i am a person, thats all you need to know

[herainsorcia]

[fox-bright]

That is DIABOLICAL museum design, A++, no notes

[unpretty]

every time i look up the culver's custard flavor of the day the little "add to calendar" button cracks me up. adding an appointment with custard to my schedule with notifications turned on. marking myself as busy because i don't want to double-book my important meeting with "crazy for cookie dough".

[snake-eggs]

“There aren’t enough hours in a day.” There are actually. The problem is that we think 40 hour work weeks are an unavoidable fact of life.

The problem is that everyone has to work 8 hours, pretty much no exceptions, and with getting ready time + (unpaid) lunch + commute, “8 hours” is actually anywhere between 9 and 12, every single day, with more work to do when you get home because our society and culture was built around having one member of the household home full time and nothing has changed now that almost everyone works.

No wonder Americans are reliant on DoorDash and fast food, there’s no time or energy to cook. No one wonder mental and physical health are in shambles, many just spent all day sitting in fluorescent lights with little to no stimulation. “Just wake up earlier” “Just meal prep”… these are ok short-term, individual solutions, but the broader, systemic issue is obvious. We aren’t built for this. There’s no work-life balance. Genuinely, I think if our culture could normalize a shorter work week, many individuals’ biggest problems would simply evaporate.

[broken-horn-of-equius]

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

If you're comfortable accusing anyone of faking disability, you're not a real ally to disabled people

[teaboot]

One time when I was a kid a group of girls and I had to treat another student for hypothermia by ourselves because she had so many invisible health issues that the adults we asked for help didn't believe us. The student in question was actively hallucinating. When I finally ran for help the people I grabbed were slow as shit to respond, casually joking about how "dramatic" the person in question was.

The kid was picked up by an ambulance 30 minutes later.

Now as an adult working in security I get SO MANY folks- upper-middle aged mostly- coming to me to 'rat out' people they think are faking it.

I was once sent into a bathroom because a client demanded that the "fucker won't get out, so go drag them out"- I was NEVER going to do that, so I did a wellness check instead. You know who it was? A person recently released from the hospital after a car accident. They had a hole in their skull and major hearing loss. They couldn't answer the owner because they couldn't HEAR the owner.

Another time about a homeless man who got around town by kicking the ground from his wheelchair. "You know he doesn't actually need that thing, his legs work fine, it's just for pity points"- Oh, so he's not paralyzed, his wheelchair is performative? Funny story Dale, I actually know that guy, he was backed over by a truck and has chronic pain from his shattered pelvis. But sure, let's make him stand up and walk everywhere so nobody feels too bad for him and tries to help him or something.

"She doesn't need that scooter, I've seen her get out of it."

"Look how fat he is, because he just rides around and refuses to get up."

"She doesn't really need that cane- she comes here without it all the time"

Sincerely, truly, from the bottom of my heart- as someone who isn't physically disabled but hears this shit all the time- fuck off

[maxknightley]

"it would be so good if it was good" will haunt you but "it's extremely good, except for the one or two parts which are so bad it's genuinely kind of insulting" will straight up drive you insane

[maxknightley]

one has you making posts like "okay but if the author UNDERSTOOD the POLITICAL IMPLICATIONS of the story they were telling, and leaned into it, it would actually be a really interesting exploration of..."

the other has you pacing your bedroom at one in the morning going "why. why would you ever in a million years do it like that. genuinely what possible thought process was involved. was the writer possessed by a fucking ghost or something."

[teaboot]

on the topic of top surgery and nipples - what about sexual pleasure? are the nipples insensitive after surgery anyway?

(obviously no pressure to respond if you dont feel comfortable discussing this online!)

Personally not interested in sex and do not care.

I imagine for people who do they might consider that a factor as one CAN lose feeling, but not every method severs nerves, not everyone loses sensitivity, and not everyone who does loses it permanently. And even without the physical side of things, your brain is your biggest sex organ anyways, so who knows? (Metaphorical)

[lesbianshepard]

on my "don't walk to metlife" post I kept seeing people say that drivers would "bergentruck" pedestrians on the turnpike and it turns out that that's a reference to an Undertale meme where a character purposefully runs over people, but the portion of the jersey turnpike that goes to metlife is bergen county, and I had just instantly accepted that there was a term specifically referring to jersey drivers from there. I didn't even question it. Neither would you, if you had ever driven there.

[lesbianshepard]

posters: if you try to walk on the jersey turnpike they will bergentruck you without hesitation.

me, unfamiliar with undertale memes, but familiar with driving through north jersey: fuckin yeah they will.

[fipindustries]

one character archetype that i dont see very often is the female trickster, the lady con artist, the sweet talking bard with a silver tongue who gets into trouble by lying and cheating and then gets out of it by lying and cheating even more.

or rather i do see that character but its always some manner of minx using her "female wiles" or some femme fatale of some kind and i dont mean that. i mean female john constantine (no, lady constantine from the comics doesnt count, she was a spy; and jenna coleman in the show was the lamest thing ever so that doesnt count either)

the only example i can think of is eda from owl house

[whumpster-fire]

Lyra from His Dark Materials started out this way but sadly "matured" into less of a gremlin due to the author's cowardice. Theoretically Pantalaimon's settled form of a pine marten should be a sign that she's just hiding her trickster tendencies better now but IDK what happens with her character development in the in-progress sequel trilogy.

Slappy Squirrel and Dot Warner from Animaniacs are both close to qualifying but IMO Slappy has too many "Plan B is twice as big an explosion as Plan A" tendencies to really make her an archetypical sweet talking con artist like a female equivalent of Bugs Bunny (which is because she's actually a female equivalent of Screwy Squirrel), and Dot's methods tend to be more focused on weaponized cuteness which is a little too close to "feminine wiles."

The best example I can think of other than Eda is Jester Lavorre from Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign. Mind you she also has powerful magic backing up her "get out of trouble" plans, but so does Eda.

[prismatic-bell]

Henley Reeves in Now You See Me. She's a stage magician and uses that, not "feminine wiles," to pull off a heist.

I'd also suggest all of Leverage and Leverage: Redemption.

[madgastronomer]

Sophie definitely uses her feminine wiles, because Sophie will use absolutely anything and everything she's got. But Parker doesn't. She'd rather stab a rich and powerful man with a fork than flirt with him. And in Redemption, Breanna doesn't either.

[the-punforgiven]

I'm just saying, if you're going to worldbuild magic being a "raw, primal force, akin to and interweaving with nature itself" you gotta explain to me why animals don't use it

[the-punforgiven]

I know the normal answer is "they just aren't smart enough for it" but idk I've seen enough media where a character uses a spell in a moment of brain-off panic ilI feel like animals could probably stumble into a spell or two like, accidentally

[the-punforgiven]

Also how funny would it be to see a completely normal regular bear cast magic missile outta nowhere

[the-punforgiven]

Also there is no way ravens wouldn't figure out spells, tbh

They're smart fuckin birds, I believe in them

Either through observing or just figuring shit out ravens could 100% learn how to cast spells I'm sure of it

[the-punforgiven]

Dogs can also cast Magic Missile but every time they do the projectile is shaped like a bone or a stick and they chase after it

[a-book-of-creatures]

Magic is a tool. Many animals are physically capable of using a tool but not all of them can intentionally do it.

Ravens, chimps, dolphins, elephants and so on have been observed doing it routinely. Other cases are a lot rarer.

Cows have been seen using Summon Backscratcher

[indigobuntings]

I can't believe home depot literally produced a wildly successful science fiction musical and we all just pretend it didn't happen. on one hand yes it had a boring white guy main character but like.... home depot just... Made it? And it had shit ton of box office sales? and no one even talks about this. this is like avatar (2009) all over again

[indigobuntings]

OK so. After a lot of frantic googling I realized this was all a dream. home depot did not in fact produce a wildly successful science fiction musical. I was on allergy meds and took a nap and my brain simply prophesized this. slightly disappointed because I wanted to watch it.

[krchov]

(by @galwednesday)

[systlin]

One of the contractors at work is a dude who recently moved here from the Bay Area. He is used to Northern California, which is to say that he is NOT used to the general Tornado Alley attitude towards Thor dragging his dick across the plains and causing massive destruction on a semi-regular basis.

Namely, the fact that we get them at all, and the fact that the general Midwestern response is to wander outside to see if we can see it.

We have bad weather forcasted the next few days and I had to talk him through the site tornado plan and storm shelter locations (we have six on site, my office is actually inside one) to head off the poor guy's anxiety and also I had to admit that yes, I also share the general Tornado Alley brain damage and go outside to try and see it when the sirens go off.

Poor man thinks everyone in tornado Alley is out of their minds and as one of those people I can't even deny it. 'I seek shelter if it's heading this way' did not reassure him, he's convinced we are mad.

[systlin]

To answer the question in the notes, @what-about-second-tmblr ; when I visited Sacramento and LA some years ago, the sensation of a minor earthquake shifting the ground around just barely enough for a human to feel it had me freaked out and basically lying flat on my back outside going AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA while the Californians looked at me like I'd lost my mind.

So yes it is reciprocal.

[verschlimmbesserung]

[systlin]

Thor's dick what's not clicking

[the-whitmore-excursus]

Two?!?

[systlin]

This particular image is of the famous (among people fascinated by weather, anyway) Pilger Nebraska twin tornados! Two EF4 tornados from the same storm on the ground at the same time. This footage was captured by storm chaser Hank Schyma, better known as Pecos Hank, who is a fabulous nature photographer and provides data to weather researchers to better predict storms and severe weather. The smaller twin at this point is setting the land speed record for a tornado as it orbits the larger tornado; it was clocked at a foward speed of 94.6 MPH (sustained for only 5.3 seconds)

Anyway, yes. Two. Supercells can do that.

Storm chaser Stephen Jones got this image when both twins were at their maximum size.

[slytherkins]

Saw this on FB just now and felt it belonged on this post.

captured by storm chaser Brett Wright

[progressivepower]

Yup http://news.usaunify.org/TSNwpQ

[seymour-butz-stuff]

Time to feed unprofessional managers what they’ve been dishing out for far too long.

[beaniebaneenie]

Couple things here, for when you do this to people: 

1. if you get the “answer my call” text, NEVER ANSWER THE CALL. 

They are calling you because they want to have the conversation verbally, and be able to lie later about what they said or didn’t say. Force them to continue via text or email- force them to continue the conversation in writing or not at all. 

2. “Lack of 2 weeks notice is unprofessional!” or the other version, “Not providing notice is illegal!”

No it isn’t. Neither is true. 

And in the US, all states except Montana are “at will” employment (though you may hear an employer refer to it as “right to work” to make it sound better, it’s the same thing). Sure, at-will employment means they can fire you without cause, BUT! It also means that you are not legally required to give a reason for quitting, or to give notice of any kind. 

Is it polite to give notice when you can? Sure. Do bosses expect it? Absolutely. But that does not make you legally required to provide it. 

3. The only thing I would change in the worker’s interaction here was their response when initially asked to come in. 

Employee: “Hey Mark. Sorry I’m unable to cover the shift tonight because I’m studying for my exam tomorrow.” 

Don’t give a reason for your lack of availability. It may be tempting to. You may feel rude if you don’t. 

DON’T DO IT.

You do not owe your boss any information about what you do off the clock, and any reason you give will only ever be used against you. 

Boss: “Hey I need you to cover Jasper’s shift tonight.”

Employee: “Sorry, I’m not available.”

And leave it at that. 

Do not elaborate. 

Do not offer additional information. 

When you boss asks you to elaborate, because they will, be polite but firm. “With respect, that’s personal. I’m sorry, but I’m unavailable to cover this shift/work late/come in early/etc.”

Be a broken record- you’re unavailable. That’s the only information they need to know, and it’s the only information they have a LEGAL RIGHT to know. 

Please stop giving your bosses information they don’t need to know and don’t get to have, because they’re only going to try and use it to fuck you over later. 

[reasonandempathy]

My job is HR. The above is completely accurate.

[darkspaceboytoy]

Incredibly violent take of mine but I actually don’t think you need to relate to a story in any way to enjoy it. You can enjoy a story even if you can’t point at a character and insert some aspect of your personality or identity into them. In fact I would argue the need for a character like that to be present in every single story you experience is a sign of stunted growth.

[darkspaceboytoy]

Ask that someone sent a blog I follow that inspired this. You are twisting yourself into some incredibly bizarre pretzels so you can go “aha, a character I Relate To” and it’s just like. Well actually there just may not be parts of this film you can see yourself in. And that’s okay. You can enjoy this movie for many of its merits that aren’t “I am in it”.

[lexofexcel]

One of the main points of fiction is the opportunity to experience viewpoints and forms of existence that are different from our own. You can find a character or story interesting without it being like you somehow.

[timidsketch]

You can't make this shit up

They really said "Maybe making all children's media only about thin people is bad?—BE THIN BE THIN BE THIN YOU FUCKING DIPSHIT—It seems like only making thin princesses is making all of our children feel pressure to be thin you guys 😔 Who could have foreseen this? Over 100 years of only thin people being glorified and idealized in all media? Bad? We're all shocked ☹️"

Not to mention the use of the term "average-sized body." What Disney princess could POSSIBLY be considered a fucking average size???? They're all the width of a toothpick! And maybe, just maybe, the goal shouldn't be to go from twigs to "average-sized bodies." Maybe we should actually make positive fat representation for once instead? Ludicrous idea, I know. /s

[aleprouswitch]

Herbie Hancock trying to figure out how to fix a mixer, c. early 80s.

[babyboodle]

[anastasiaoftheironwood]

[Image description: A photo of musician Herbie Hancock. He is underneath a studio mixing board with one of its components removed, looking up through the empty space.

This is followed by a screenshot of a previous tag which reads herbie hancock emerging from his mixer to shame mankind. End description.]

[theblindarcher]

Lie or Die.

P from Lies of P, commissioned by crmsndragonfly17 on bsky!