A Smelly Blog

This is the place where I put interesting things I stumble across and occasionally stuff I made. Think of a shelf with trinkets and shiny rocks on it. Just digital.

[fatpunk]

where is transgender flag "I'M TOO FAT FOR THIS HEAT"

[fatpunk]

FOUND IT

[fatpunk]

it's that time of the year again folks

[dogpuppy]

[importantcatpics]

[goatmilksoda]

A question I get asked a lot while working at a public library is "how do you deal with homeless people?"

And the answer is, we don't.

The unhoused people who come here seeking refuge 99% of the time understand that they will be kicked out if they misbehave.

The people you have to watch out for are Jessica, who only came because the kid she didn't want had to visit for a homework assignment and she just *needs* to yell at her child for asking to borrow two books or stay an extra five minutes, or Michael, who came in to look at porn on our computers for whatever fucking reason, or Karen who just wanted to come by to throw a fit that the particular book she wanted was checked out and harrass our staff about our collection being too limited.

99% of the time, the people we need to ban are middle to upper-middle class white people while the homeless and mentally ill/disabled people mind their own damn business and are honestly some of the best patrons we have.

[goatmilksoda]

I bring this up because today we had a man come in. He stopped at the desk, pulled up a chair and said "I'm newly homeless and was living in my car. I'm disabled. It was impounded. It's raining. I don't have a phone and I don't know where to go tonight."

And we did what we could to help. He was incredibly kind and patient despite his obvious anxiety and stress, more than most able bodied, housed patrons are to us under much less dire conditions. I liked knowing that we were the first place he came.

We have so many people like this who come in everyday. Many are quiet and keep to themselves, but sometimes they talk to us.

They tell us about how they're taking a few courses on a scholarship they applied for from our library's computer at the local community college to get their diploma. Or ask about a manga or dvd or book we might have to help them pass the time.

One woman, who comes in daily with her tattered walker always says hello to me and likes to work on the new jigsaw puzzle with me when we set one out.

So like, treat unhoused people like people. Treat disabled people like people. I don't want my library to feel like the only safe space in the world, but I'm glad it can be one of them.

I'm so sick of hearing about how "the homeless are ruining everything" when they are some of the kindest, most respectful people here. Sometimes they mutter, might not have had a place to shower, and might need a little extra space for their backpacks but that's FINE. It Doesn't Matter Actually. None of that is a problem or any of my business to care about (unless they request help/services), and I also don't think it's any of yours.

[probablybadrpgideas]

Location in Villain's Lair: Hall of Scooby Doors.

The hero party and a team of enemy combatants all run about through the doors via rolling a d20. Even numbers are the left side, odd numbers are the right side. After everyone rolls, the left group works together to engage in a round of combat with the right group, regardless of if their partners are in the other group. If everyone's on the same side, free round for everyone to relax, chat, heal up, make tea, what-have-you.

Location can be finished once every door has been rolled at least once.

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[facts-i-just-made-up]

The communist party never really issued cards, when one refers to card carrying members of that party, they refer to Magic: The Gathering cards, a popular game among Lenin and his friends.

[draptorronin]

Trotsky was banned from tournament play after Stalin deemed his deck problematic.

For years after his banning, Trotsky frequently posted long, rambling messages on various TCG forums, going on & on about how it was, in fact, Stalin’s deck that was the toxic metagame maker, how tournament management is poorly run, etc etc.

[facts-i-just-made-up]

Nah Trotsky was just annoyed that Stalin used a Pokémon card-

[daughter-of-sapph0]

[the-big-mood]

It became impossible to lose them on the evening walk. 😂

[sins-sanctuary]

Awe ☺️

[baseballcardvandals]

Junior's violating roadkill again.

Own this BCV original.

[targetedknowledge]

[winningmachine]

Who else up thinking about bjj black belt craig jones saying You can give anyone steroids. Despite our best efforts we are yet to give anyone autism.

[badmiiversepost]

“cigarets are like hamsters: they are fine, until you put it in your mouth and light it on fire. True”

[curlymcclain]

the crazy thing about doctor who is that it really is the best show ever for 30 seconds at a time. you never know when those 30 seconds will be. sometimes they happen multiple times in a single episode and sometimes you wait years and years and years. and the best part is those 30 seconds are surrounded by the worst show ever, which is also doctor who

[fwizard]

I’m getting threatening scam emails from author john green

[lillathelegend]

[escuerzoresucitado]

[asskylosaurus]

You know I turned on the sound just to help me understand what was going on and I guess it was exactly what it looked like.

[geeoharee]

Ooh! Spot the industrial safety device! The worker has to press a 'stab the cheese' button with both hands. This is because if they're doing that, neither of their hands can be within the cheese stabbing zone.

[thetablestspoon]

This cheese is being stabbed safely

[lonestarflight]

Apollo 17 vs Artemis II

[mementochao]

Despite everything, it's still you.

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That's really cool actually

[tanoraqui]

#excuse me but are you telling me that the Apollo pic is made with the help of the SUN and the Artemis one with the help of the MOON??? #that's actually so poetic i want to cry

@gorandomshesaid wait i need to sit with this one. wait.