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[wolfythewitch]

Hngr

[elgreytea]

What are you reading rn, why are you reading it, and what format are you reading it in (physical book, ereader, on your phone etc)

[pyrrhiccomedy]

I pulled my sister in law for the family holiday gift swap this year and I'm vibrating with excitement. I've been wanting to get her for years. she's the most basic woman I've ever met and I mean that with admiration that borders on fear. Her house is full of inspirational quotes in cursive. Her bathroom has a "Lashes Long Coffee Strong" poster and she doesn't even drink coffee. Her makeup is Did. Her hair is Did. She is fashionably tipsy at every occasion. She sells bougie wine for a living and brings a hair curler with her on vacation. She is the maximalist luxury target consumer for literally everything. I am obsessed with her the way a gay man is obsessed with Liza Minelli. I would buy her a pink rhinestone car with lashes on the headlights if it wasn't a bit outside the secret santa spending limit.

Ideas I've had so far:

A gold plated wine opener with her name engraved on it

some kind of classy-but-cunty Christmas decor. Something chi-chi and sparkly that's giving "oh, it's Christmas, bitch"

one of those instax mini cameras in a color like "blossom pink" because you know this diva scrapbooks

those little bone china Tiffany's cups that are made to look like cheap disposable paper cups but they're Tiffany blue and they say "Tiffany's" on them (because you know this diva is obsessed with Tiffany's)

a Swarovski birthstone bracelet because you know this diva actually gives a shit about her birthstone

I hope none of this comes off as sarcastic because if my kidneys were gold and made by Louis Vuitton I'd give her one of those. This woman is delightful and friendly and warm and organizes the family photo with an air of command fit for a British naval commodore. She is more self-actualized than me, she is happier than me, her chi is clean, and she still talks about her quinceañera. Her wedding was "Tuscan-themed." How do I please this perfect angel. What should be my tribute

[kira-7]

This is a spot from an italian estate agency (we are governed by the right-wing party)

The woman says "Ridiculous..."

If you want to spread it elsewhere, here's the official link

[arctic-hands]

[Video Description: An ad with piano music over it all, showing an elderly woman in her home, knitting, when two younger men walk by her window, which catches her attention. She stares out her window at them as they kiss each other while walking, the old lady staring in disbelief. Cut to the old woman approaching a residence with a broom in hand, staring up at the second floor window where a small rainbow Pride flag is hanging. The old woman stares up at it and mutters "Ridiculo", before getting up on a ladder with her broom to remove the flag. Focus on the flag fluttering to the ground as church bells chime. The scene then cuts to the couple from before, approaching their home with grocery bags in hand before one stops and stares at the second floor, stopping his partner who then drops the groceries as he too stares up. It's then revealed that the small pride flag had been replaced with a gigantic, hand-knit pride flag. It then cuts back to the old woman's home, where a tin of rainbow-colored yarn sits on her table. The hands of the old woman are holding and fondly touching an old black and white photo of two young smiling women, leaning against each other. Cut to the old woman's face as she stares out with a look of happy pride on her face. At the end of the video, the name "Idealista" appears on screen, followed by "buon pride" along with a rainbow. End VD.]

[spaceofentropy]

One correction:

The old lady is not in her home. She is at work. She's meant to be what in Italian is called "la portinaia", aka a cross between a doorwoman and cleaner of a residential building. She's in her small "office" space, at the entrance of the building, from where she can survey the coming and goings of the inhabitants. It's a job that has mostly disappeared, but is culturally very clear to us as having the connotation of "potentially gossipy, one-million-percent judgmental woman who sees everything that goes on in the apartment complex, knows everyone and their secrets, and has Strong Opinions™️".

In this case, thankfully, the Strong Opinion™️ is that those two men are ridiculous with their teeny tiny flag for ants.

[thelatestkate]

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[wolfythewitch]

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[shadowen]

This is an anti-despair checkpoint! You must share something you're looking forward to before scrolling on.

[deutsche-bahn]

Kurzer Zwischenstand:

-neue Laternen bemalt, die nur noch lackiert werden müssen. Danach gebe ich sie noch an meinen Freund weiter der dann die Schraubgewinde mit Tau oder Stoffstreifen abdeckt, dann sind sie endgültig ready

Ich liebe es bei den Teilen die Motive straight aus dem Kopf zu kritzeln. Nichts sieht historischer aus als Tiere, die vom Künstler mehr schlecht als recht aus dem Gedächtnis gezeichnet wurden lol

Hier nochmal zum Vergleich eine komplett fertige Laterne, nur um zu zeigen was ich mit dem Schraubgewinde meine:

Dann habe ich den Fuhrpark irgendwelcher Bourbonenkönige illustriert (aka ein französisches Kutschgeschirr gezeichnet das als solches in Versailles ausgestellt wird), weil alles was funkelt großartig ist:

Dann wollte ich nach meinem Psychiater-Termin etwas decompressen indem ich in der Wildwiese, die die Klinikgärtner dieses Jahr stehen lassen, nach coolen Insekten suche. Ich habe keine Insekten gefunden, wurde dafür aber selber gefunden, nämlich von einer ehemaligen Therapeutin von mir.

Großartig. Warum springen immer irgendwelche Psychologen aus dem Gebüsch, wenn ich in Ruhe Schwebfliegen anstarren möchte?? This is like the third time this has happened ich will nicht mehr

Aber hier ein Foto von besagter Wildwiese. Nicht schlecht für eine Fläche die im Jahr zuvor noch einfache Rasenfläche war

[lelif]

on survival

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[thecollectibles]

Let me be a farmer by 李大呆

[glimpsesofpeaceful]

ig credit: polly.florence

[nongunktional]

i do think the negative interpretations of "im probably nonbinary but i have a job right now" are kind of reaching. it's obviously a waste of time to theorize the op's intended meaning, so instead i think it's better to recognize how the phrase can be a useful framing device to criticize how much of a fucking hassle it is to get gendered correctly. "but i have a job" e.g. will face discrimination that could threaten livelihood; e.g. don't have the mental bandwidth to explain gender to others; e.g. don't have the time and energy for the soul-searching necessary to confirm. all three of these are labor issues. yes you could interpret it as "but being nonbinary isn't important enough to worry about", despite that being a blatantly bad-faith read. it's more useful to interpret it as "but being publicly nonbinary requires a lot of social effort that, in many cultural contexts, will create more problems that you can't afford to deal with". like cmon it's a really good jumping off point for productive conversations about queer labor rights

[iwait4youalexg]

Oh!

[doh007]

Thank you all, i needed further explanation - And i do find it might help me!

[incorrect-the-pitt]

[deutsche-bahn]

Neue Laternen für unser Hauptzelt. Gewürzgurken und Butterbrotpapier regeln

[nihilisticlinguistics]

adulthood notes:

The Rodeo Rule: you only have to do it for the first time once.

The Rohan Rule: if you are at a social function full of new people and you want to be liked, find someone doing important work like setup or food prep and offer to help.

The Tutorial Mode Rule: to navigate an unfamiliar situation where you fear you will mess up an interaction, preface the interaction by mentioning that you've never done this before, and let them know if you have a specific concern or question.

The Rocket Science Rule: most new things you want to try seem very complicated but are simple when taken step by step.

The [X] Will Remember That Rule: if you need to make small talk with the same person on a regular basis, try to save one fact or current event in their life from a given conversation and bring it up next time you talk.

The Cool Binder Rule: by wearing clothes and accessories that are to your taste instead of trying to blend in, people will be more likely to compliment you and show interest in you as a person.

[dykepuffs]

The last two are important in reverse as well, as in - there will be times in your life where you need to interact with someone and you hope like hell that they don't remember you and don't notice you

. You'll have a better chance of being nondescript if you wear something that you don't particularly love, but also that isn't deliberately "a disguise" (ie, don't try Invisibility Hi-viz-vest unless you usually wear some kind of safety gear in your day to day life, otherwise you'll look like you're in a costume), and just by not following-up on someone's conversational openers ("I went to italy last month" "Oh, that's nice (downward inflection, silence)"), they'll categorise you as not someone that needs remembering.