Holy Schmidt

Nothing but shitposts and memes here

[themanfromeire]

[nevver]

Beware the Ides of March

[retroactivebakeries]

caesar, seconds away from death: oh fuck, I have to say the most ambiguous thing possible

[plaguedocboi]

I’m crying over this picture

[marinebiologyshitposts]

[depsidase]

[luulapants]

Got into a discussion about emergency response at a professional retreat recently and everyone was going on and on about agility, and I was like, "Okay but what about contingency?"

And they were like "What?"

And I was like, "Agility isn't the ultimate form of preparedness. Contingency is. Agility still requires you to flounder and figure out a solution in the moment, but if you have a contingency plan, all you have to do is implement it."

And they were like "But you can't make contingency plans for every situation!"

And I was like, "Yeah, you basically can if you just identify all of your basic dependencies and contingency plan around the loss of any dependency," and then I gave a few examples.

And they all stared at me like I'm an alien.

Anyway, that's how I figured out I'm Batman-coded and also learned how Batman must feel talking to supposedly professional superheroes who never bothered to run disaster scenarios until I pointed out that it's insane that they don't already have a plan for if Superman turns evil.

[nestofstraightlines]

There’s a phrase that really stuck in my head around this. It was from one of the British divers who enacted the Thai caving rescue, though I couldn’t tell you which one or which interview.

As he described to the interviewer a moment of panic and how he he overcame, the interviewer said, in one of those, summarise-last-answer-given-with-appropriate-levels-of-respect-in-order-to-proceed-to-next-question phrasing’s, “Wow, so you rose to the occasion -“

And the diver said, “No, actually people always get that exactly wrong. In an unexpected and urgent situation you don’t rise to the occasion. You sink to the level of your training.”

[throckmortons-thrussy]

[kosmogrl]

if nobody got me I know listening to music and creating fake scenarios got me

[mbrainspaz]

idk what neurodivergent young adult needs to hear this but you are NOT supposed to give 100% at your job. I've gotten more promotions and raises since I started giving 40-60%, which my evil CEO uncle informed me is what bosses actually expect when they say 110%. My mental health has improved tremendously. I've spent 2 out of 5 workdays secretly writing my novel for the last 2 years and I've never been more respected and appreciated. Also--when you see glaring wasteful errors in the company's operating systems, say absolutely nothing! Embrace inefficiency. It is your friend in this capitalist hellscape.

[narramin]

this should have been me

[jungwildeandfree]

ok northies this is it. these last five days to the solstice are a motherfucker. everything feels dark and hopeless because the sun's fucked off. but you MUST. i cannot stress enough you MUST hang on until the 21st. the light will come back

[lustcannibalism]

ever since I was little I knew I wanted to dedicate my formative years to imagining fictional scenarios

[filmtvtoday]

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) dir. Peter Jackson

[maureen2musings]

A little relaxation, Brooks Falls, Alaska @achdiefranzi

[gothiccharmschool]

Yes, I've reblogged this before. It's soothing, and I need soothing right now.

[the-haiku-bot]

Yes, I’ve reblogged this

before. It’s soothing, and I

need soothing right now.

Beep boop! I look for accidental haiku posts. Sometimes I mess up.

[theprofessional-amateur]

Well played Merriam-Webster.

“There is artificial intelligence, and there is actual intelligence” 🎤🫳

[theprofessional-amateur]

[tedcruzisthezodiackiller]

[teddy-stonehill]

This month I’ve decided to participate in an event called “October,” where for every day in October I’m going to experience a day in October.

Here’s the prompt list I’m using in case anyone wants to join me in this challenge:

Next month I’m thinking of trying out the “No November November” challenge, where I’ll refrain from experiencing November for the whole month of November.

[dd-the-man-without-fear]

[cryptidshadows]

TODAYS THE DAY

SOMEONE BETTER PUT THE DANCING IN SEPTEMBER SKELETON ON MY TIMELINE OR SO HELP ME GOD

[complicatedsquishy]

Everyone please rise for the national anthem.