The qin sounds once again

Meg || adult || multi-fandom mess || all-time fandoms: Tolkien, Doctor Who (including Big Finish), Star Wars (mostly prequels era), MDZS, TGCF, QQ, FMA, BSD, MtP, Jeweler Richard, C-dramas and webnovels, K-dramas, anime || also mountains, woods, cities, castles, birds, memes and relatable text posts.

[fishinateacup]

sometimes i need to draw dumb things about dumb witches..

[binturong-of-the-day]

The binturongs of monitoring the situation

[polpotpie]

What if water didn't have surface tension and whenever you spilled some, the whole floor of your entire apartment was covered in a 2 micrometer deep puddle

[teaboot]

you've taught me to count blessings I didn't know were mine

[kiturnix]

splorin'.

[fallingstarcatcher]

[galileosballs]

Also, please do not listen to how people talk about cover letters on this site. Cover letters are important, and in many industries you can be damn sure they'll be read. And no, they're not 'fanfic about working in your office', or just re-stating the resume contents in a fancier guise. If you treat them like that, then of course they're not doing much for you. That makes you sound like a syncophantic windbag, and it's not doing anything else to help.

I was trained in the dark arts of the cover letter by my mother, who is a hiring manager. And her training has paid off: I've been consistently told my cover letters are excellent. Let me pass on the wisdom.

The job of a cover letter is to give a prospective employer strictly more information than is on the resume. This is where you take the resume contents and put them into context. You look at the job requirements (you are looking at the job requirements before applying, right?) and look at your resume and ask the question (in your head) "why would a person think this candidate would be good for this job?" and your cover letter is the answer to that question. If you don't answer that question, the hiring manager is going to have to do it themselves, and you have way more information to work with than they do.

This is especially important if you're moving from one industry to another, because then the relevant connections aren't obvious. It's also very important if you're overqualified, because then you can use the letter to say "I know it looks like this job would be too entry-level for me, but I'm interested to pursue it for reasons x, y, and z". You can also use this space to explain away something that might otherwise be disqualifying, like job-hopping or a long break in employment. The tone to strike here is always matter-of-fact and constrained to topic - don't go into detail about health stuff or personal tragedy, just tell them what they need to hear: that this period of your resume was affected by [bad thing] but that it's now in the past and you're looking forward to the next chapter. Remember, one of the things they're trying to learn is whether you'd be content in this role, or whether you'd be miserable and leave after 2 months, which would force them to do all the work of hiring again. You're trying to establish that you will fit right in and not cause problems. Knowing what drew you to this job in particular (and don't just say 'money', that's true for everyone) helps with that.

And the other mistake? Everyone writes cover letters that are too long. One page is fine. Two is the absolute maximum, and that's if you have a lot of specific things to say. It's a waste of your time and theirs to pad it out with fluff. Of my two most recent successful cover letters (i.e. jobs for which I was interviewed) one was 390 words and the other was 550. That's the length of this post. How long did it take me to write this post? About 15 minutes to write, 5 to proof and edit. That's how long you should be spending on a cover letter, maximum.

[allthingseurope]

Kratovo, North Macedonia

[allthingseurope]

Ponte de Lima, Portugal

[fragiledate]

the strongest bond is probably pad wings to themselves. the weakest is probably pad wings to your underwear

[photography-cnl]

Haunting Landscape Photography Inspired by the Brothers Grimm Fairytales by Kilian Schönberger

German photographer Kilian Schönberger is deeply inspired by the exquisite and gruesome Brothers Grimm’s fairytales. Stunning and haunting, the images are brooding, atmospheric, which instantly transport you to a fantasy world, where the woods seem spookier, darker and far more enchanting than on Earth. Although Schönberger is colorblind, he understands that the composition and geometry of an image convey its mood and beauty. 

[meg-pond]

New volume in English coming soon!

After the possessed kagura mask escapes, the Abnormal Disaster Unit has no choice but to rely on...

[jewish-joy]

Last year, I befriended a Catholic seminarian. We've gotten to be pretty decent friends. Seeing as he was staying in town for the summer and I wasn't, I entrusted him with caring for my plant.

He did a wonderful job, but as he was returning my plant to my custody, he explained "I watered her every other day, I gave her new dirt, moved her into the sunshine, prayed the rosary-"

"What?"

He looked at me, confused. "Isn't she a plant you pray with?"

"No," I said slowly. "She's a prayer plant. That's the... colloquial name of the plant."

Upon seeing his stricken face, I realized something went wrong. Turns out, this entire time, he's been including my plant in on his prayers and leaving her near icons.

Listen, totally cool. My plant becoming Catholic is a great deal for her not dying over the summer. But now I must navigate this interfaith household. Keep me in your thoughts.

[moonnogginn]

Uppies from gege

[outofangband]

The Twilight Meres, the pools south of Doriath where the power of Ulmo enchanted Finrod and Turgon beneath the summer stars

Late entry for @esotolkienweek

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[kuromilesbian-deactivated202205]

🌈 here is a little rainbow for anyone who is sad today

[michaelnordeman]

I met this lovely couple on one of my walks in Mariehamn. We had a pleasant chat about the weather, the quality of this year's grazing, and whether the local humans had finally learned to keep a respectful distance. Delightful company.

Barnacle goose/Branta leucopsis/vitkindad gås. Mariehamn, Åland (25 May 2026).

[mewy101]

I could never find the right way to tell you, have you noticed I've been gone?