Pasta is a hot salad — me, an Italian

She/her; 🇮🇹🇪🇸; Amnesia_the_crazy_cat_lady on ao3; icon by @two-nipples-maybe-more; banner by @cabin-pressure; apologies in advance for when Sanremo comes around

[dandeliont3aandsageleaves]

I truly don't think I'll ever recover from Smiling Richard Nixon being one of the leaders of vampire government

[dumbpuppyfag]

does anyone know if being kept in a state of constant anxiety and insecurity for 25 years is bad for you??

[jv]

I can’t believe we have a player called Pedro Porro.

[jv]

I can’t believe we have a player called Pedro Porro.

[jv]

Since we are at it, at least we should call him Perico Porro

[stopmyhearts]

meowwww

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[i-love-bernice-summerfield]

mrrrrrowww

[stopmyhearts]

meoweweewwwwwww

[i-love-bernice-summerfield]

mrrrp

[oswinoswald15]

meow

[stopmyhearts]

meowww

[amnesiathefirstcatlady]

Mrrrrreoooww

[notbecauseofvictories]

SUPER TOP SECRET WORK HACK!!! If you explicitly tell people, "You are an adult and a professional, I trust you to do your job; just keep me in the loop and let me know if there are questions," then thank and/or praise them when they accomplish your mutual goals? they will keep doing things for and with you. Sometimes they will even side with you over other people in the organization, because you've taken the time to establish that baseline respect and trust! hashtag winning or whatever

[sonneillonv]

I just want to say this can work with kids too, mostly because of the 'respect' thing.

This past month, Parks & Rec has been doing a lot of work on the field adjacent to my school. They have trucks with flatbeds, mowing/tree-cutting/postholing machinery, etc. And when they arrived, I (campus monitor) was told I would need to herd the kids away from the trucks/machinery and basically prevent them from creating a dangerous situation.

So when recess came around and the kids stampeded out the door I held them up and I said (being funny but at the same time serious, you know how it is, kids listen better if you're funny)

"Okay, I know that you're all smart AND mature, right? And talented and good looking? Definitely the smartest and most talented class in this school? (I say this to every class, they're all 'my favorites'.) And because you're SO intelligent and mature, I don't need to actually TELL you that these guys have vehicles and machinery that you need to stay clear of, right? Because I know you figured that out already, and I also know that YOU know how sad I would be if any of you were run over, or squashed, or had a pole fall on you. I would be SO SAD, like, I would probably have to lie down on the floor and cry. So you're not going to make me cry, right? I can trust you to stay away from the trucks and machines no matter where they are on the field? Because you're wonderful and amazing? My favorites? My inspiration?"

And they're laughing at me of course, because I'm being so dramatic. Some of them are "Yes, and-"ing my dramatics and inventing more involved mourning processes I should undertake if any of them get run over. Some of them are yelling at me that they are NOT mature yet and they are VERY STUPID and I should know this.

It's been three weeks. We had one conversation about it. None of them have gone anywhere near the trucks. This is actually in excess of the typical elementary-schooler's working memory and I'm very proud of them. I haven't had to blow the whistle at ONE person for getting too close even when the trucks were literally 40 feet from the actual playground.

"I know I can trust you to do this", even when phrased with humor, is like a magic key that unlocks teamwork+cooperation.

[onbearfeet]

I usually phrased it to middle-schoolers as, "I was a weird artist before I was a teacher, so I don't understand how children work, really. So I am going to treat you guys like adults unless and until you give me a reason not to." It's amazing how far they'll go to keep that adult status.

[neenarchive]

maidens if you are going to flee dramatically from my castle in the middle of the night once i reveal my true nature to you please leave your candelabra on the little ledge by the portcullis we are running out of them

[neenarchive]

starting to think these maidens are stumbling in soaked through from the rain just to steal my beautiful gowns and homewear are any of you actually lost

[elektrashocktherapy]

At the checkout in Home Goods loading the belt with nothing but candelabras in all shapes & sizes while the cashier watches sympathetically and asks if it’s the maidens again

[throschei]

fuck i forgot to post this

[asterinthesiren]

one hour into the newest ccod ep and i really hate maya so much. she's so self-righteous and pretentious, with this fucking stupid savior complex that just because she HAPPENS to have magical powers as a witch she can strong arm everyone around her. like yeah i understand where she's coming from but that understanding isn't an excuse for her to be a fucking asshole. she straight up DEMANDED money from HJ and then acted like HE was wrong for hesitating. are you fucking kidding me

[eaglerayys]

“Best friends” 👀

[toomanyfandoms11]

[liebelesbe]

june is over... goodbye pride month, hello disability pride month!!

[liebelesbe]

let's all be disabled this month... together 🤝

[liebelesbe]

if you're not disabled yet: no need to worry! i can help. come closer.

[islandoforder]

wait so vesper died in 2003, 23 years ago, and nancy is 51. she was 28 when she wrote that obituary. how long do you think she’d been working for the omaha sunday scoop at that point? no wonder it hit hard, a girl just a few years younger than she is, passionate and driven like she is, who never had the chance to be more. how much of nancy’s career do you think was driven by the determination that someone needs to tell the story of people who think they’ll disappear without anyone noticing, how many nights did she spend doggedly pursing a story, exhausted and upset, and pulling out that old obituary for the strength to keep pushing forwards?

[plagued-by-visions]

And they didn’t have a body. Nancy is an investigative journalist. Did she look for Vesper after she disappeared? Is that what sparked her career? Searching for a girl who vanished into thin air no body to be found. How long did she look? Do you think she looked longer than the cops? It often takes a while for a missing persons case with very little evidence to become a closed case. Nancy didn’t give up on Vesper when everyone else did.

[dimension20daily]

Dimension 20: City Council of Darkness (2026) Episode 12: The Prince and the Primogen

[professorerudite]

[redmenacealine]

[wizardwindow]