I'm Just a Pearl

abby • 30s • she/they • ofmd, tlt, mash, su, just a big pot of stew • bi homebody

[localcryptideli]

Embers in the Dark

I wonder if sometimes he can nearly feel those missing pieces like a dream you can sense the general vibe of but which you cannot quite remember.

[lilaccatholic]

Oh to be eleven years old and finding a life-changing obscure paperback in the library

[reactoriv]

god great comet is an insane musical. it's an adaptation of about 70 pages worth of war and peace. half the lyrics are just straight english translations of conversations from the book. it doesn't rhyme. it's entirely sung through except for one single line in the second to last song. it's technically a love story between two people who don't even meet until aforementioned second to last song. josh groban is there

[brynnamonroll]

I'm so endeared by the French term for a stray cat being "chat errant." This implies the existence of a stray knight. Or that a chat errant is searching for noble purpose.

[hugh-lauries-bald-spot]

im sorry his swag is just unparalleled i know i could never pull this off and yet i need every part of this fit

[monkeyislandtwo]

typical after sex scene where one of the characters is smoking and staring at the ceiling contemplating their relation to the other character while the other character has put on a nightgown and cap and blew out a candle while sleeping loudly like honk shoe honk shoe

[monkeyislandtwo]

only tag i accept

[monsieurenjlolras]

you've heard of "quiet quitting," now I'd like to introduce you to the next level, The French Work Ethic:

Do exactly what you're paid for and nothing more

Absolutely refuse to be available to contact when you're off the clock

Never prioritize work over your own health, wellbeing, or family because that would be insane, it's just a job.

Have a little glass of wine

Take as long as you feel like for lunch

Deeply understand that work doesn't matter

Make sure your boss your boss knows they're always your second priority ❤️

[lerayon]

🗣️ Hey, young Americans:

Old Millennial American speaking here. I need you to adopt this mentality as early as possible and hold to it. The older you get, the harder it is to begin this practice and claw back the extremely unhealthy effects of a workaholic lifestyle. I am speaking from 20 years of experience.

This does not mean having a shitty attitude at work, or not doing your job, or relying on co-workers to carry your water.

This means you do what it says above. It also means not making work and productively your entire personality; not tying your productivity to your value; and not becoming so emotionally enmeshed in your work and workplace so that you are living and dying by what happens there.

Good luck out there. American workplace culture is mostly designed to work you to death. Moving against that tide can be challenging, so having a healthy mindset is important to living a life not consumed by your paid labor.

[ainokiseki]

SPIRITED AWAY (2001) dir. Hayao Miyazaki ↳ faceless

[endiness]

Two years ago, I opened up a letter from your mother. "How dare you open up my letter," he pouted and shouted.

[thelatecaptainpierce]

M*A*S*H - 3x03: Officer of the Day

[goblette]

[bifauxnenarmand]

[dayeadomingo]

We were so enthralled by this leaf on our walk back from dinner last night

[ostolero]

young old person tip for you all. go get some photos printed (pauses so someone can say bogos binted) and fill out a physical album

[sayaratyriea]

and annotate them with who is in the photos and when and where the photos were taken!!! your extended family 50 years from now will be grateful, and so will you if you end up forgetting any details

[mortimermcmirestinks]

(sprints into room late, looking harried and frantic as fuck) bogos binted. did I miss it

[flopstat]

i think abt anne rice’s answer to “what are your work habits for a novel?” probably every single day

[flopstat]

[sunsetbuddie]

hey so anyone else just, feel thin. sort of stretched. like butter scraped over too much bread. like you need a holiday. a very long holiday. and you don't expect you shall return? or is that just me and bilbo baggins

[wheelie-sick]

sometimes people experiencing psychosis and/or mania will come up to you on the street and talk in confusing or upsetting ways. your job is to either have a regular human-to-human conversation with that person or politely leave. your job is not to call 911. do not call 911. you might kill that person if you call 911.

[wheelie-sick]

I don't even have the energy to screenshot and respond to your tags- what the actual fuck is wrong with you? "the cops are scared and rightfully so" "mental health calls are the scariest for cops" OH so this isn't about the safety of psychotic & manic people this is about piggy feelings?

and no, actually, this is not USA specific and no, actually, people from other countries should not ignore this post. police violence and sanism weren't invented in the US and they are certainly not unique to here. if you (or anyone) thinks that this bullshit doesn't happen elsewhere then you are not listening.

[headspace-hotel]

cops r Some Guy with a Gun

do we want Some Guy with a Gun in this situation? answer is usually "NO"

[uncivilliberties]

This is legitimately useful reframing. A while ago I started replacing the word "cop" in my vocabulary with "a man with a gun." It really puts things into perspective.

This homeless person is making me uncomfortable. Should I call [a man with a gun]?

My neighbor is having a loud party. Should I get [a man with a gun] involved?

There are some teenagers skateboarding. Do you think [a man with a gun] would get rid of them for me?

It makes it very clear what you're saying. I can call a man with a gun to threaten or hurt someone mildly inconveniencing me. You're not calling the cops, you're calling A MAN WITH A GUN into a situation that does not warrant a firearm handled by a volatile lunatic who will not be held accountable for his actions.

[headspace-hotel]

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