we deal with our problems like professionals

So basically we don't actually deal with them at all!! Wing it till you make it She/her—30—Australia

[melody-chii]

did you know if you order click and collect at the warhammer store they’ll send an email confirmation that they’re shipping things to the store but WILL NOT send a confirmation email that it’s arrived at the store and is ready for pick-up?

this sounds fake and the guy at the store was like: “yea it’s unintuitive” and i can’t tell if he was lying, knowing he would get away with it because i am not the target demographic or if games workshop is actually just Like That™️ the way old organisations who never did any real IT change projects successfully are Like That™️.

[moociao-after-dark]

Rest in peace, John Blanche

The father of Warhammer 40k art direction and the man that has inspired me as an artist, down to inspiring my current artstyle (and I am sure will continue to inspire me, even in death). 40k just wouldn't be 40k had it not been for the foundation of grimdark sci-fi that he laid.

Farewell, you absolute legend.

[rustingbridges]

I like to fuck around and waste time for at least ~6-10 hours per day, and let me tell you, that really puts some pressure on your schedule. you have no idea how busy I am

[cidham]

amir khusrow (1253–1325 CE)

[cherepashkadrabbles]

This is back on my dash! And listen, I love to see Amir Khusrau getting appreciation, but this translation ignores a lot. The original rhymes! And scans! And does playful things with register! And conveys a tone of affectionate banter between the two speakers, not least because it has them both addressing each other as sakhi (translated above as “girl”) in the last two lines. I think taking some liberties with line order is worth it to preserve more of the rest—and I think there’s a better translation of sakhi. And so:

He only visits once a year, I splurge big on him when he’s here, His kisses make my tastebuds tango. Who, bitch, your man? Nah, bitch, a mango.

[melody-chii]

something about baelor just makes me want to beat the shit out of him even though i objectively like him. it’s a little unusual because i don’t even want him to suffer from angst or drama or romance — literally i just look at this man and think:

i would send you straight to the guillotine.

i don’t even think he’s bad at governance or people management! it’s just his vibe. he radiates bureaucracy. it enrages me.

[melody-chii]

someone i dated was trying to guess my type from my faves and didn’t understand that fiction ≠ reality until i was forced to admit that i liked my fictional men inhuman, gay, committing war crimes, and/or traumatised, none of which i actively desired in a real human being.

[gayvampyr]

me after a minor inconvenience: i hope i get hit by a [remembers i’m anti car-centric infrastructure] pedestrian

[melody-chii]

there really was no reason for ser arlan’s dick to be that incomprehensibly humongous but i respect the hustle

[parkchanwoohoo]

[tavina-writes]

if people are fighting over some kind of weapon and or a martial arts manual then you are reading wuxia

if people are fighting over some specific magical artifact that's made of someone's body parts or whatever you are reading xianxia

if people are fighting over who has the mandate of heaven that's just a normal historical sorry. :(

[melody-chii]

principle conceit of akotsk is that dunk is dumb and that literally carries the entire plot the whole way

[melody-chii]

baelor breakspear would do really well in corporate

[melody-chii]

no wonder i kept getting more and more excited to see him get a tbi and die

[melody-chii]

baelor breakspear would do really well in corporate

[toskarin]

WH40K has always confused me because it releases so many novels to a fanbase I've always assumed would get mad at you if you suggested they read

the secret is realising that 40k is actually like five distinct fanbases that all absolutely refuse to associate with each other and would cause incidents if forced to interact

[cactusringed]

I forget that most people ship things because they want characters to be in a happy relationship and not because they want them to have weird sex things with atrocious psychological consequences

[pudulogy]

writing a message on the bullet you're about to use to kill a billionaire who directly fucked millions of people through their health insurance makes you the coolest fucking person on earth I hope you dont get caught

[melody-chii]

when i saw that i was instantly like wow what a dude what a guy you are the sexiest person in the world and you deserve all the happiness and joy and no consequences whatsoever

[bowenoke]

died 2000 born 2024 welcome back y2k!! (crowdstrike)

[melody-chii]

always good to see the greats come back around to visit

[melody-chii]

i don’t want to be insane but istg jesus was meant to be dead for three days. 3 days = 72 hours and he gets ganked on a friday at an unknown time but presumably when the sun was up because electrical lighting didn’t exist yet so doing anything at night that required eyeballs was impractical. this means anywhere from 7am to 6pm (approximately because idk the longitude/latitude).

as such, it would be:

die friday 7am-6pm + 24h

= saturday 7am-6pm + 24h

= sunday 7am-6pm + 24h

= monday 7am-6pm

boom 72hour slowcook achieved

resurrection ascend to heaven etc

hence there is good friday and easter monday.

today, everyone at work insisted that he resurrected on sunday and that easter monday only exists so we could have an extra public holiday. this makes sense but also does not and i’m starting to feel like i’m failing maths.