the cockpit

[sirguyofnothing]

ergot for @devilishdescent . smiles sweetly

[ytumamatambien2001]

ooh so you like my blog? name five of my fetishes

[drdaanvondutch]

in law school, my mom took me to this stress retreat because my family was vaguely aware i was a suicide risk. and they didnt allow phones, so i brought this huge bag of books. and one of the options for "destressing" was this fake cave grotto thing, where they'd decorated a room to make it look exactly like an underground cave and the air was like -10 degrees, but there was a like 4ft deep pool in the middle that was kept super super hot, so you would just switch between the hot and cold. and they would bring you an endless supply of this weird syrupy drink thing that was like super caffeinated and tasted like sugar and mint. and so i spent multiple days sitting half submerged in this fake grotto drinking mystery liquid and reading. and i have to be honest i really did feel less stressed

[batsandbutch]

[toddsolondz]

destroying and betraying yourself for nothing all by yourself, handsome?

[laterkiss]

everytime i want something i should be shot in the head

[pepurika]

my son...,

[sokolversus]

[meltymoth]

the fennum

[deceased-bunny]

FurSwap!

[lmaonade]

there is always some fucking laundry and dust and some other shit

[slunch]