Some may call this junk. Me, I call them treasures.

I go by Kayla or Lyrical. This is my blog. | 33 | INFP | Cis | Demi | Pan | She/her | The Mom Friend | I post about a wide variety of things here. Currently obsessed with: Hermitcraft, Baldur's Gate 3, NCIS, Skyrim, and more! Fic recs will be reblogged to lyricalsficlibrary!

[lyraisnotonfire]

favorite thing about tumblr is having a fandom in law. no i haven't watched this show and i'm not planning to. but my moot is having fun!! look how much they love it!!! i'm supportive from the sidelines!

[warmfigure]

i am massively overdue for a very very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[unlettered-heathen]

reblog to give prev a very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy

[inkbands]

Reblog if you love bread or hate the United States military industrial complex

[lifeafterpsychiatry]

I think it's time to exchange "you can only grow when you're uncomfortable" with "you can't grow without sometimes being uncomfortable, but you can't thrive without also experiencing safety and comfort." Getting better isn't supposed to be a process of constant suffering. We shouldn't aim for a state of constant discomfort in the name of growing as a person, and if you're deeply uncomfortable all the time then something is probably really wrong

[a-silly-poll-side-blog-yay]

you have to explain the nearest item on your right side to a mediaeval peasant, can you do it?

yes

no

i get called a witch

barely

somewhat?

results

Voting ended onAug 29, 2025

[danilanidingdong]

Btw this year I got the funniest tramp stamp I could think of

[foone]

t shirt that says "my body is NOT a machine, I wish it was, I could fix it"

and the back says "I own many screwdrivers"

[rjwps]

How's this?

[dduane]

Corporation for Public Broadcasting shutting down

Trump and Republicans in Congress canceled funding for the organization earlier this year as a means of targeting PBS and NPR.

[birdship]

It's also important to note that PBS-funded programs are trying their best to stay afloat despite this! If this news angers you and you have the financial ability to donate, PLEASE throw some money at your local public broadcasting station! If you don't have a local PBS, consider Oregon Public Broadcasting, which has been in continuous operation for over 100 years (first radio, then TV).

[falling-house]

Adopt A Station - Rescue Public Media

Help preserve independent journalism and community programming across America by adopting a public media station. Congress has voted to resc

^ this site will show you your local station as well as stations that have lost 50% or more of their total revenue

[apolladay]

Do you know how many first cousins you have?

yes

no

Voting ended onAug 10, 2025

[miseducatedmelanicmuse]

Like a new friend!

[renegadesstuff]

FIRST LOOK AT NCIS: TONY & ZIVA ❤️

Source: Tvline

[psychoticallytrans]

Here is a skill that many of us are going to need for survival: how to tell if someone is offering to let you lie.

The tip-off phrase is "If [circumstance] was true, then we/I could do [helpful thing.]" This is not a guarantee that the person is offering, but it should tell you "I am being informed of a way to improve things."

Your confirmation phrase is "What documentation would that require?" This is essentially asking them "if people come asking me to prove this, will I be able to? Or will they not come at all?"

The answer you are hoping for with the confirmation phrase is "Just tell me if it's true, and I'll put it on the form." Note that this is not a direct instruction to lie, because they can't tell you that.

If they didn't mean to extend an offer to lie or this is a situation where they can't, then they'll list off something like your paystubs or your birth certificate. Your response back in that case is "Thanks, I'll tell my friends who qualify." This clears you of any concerns that you may have been considering lying.

The more complex answer is when they answer by giving you a form on the spot. Your job, in this case, is to scan the form and see if what they are asking you can be meaningfully verified by an official source.

Things that can be verified by an official source include, but are not limited to, your age, legal sex, income, veteran status, and place of residence. It's not generally a good idea to lie about these on official documents.

Be smart, and be practical. Do what you need to in order to stay alive, and keep an ear out for the people offering to help you do so.

[ulysses-but-somehow-more-transer]

im having trouble understanding this in the abstract, could someone give an example of a hypothetical situation this would apply to?

[time-travel-toke-up]

"This medication is covered for FREE if you are quitting smoking. Are you working on quitting?"

*me, thinking about how I quit smoking in 2018 and it is now the year of our lord 2024* "Oh yeah, still working very hard. You know how those cravings can hit."

*please note, how I omitted the truth in the example. I didn't ANNOUNCE it been 6 years SINCE I ALREADY QUIT. I said that I was working hard because cravings are still a thing (6 years later not said out loud). The fact I haven't have a SINGLE one in 4 years [I was Weak during lockdown but could not finish a cig anymore] is irrelevant. The doctor asking me was *nudge nudge wink wink* pointing out that labeling my cig use as "not quite quit yet" would cut some costs on medications.

Sometimes the 'lies' you are being an opportunity to nod along for are just ommissions of truth. Like- still being an active smoker for easier access to other treatments or random pains being worse than YOU personally find them. "If X is true, Y could be an option for you" is a way to allow you to snip off details to make X TECHNICALLY true. They are asking you to be a VAGUE fuck- not a pedantic one. For BOTH of y'all's plausible deniability.

"So these symptoms prevent you from doing [X, Y, Z] activities?"

Even if YOU think you are mildly inconvenienced at best, 'OH YEAH- the generalized fatigue/nagging pain/light headed feeling just makes it so hard to [whatever activity you just find more choresome in those circumstances]!'

I have also had it happen at random coffee shops. Or vape shops.

"How much cash do you have on you? Conveniently this is on sale RIGHT NOW for you for 5 dollars less than that IF it happens to be your birthday. It's your birthday... RIGHT??????"

Is the exact same concept. "You have a coupon right?" "And you saw the BOGO deal and remembered to mention it, RIGHT? Cuz mentioning it before I complete the transaction will make these BOGO..."

[sunspotpony]

You may ask, “why would someone ask me to lie?”

You all ever seen that scene in the Incredibles where Mr. incredible basically tells this little old lady to get her stuff approved? It’s a cartoonish example of what happens all the time in real life.

You ever seen a cashier conveniently forget to ring up baby formula for a single mother, and then wish her a lovely day?

Sometimes, people look out for each other. Pay attention and let them. The world is spooky out there; we’re all in it together.

[earsandtailsarefeet]

This is a good read and worth paying attention to. The human urge to help out other beings is strong, and people are prone to trying to indicate things like this to you.

This post gives some good steer on tasting if that's what is happening, a good read.

[faunlord]

Another example I was just thinking about was when I brought up switching from t shots to gel at the doctor (I didn’t end up doing it for other reasons). She was like. “Well insurance won’t cover it, unless you have something like a phobia of needles. *Which people can sometimes develop after a while of doing shots*, if you want me to mark that on your file”.

Also I can’t think of any specific examples but I know I did stuff like that when I was working at a nonprofit. There’s a lot of stuff you can’t ask people directly, sometimes it’s not even lying at all it’s just something the person wouldn’t think to bring up or phrase in the exact right way. Like i can get you money to help pay rent if you can tell me how saying housed will help you stay in school. It’s stupid bureaucracy, but knowing how to play the game is important.

[rafeandonlyrafe]

well 🧍‍♀️ as a reminder this blog is NOT a safe space for trump supporters but it IS a safe place for women, queers, trans ppl, people of color, undocumented people, and any marginalized group.

[yesornopolls]

do you think you are someone’s type?

Do you think you are someone’s type?

Yes

No

Voting ended onOct 13, 2024

[withmatchingscars]

if anyone needs me I will be losing my mind

[apolladay]

Do you personally know someone you share a birthday with?

Yes. We are not related.

Yes. We are siblings, but not born on different years.

Yes. We are twins, triplets, etc.

No. I don't personally know someone I share a birthday with.

Do you personally know someone you share a birthday with?

Yes. We are not related.

Yes. We are siblings, but born in different years.

Yes. We are twins, triplets, etc.

No. I don't personally know someone I share a birthday with.

Voting ended onAug 25, 2024

[thekitofit]

prettiest engineer in the history of the fleet ✨

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