am i a villain or a saint?

abbie (or aj, or io, or ioan). Bible-believing Christian, Protestant flavor. 30+ only through God's grace. pro life. tired. so so tired™️

[raincloud-the-33rd-frog]

if you see this post

go and do one [or both!] of these

1) edit a line of your wip 2) write a line of your wip

[raincloud-the-33rd-frog]

BONUS: If you want, leave one of the following iif you reblog and spread the curse.

A silly way of describing your current scene/story in the tags

Your favorite thing about writing your WIP(s)

The sentence or paragraph you're editing/you've just written.

Ask a writing/character question, and if someone reblogs from you, they gotta answer it.

gl

[alxnxllix]

Reblog if you're grateful for your internet friends

[sreegs]

hey it's me black mold. thanks for running your window air conditioner all summer. whatever you do, do not regularly clean the removable filter. that's not necessary

you should also never ever unplug the air conditioner and stick a flashlight in the vent that blows air to see if we're in there. it's very bad, that place should not be checked

and whatever you do, if you've already made the mistake of unplugging it, don't remove it from the window for cleaning if possible. and whether it's possible to remove the unit or not, don't carefully disassemble the front panel, document where the screws go and plastic bits go, and open up the vent more to be able to get into it easily

as black mold, i'm an expert on this. you should heed my warnings: now, if you've somehow made the mistake of doing all of the above, you should not use warm water and dish soap to CLEAN the inside of the vent thoroughly. DON'T ever use a bottle brush to get into the hard to reach places. and certainly don't rinse and dry the cleaned area before carefully putting it back together

there's nothing wrong with us, black mold. we don't cause or exacerbate breathing conditions like asthma or other illnesses. it's cool, we're cool

furthermore, if you're capable of removing the window unit, DONT take a hose with the same soapy water and wash the portion of the window unit that sits outside the window and is therefore weatherproofed.

whatever you do, don't allow the air conditioner to dry before plugging it back in and turning it on again

and if you have a central air conditioner, you will definitely never ever consult a manual or sources online to perform a similar cleaning procedure on the cooling unit outside.

lastly, if you're physically unable to do the things we (the black mold) warned you not to do above, you should never ever ask someone to help you or hire a service to do it.

[garbage-empress]

Also even if you do not have the time, space or ability to do some of the the things in the OP, definitely do not clean the coils (the awful sharp flat stacks of metal) with foaming coil cleaner. That removes the beneficial black mold (us) holding the unit together. It will be completely unsatisfying to watch the foam clean out the Super Beneficial Black Mold, Mildew, Hair, Lint & Dust Combo™ (that is not only a health hazard but making the unit less efficient at cooling necessary for air conditioner function) and leave the metal shiny.

It is a lot of elbow grease and definitely not just spraying a can and waiting. Especially do not use the ones that are self rinsing via the natural condensation of water around the coils where all you have to do is let the foam settle a couple hours before turning the unit back on. These foaming cleaners are also terrible to use on the removable air intake vent covers. You definitely do not just have to spray the opposite side of all the trapped shit on the plastic mesh and let the foam push it off. Also that stuff on the cover is great for you and your air conditioner.

Trust us. We, the mold, know much more about air conditioners than the people who make aerosol cans you can pick up for like $8 at home depot. Definitely do not do this a couple times a season.

[maureen2musings]

Turks and Caicos Islands

sanddollarimages

[charmed-n-zesty]

Time to break and eat some flowers.

[the-uss-premise]

Console buttons from Star Trek: The Original Series (1966-69)

[michaelnordeman]

Eurasian Red Squirrel/ekorre. Värmland, Sweden (5 June 2019).

[beardedmrbean]

[a-h-mad-hish]

"If one has not read the newspapers for some months & then reads them all together, one sees, as one never saw before, how much time is wasted with this kind of literature."

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Maxims and Reflections

He is not saying every report is worthless. He is saying the form itself devours attention. It creates the illusion of importance because it arrives constantly. Once you step back, the fraud becomes obvious. A lot of what looked necessary turns out to have been mental clutter.

So do not confuse constant information with real understanding. Do not confuse urgency with importance. And do not let the passing noise of the age colonize your inner life.

[househunting]

17,000,000/5 br/8 ba/8,000 sq ft

E 64th St, NYC

[househunting on ig]

[househunting on substack]

[househunting]

$78,999/2 br/1 ba

Sparta, GA

built in 1900

[househunting on ig]

[househunting on substack]

[luna-azzurra]

I think the reason writers are so weird about their wips is because explaining a story before it's done is like showing someone a dream. it made total sense five seconds ago. it was vivid and real and it meant something. now you're saying the words out loud and watching the other person's face and the whole thing is just. evaporating. "it's about a woman who...okay there's also a house..." and the dream is gone. you killed it by looking at it. don't tell anyone about your wip.

[odyver]

alright I've got to do some quick math to explain attitudes towards AI to my boss.

we're looking to create an AI policy, and when we were talking about this, my boss (older millennial) was genuinely shocked to hear that younger people do not (seem) to view AI positively (a la the recent commencement speakers being booed)

please rb for larger sample size!

Question 1/3

What is your age, and do you feel AI is a net positive or net negative in our lives today?

under 18, AI is a net positive

under 18, AI is a net negative

18-29, AI is a net positive

18-29, AI is a net negative

30-45, AI is a net positive

30-45, AI is a net negative

46-60, AI is a net positive

46-60, AI is a net negative

over 60, AI is a net postive

over 60, AI is a net negative

Remaining time: 5 days 8 hours

[odyver]

Question 2/3

How often do you visit or interact with museums/archives (whether in person or online)?

Frequently (multiple times per month)

Often (multiple times per year)

Occasionally (a couple times per year)

Rarely (once every couple of years)

Never :(

Remaining time: 5 days 8 hours

[odyver]

Question 3/3

If you saw a museum was using AI in exhibits, marketing, research, etc., would you be more or less inclined to visit that museum?

under 18, more inclined

under 18, less inclined

18-29, more inclined

18-29, less inclined

30-45, more inclined

30-45, less inclined

46-60, more inclined

46-60, less inclined

over 60, more inclined

over 60, less inclined

Remaining time: 5 days 8 hours

Thank you for helping with this data collection. Please rb for as big a sample as possible!

🫶

[damndorothea]

i saw this somewhere else but reply / tag what you did today so everyone can see that we all did something different today

[babushkaat]

[ioannemos]

friends, romans, countrywomen, (specifically @inkyrainstorms and @dangerously-human) (lmk if you wanna be tagged for this mess, anybody else)

it's gonna be longer than 12k

[michaelnordeman]

Eurasian Red Squirrel/ekorre. Värmland, Sweden (4 June 2022).