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“Why don’t you use ai” idk man beyond the obvious environmental and “this machine causes psychosis and encourages people to kill themselves” thing I think asking the equivalent of a solid D student who is also a pathological liar if they can answer my question/do the work for me seems pretty fucking stupid
i genuinely don't think there's much, if anything, hotter than someone clearly having a blast doing something they're really good at. doesn't really matter what it is. the combo of competence and joy is absolutely lethal to me
The last of the classically trained tumblrinas
september was practice… in october I’m getting my shit together
growing up is terrifying i wasn’t supposed to make it this far and now my future depends on me and i have to make wise choices and decisions and i’m just sitting here like a clueless little kid
i'm not going to lie. i would do this all the time
Lets stage a hit with mama
Okay so when I got sucked into the phantom zone last week while watching youtube shorts a lot of the content it fed me was ADHD tips and a lot of it was either useless for me or redundant but there was one REALLY good tip about taking breaks that wasn't about taking breaks it was about RETURNING from breaks and the tip is: when you are about to go on a break, before you step away from your task (work, craft project, school stuff) decide what you'll do as the first thing when you sit back down at your task and set up your workspace to do that thing.
That means you've got an easy re-entry point to go back to doing the thing instead of sitting back down and having to make a decision or having to reorient from break mode to task mode. You have pre-reoriented and can just go back into working mode.
I've been doing this by circling what my next task on my tasklist is and bringing up the windows that I'll need for the task before I step away from my desk.
Brilliant hack, works great for me, hope it works great for you as well.
Oh also some knitters do this thing where the second you finish making one sock you cast on the second sock and do at least a few stitches so that you don't get killed by inertia and have one sock finished and one sock never started forever.
A while back there was a Tumblr post about doing the same thing while writing fiction - when you finish one chapter don't call it quits for the day, write a sentence or two if the next chapter do that you aren't starting from a blank page, you're continuing what you were doing before.
The same thing applies to work and homework and housework. If you finish your english homework *don't* decide that's the perfect moment to take a break, get out your algebra textbook and do a problem or two first.
Initiating tasks is a kind of executive function, but sometimes executive function is in short supply and you can bank some effort by continuing one task from another instead of having harsh breaks between tasks.
We never really talked about it but The Ugly Ducking that grew up to be a beautiful swan was still probably pretty fugly from a duck’s perspective
Like that story isn’t about an ugly duckling that grew up sexy, it’s a fucking swan was judged as a duck and hated itself as a duck until it found out it wasn’t a duck and stopped trying to be a duck.
The actual ducks in the neighborhood were probably still looking around at perfectly normal swans like “damn, look at those busted ass ducks”
This is pretty important, actually. The good ending is finding the other swans, not tearing yourself to pieces trying to impress the ducks.
although a lot of adaptations skip over this and sanitise it to the point where the message is apparently meant to read "you'll be forgiven for being born wrong, if you turn out thin and white and pretty!" - there's a lot going on in the original. For one thing, most adaptations present him as a wild animal, but the Ugly Duckling is born into captivity, into a society that mimics upper-class pretensions, which is why he's declared 'ugly'. His mother is loving and very generous at first - hatching him despite the inconvenient incubation period, and defending him firmly - but after the other domestic animals (including a higher-class dominant one) point out what a burden he is, she turns on her child. Previously, she genuinely appeared to like him.
And a thing that's missed, while kid's abridged adaptations miss out on the rest of the point, is that the Ugly Duckling decides he can't live like this and leaves the farmyard; he goes into the wild himself. In the various passages in which people try to keep him as a pet, or a duck, it's hammered home again and again that this does not make a good pet. there is nothing in him that suits being a domestic animal.
one of the particular parts that makes you go "sweet jesus, hans christian andersen" is where the wild geese rock up and are nice to the young swan, not quite recognising him as a swan but saying they're pretty into whatever weird vibe he has (is this a sort of queer recognition thing? we are told, explicitly, that the wild geese are both male, and they definitely say "you're so ugly it's hot - come with us" - given HCA, it might be) and then they're, you know, instantly shot dead. Because that's what happens to wild geese. They like your vibe and try to take you with them, and even offer to teach you how to flirt - and then you see exactly what happens to them. And then every encounter from there, from the old woman who attempts to keep him - a very satirical and funny passage - to the young family who genuinely attempt to save his life (but he's too fundamentally panicked and awkward to reciprocate their kindness, and explodes out of their house in a social catastrophe) the story hammers in: not only are you a terrible duck, but you just aren't MEANT to live with people. You're closer to the things they kill than the things they keep.
but yeah, adaptations miss this often: you have to go out into the wild to save your own life. you may die in the wild, and you WILL die where you are. nobody comes to save you - and nobody really could have, when you were younger - but ultimately, mate, you just aren't a very good pet. Of the list of "attributes of a domestic animal" you really suck, in detail, at all of them.
so it's very telling to me that the good ending is the one where he is a wild animal - but more importantly, a WILD SWAN.
Not killed. (like a wild goose).
Not kept. (like a duck).
but a secret third thing, that swans - of few creatures - get. they get admired and they get paid and they get LEFT ALONE. they have a position in relation to humanity, and it is BEING A LOVELY SWAN OVER THERE.
what a thing for a lonely heart to yearn for!
Noah Wyle’s adorable reaction to us thirsting over him 🤭
Shawn Hatosy next please I BEG 🙏
HE TURNED RED 😭😭
"No, my kids don't think I'm cool! I'm a DAD!"
Oh he is a BLUSHERRRR
Here's a fun story of malicious compliance to brighten your day:
Until recently, a few people in my office had these desk shades to combat the obnoxious fluorescent lights, which is very helpful for people (like me) with migraines or other light-sensitivity issues.
A few days ago, everyone who has them was told to take them down. Different people were given different reasons - It violates fire code (it doesn't) / It blocks line of sight (sort of?). Since this goes against the existing status quo, the union reps (my beloved) jumped on it. Someone jokingly suggested using umbrella hats instead, since hats are allowed in the dress code. Today, the union reps are passing out these ridiculous things in protest:
If the rules are absurd, the resistance should match.
Turns out the horsemen of the Apocalypse now prefer to go by Shareholder Profit, Private Equity, Corporate Personhood, and Workforce Optimization.
Shareholder Profit: War (the casus belli for attacks on workers' rights)
Private Equity: Pestilence (they are parasites that voraciously strip the value out of a healthy business until it withers and dies)
Workforce Optimization: Famine (cutting hours and employees until the business is starved of staff, barely functioning)
Corporate Personhood: Death (a hollow, shambling mockery of a human with rights and needs)
Yeah I can work with that.
When the business is starved of staff, the (former) staff also starve.
I don't know which of you needs to hear this but "narc" is not short for "narcissist" when someone calls you a "narc" for snitching they are calling you a "narcotics officer"
Add some affirmations for specific self love building
Home Sweet Home Spell Jar
A Spell to Banish the Old Energy and Welcome in the New for A Home
Ingredients:
A glass jar (must have a lid or stopper)
Black Salt (banishing old/negative energies, protection)
Rosemary (love, protection,
Basil (balance, love, relaxation, prosperity, cleansing, protection,
Cloves (cleansing, growth, purification, repels negativity,
Lavender (peace, money, cleansing, happiness, sleep)
Sugar (love, sweetness, luck)
Pink Himalayan Salt (love, protection)
Rose Petals (love, happiness, peace, blessed home,
Garlic Powder (banishing old energy, anti-theft, prosperity, cleansing, health)
Sea Salt (cleansing, protection, purification, absorbs bad energy)
Oregano (warmth, comfort, vitality, joy)
Sesame Seeds (prosperity, protection, health
Cinnamon (banishing negative/unwanted spirits, love, wealth, success)
Thyme (releasing negativity, cleansing, balance, purification, health, sleep)
3 Bay Leaves (cleansing, strength, repels negativity, success)
Clear Quartz (protection, cleansing)
White Candle (cleansing, purity, peace)
Directions:
Open the jar with the intention of beginning something new.
Next layer each ingredient on top of the other while focusing on all the good things you want to occur in the house. The order is as follows: first black salt, then rosemary, basil, cloves, lavender, sugar, pink Himalayan salt, rose petals, garlic powder, sea salt, oregano, sesame seeds, cinnamon, thyme, 3 bay leaves, more sea salt, and finishing with more black salt
Place the piece of clear quartz on top of the last layer of black salt before putting the lid/stopper on
Seal the jar with the white candle wax and wait for it to harden.
Place the jar somewhere in your home where you feel it belongs or give it to a friend.
Follow up with your favorite cleansing method.
Notes on what I did:
I made this spell jar for my uncle as a gift for his first home. I wanted to make sure that both he and his pupper, Dixon, have the happiest and most love filled home possible. I also smoke cleansed his house with sage prior to him moving in next weekend.
IN NO WAY, SHAPE OR FORM IS MAGICK OR WITCHCRAFT A REPLACEMENT FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT, MEDICATION(S), OR THERAPY. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR SUPPORT SYSTEM OR THERAPIST KNOWS THAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO THIS IN CASE SOMETHING GOES WRONG.
☘️🌿🍀☘️🌿🍀☘️🍃🍀 🌿These are two bottles I made for friends.
🌿The one on the left is a Protection spell while the one to the right is a Sleep spell.
🎋Dream Spell: •Lavender •Marjoram •3 Cloves, (Mind, body, and soul) •Chamomile •Catnip •Mugwort •Rosemary •Peppermint oil
🌾Protection Spell: •A Bay leaf •Black pepper •Basil •3 Cloves •Coriander •Fennel •Dill •Garlic •Marjoram •Rosemary •Salt •Cinnamon •Lavender oil ☘️🌿🍀☘️🌿🍀☘️🍃🍀
5 Super Easy Tarot Tricks Anyone Can Do
1. For a situation that is not going your way
Find the Wheel of Fortune in your deck, the two cards on either side are the solutions to your problem
2. To bring money to you
Pull out the 1st, 5th, 10th, 20th and 50th card in your deck. These cards will tell you how to bring amounts of money your way.
3. To find the root of a romantic conflict
Find The Lovers. The cards on either side are conflicts surrounding the relationship.
4. To Leave behind sadness
Find The Moon and The Sun. The cards in between them are the order of steps you must take to move forward.
5. To look into your near future
Find your nearest Birth Card, the first card beneath it is what is approaching soonest.
