[pazdlua]

[doomtribble73]

[takarnage-entourage]

Do y’all ever feel like a toddler trying to take care of itself

[takarnage-entourage]

Like I just spent 30 mins eating random unsatisfying snacks until I finally figured out I was just thirsty

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“Don’t settle for a relationship that won’t let you be yourself.”

—

[eggcup-deactivated20180129]

twinks are down 1.25%

[thetyrannosaur]

call that a bear market

[sovietsofficial]

I hate that that statement is actually correct.

[niggazinmoscow]

these companies that test patience don’t end up paying people what they are worth

[fluffmugger]

you try and fuckin’ waste 11 hours of my goddamn day power tripping with your IAmVerySmart bullshit there is no way in hell I am going to work for you.  Four people dodged a bullet. 

[airandangels]

That idea really is junk Jerry.

[lamphouse]

If the job involves doing nothing but sitting around watching the clock, then I’m sure this worked a treat…

[chrishallbeck]

Great!

Patreon.Com/chrishallbeck 

[clonerightsagenda]

yesterday one of my coworkers came in saying ‘did you know the president is giving James Patterson a medal’ and we all started yelling

[scribblebunnys]

[s-the-bard]

Why do we hate Patterson? I mean, I’m down to hate him but I wanna know why

[clonerightsagenda]

hedgepoetess

Can someone explain this to me please

Sure! I wasn’t expecting this to get traction so I didn’t go into detail.

‘Ghostwriter sweatshop’ isn’t a perfect term - I believe the term typically used is co-writers, although I’m not sure that’s fair either. What happens is that Patterson gives writers an outline and a plot, and they write the books. He’ll read and sometimes revise what they produce. Here’s one of several articles on it. Some people have used text analysis tools to confirm that his books tend to read far more like the co-writers than him - ‘author’ may not be the best word for his role. He’s more like the director. 

That being said, many librarians don’t resent him for that. We resent him because, if you work in a public library, he has probably taken over an entire library shelf by now, maybe two. Shelf space is valuable, but when it’s a bestseller you have to buy copies, even if there’s better stuff you could be purchasing. 

[bubonickitten]

I work in a library and literally we all dislike Patterson to varying degrees.

Just the other day I was shifting all the books (because we had just weeded) and I was desperately trying to fit the Pattersons on the shelves and there were no patrons in the library so I yelled “PATTERSON NEEDS TO STOP WRITING ALREADY” and my coworker—not missing a beat or even looking up from what she’s doing—just deadpans back, “He already did.”

So yeah librarians and library employees generally tend to hate Patterson.

[anotherpapercut]

I work at a library and recently an email was sent out to all staff with this as the subject line

[whitepeopletwitter]

[stolentweets]

[wandabanshee]

I’m gonna fucking kill every single one of you

[valtsv]

i love cats because they will literally just smack anything they don’t vibe with

[telika-ti-mas-emeine]

Mama didn’t raise a quitter but she did raise a bitch who drowns herself into her anxiety and never lets anyone see it

[stayatsam]

this might be a hard pill to swallow for college students but getting drunk all the time isnt a personality trait it’s alcoholism

[wingedcatboy]

Here’s another pill: companies and ad teams know that your 20s are extremely stressful and they purposely target you because they don’t care about making us all alcoholics as much as they care about profiting off of us.

[attractive-nuisance-esq]

cooler pill that I’d wish I’d known about when I was younger: if you’re struggling with alcohol, AA isn’t your only option. AA can be a bit dogmatic and sometimes hostile to certain communities, especially the LGBT.

there’s a group called SMART Recovery that has free meetings just like AA, but it’s all science-based and secular.

and here’s the thing for college students: unlike with AA, it’s okay if your goal is moderation and not abstinence. no one is going to make you feel like a bad guy for being young and just wanting help getting healthier, but perhaps not wanting to commit to being totally abstinent. google SMART Recovery, guys. they’re awesome. :)

[tachyon-at-rest]

Reblog for non-religious version of AA

[jellybeaver]

so I clicked on a tasty video and got an ikea as that said

“Another cooking video??? It’s almost 11:45 (it is), do you not have a comfortable mattress? Get one when ikea opens in 10 hours and 15 minutes”

and while yes that’s good marketing on your part ikea, do you understand how fucking terrifyi

[xcoliosis-deactivated20230914]

[liquidstar]

it’s really frustrating how you have to wait like, 2 weeks before you can drink milk after you buy it. i know you gotta wait for the date on the bottle but like why cant the store just sell the milk thats ready?

[liquidstar]

[dankmemeuniversity]

[lohver]