How do hopes and dreams taste like?

Does anyone ever wonder wtf is going on with life in every given moment or that just me?

[hil-arrr-y]

Two job-hunting resources that changed my life:

This cover letter post on askamanger.com. A job interview guide written by Alison Green, who runs askamanager.

[the-real-numbers-deactivated202]

Shout-out to @ms-demeanor for putting these on my dash again, I’d like to add this exceptional interview question “answer guide” that explains traps and “the best” way to answer over 64 common questions. I don’t know who to attribute it to, but here it is: PDF from tri valley one-stop career center.

[the-real-numbers-deactivated202]

Hey some of these answer templates helped J get an offer letter from her dream job; strongly recommend you read them if you’re job hunting

[narwhalsdisguised]

This is a great resource! I’m an interviewer (UK) and I would like to add my top tips.

1. Never be afraid to ask for a moment to collect your thoughts before answering a question. I want your true answer, I don’t want you to blurt out something on the spur of the moment and then worry about it later.

2. Try to ask a memorable question. When I got hired for my current position, one of the questions I asked was about the mental health support and practices at the company. Once I had been hired, they told me that they’d never had that question before and it made me stick in their mind - plus mental health support is something that’s very important to me.

3. Brag! Please brag about your accomplishments! I want to know about the things you’ve done and I have no way of knowing them unless you tell me. I need to know what you can bring to my team. Interviews are NOT the time to be modest or reticent. If you’ve done something relevant/ important/interesting, say it! This will also make you more memorable, even if it’s not directly relevant to the job. Tell me about your hobbies and show me your dedication to learning. The last question I always ask my interviewees is “is there anything you want to brag about that we’ve not already discussed?” (or some variation on the wording) because I know people will be reticent.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

I let out a feral scream everytime I choose the renegade option for my Shepard to rough up an NPC and she do the wall slam.

LIKE FUCKING HELLO, THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ME!!???

[s-n-arly]

Skip Google for Research

As Google has worked to overtake the internet, its search algorithm has not just gotten worse.  It has been designed to prioritize advertisers and popular pages often times excluding pages and content that better matches your search terms 

As a writer in need of information for my stories, I find this unacceptable.  As a proponent of availability of information so the populace can actually educate itself, it is unforgivable.

Below is a concise list of useful research sites compiled by Edward Clark over on Facebook. I was familiar with some, but not all of these.

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Google is so powerful that it “hides” other search systems from us. We just don’t know the existence of most of them. Meanwhile, there are still a huge number of excellent searchers in the world who specialize in books, science, other smart information. Keep a list of sites you never heard of.

www.refseek.com - Academic Resource Search. More than a billion sources: encyclopedia, monographies, magazines.

www.worldcat.org - a search for the contents of 20 thousand worldwide libraries. Find out where lies the nearest rare book you need.

https://link.springer.com - access to more than 10 million scientific documents: books, articles, research protocols.

www.bioline.org.br is a library of scientific bioscience journals published in developing countries.

http://repec.org - volunteers from 102 countries have collected almost 4 million publications on economics and related science.

www.science.gov is an American state search engine on 2200+ scientific sites. More than 200 million articles are indexed.

www.pdfdrive.com is the largest website for free download of books in PDF format. Claiming over 225 million names.

www.base-search.net is one of the most powerful researches on academic studies texts. More than 100 million scientific documents, 70% of them are free

[pepurika]

this and also; your local libraries

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

So beside the big ass spoiler in the high level gameplay trailer, anyone is exicited to see Weisshaupt Fortress and the HoF's tomb?

Like I better see "a magnificent tomb" and some positive comments from her fellow Warden like Davrin.

Plus points if Bioware added something to indicate that the love interest from Origin also visit the tomb frequently and left flowers or such to torment my heart 😊.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

So my romance escapades through the series have been very interesting

DAO: Romanced Alistair as an elf while making him king and committed the ultimate sacrifice

DA2: Romanced Fenris and left Hawke in the Fade

DAI: Romanced Solas

I don't know why but I keep inadvertently choose men that will break up with me at some point in the relationship and then went off to unalive my characters (It fit the narrative and characterization that I gave them and I have been suffering ever since). Now I'm honestly worry for my Inky's fate cause if DAV gives me the chance to kill her off I may as well take it as a form of revenge to the egg for leaving her and to complete this cycle of accursed romance tragedy that I impose on all of my PC in this series. Knowing full well I'm going to be heart broken by my own choice cause I'm quite attached to my Lavellan at this point.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Currently going through the whole DA triology from DAO DA2 and now going through DAI. Love the series but what pains me the most is seeing how Lelianna is in DAI. She was my Warden's bff along with Morrigan, and I truly adore her character so much. In DAO she was this sweet, bubbly person, who will invite you to go shopping with her and tease you about your love interest. Yet, she still has a pragmatic and ruthless edge due to her past (like how she would casually tell you the manipulation game she played when she was a minstrel or when she told Alistair to, for a lack of better word, harden himself up when they discussed about Lothering's fate after the attack). I love how she was portrayed in DAO, and choose to softened her in her quest, telling her that she is not alone anymore, she is different from Marjolaine and can choose to be good, my Warden even promise her that after the Blight is over they would continue to go on adventuring.

And then here we are, 10 years later and she slipped back to her old lifestyle and it pain me so much to see her like this. Not to say that this development was illogical, but rather it makes sense in my canon playthrough. My Warden committed the ultimate sacrifice, leaving her behind and break their promise. Everyone in the old band has their own place to go and she is left to her own device again. She has lost so much, from Marjolaine, her little cloister in Lothering, have to witness her friend died right in front of her and her new found family quickly disband after everything is over. So obviously, she went back to what she was familiar with, to her game of manipulate people and secrets.

Seeing her becoming so relentless and unforgiving in DAI really breaks my heart. Where is my BFF bard who is so passionate about fashion and shoes and will talk your ears out about all the tales that she has gathered. The critical hit was her comment when Inky asked her about HoF "The world has been duller since she died, it still is" 😭😭😭😭. Despite only spent time with HoF for only a year, she still hold my Warden dear in her heart even after all this time (in DA2 she even said she wrote songs of their adventure together, like my gosh that is so precious)

[aldruiel-scribbles]

In this link there is definitely not a folder with every Dragon Age eBook, numbered in order of reading plus the two Encyclopedias about the world. Please do not use the link, there are not free books in there.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Just finished a Dragon Age: Origins playthrough for the first time.

Let's just say as someone that played as an elven mage romancing Alistair, going in blindly and no mod, I will forever be unwell.

The worst thing about it is that the first half the game make me think it would be a lovely dovey love story with an happy end. I didn't know the second half would torment my soul with all the choices and consequences 😭😭😭

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Getting into Dragon's Dogma recently since it was on sale on Steam and Capcom just released the trailer for it's sequel. At the start of the game I didn't expect much since it's 10 years old already but my god color me impressed 😩. I'm specially fond of the game design of the pawn system, really love how their AI assist the player both in combat and explore.

Having them loot every crate and corner and carry all the stuff feel like someone doing all the housework for you, which would feel like it's nothing worth mentioning but to a loot goblin like myself, it's really a big help and lifted my burden of having to loot everything in my line of sight and meet with inventory management afterward, this really does enhance my gaming experience and I wish more games would do this. Not to mention I like how they are all chatty and seem to have a lot to say regarding different situation, location and even remind us to double sure which road lead to our desired destination when we encounter a fork, or be careful around the edge. Their dialogues liven up the entire game so much more and make this journey not so lonely. Although some of the lines get old really quick but I think it's a part of their charm.

The class mechanic is such a wonder too, I usually main Mystic Knight and Sorcerer. Loving how the Sorcerer's spells are so impactful and make me feel like a god calling forth natural disaster into the battlefield. And MK is a very well executive vocation, I really thought this was just gonna be a fighter with some half asses combination of physical and magic, but to my surprise this class offers a lot versatility in both ranged and melee combat, as well as elemental damage. A shame that they won't be back for DD2 but the new Mystic Spearman seem very interesting too so I will give that one a try when the game come out.

Also, I played through the ending and BBI and the feels hit me like a truck, goddamn I really thought this was just gonna be an archtypical JRPG with the chosen one motif and the story would end with slaying the big bad red dragon 😭😭😭. Though, I wish they would elaborate more about the worldbuilding and the cycle throughout the main quest rather than dumping all of it in the ending.

Overall this is a great game and has made it way into my top 3 games list. Really wish I had played it sooner 😢

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Although I personally prefer some slim, acrobatic-ish bodytype for Astarion. At the same time, I do wonder if we also take into account the well-defined six packs he has as canon, would it be a stretch if I think that, since he is a very vain person and has never seen his reflection once for over 200 years, he needs to relied on other people's comment about his face to affirm his believe that he looks beautiful, so his pride is just like a sandcastle that can easily be topple (like how you gaslight him he has a big ass hideous mole lmao).

But his body is what little remain of himself that he can still see and have control over. The only part of himself he still have the freedom to shape and mold however he desire, and moreover, he is able to witness every change it made. That's why I would like to imagine he worked out a lot to achieve the current ripped state, not only to have some assurance in his beauty, but this is also some little act of rebellion, if he can still improve himself in this damned undead body that Cazador has cursed him with, then perhaps he hasn't truly lost it all to the bastard, a hopeless belief that he hasn't yield himself up entirely.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

So, we all know at the circus every companion will have serious beef with you if you prompt them on the stage with the clown right? But then there is my girl Minthara.

(Yes she still threaten you with violence and stuff but look at this baby doll face my wife is so cute and adorable and deserves to commit all the murder she desires 🥰)

Anyway this is not the main point I wanna talk about. When you keep on trying to get Minthy on the stage by baiting her with (I heavily assume and whole-heartedly believe to be) her favorite joke.

Surprisingly she will give her approval and actually tell the joke while proceeding to the stage 🥲

Like she was literally intending to go up there and tell the people her jokes??? You CANNOT tell me that this woman didn't think she was all hotshit walking up to the stage, going through all the corny ass jokes in her head, thinking she was gonna show the crowd what peak humour is. But then the whole fuckery the clown pulled afterwards just ruined her chance, MY CHANCE to see her in the spotlight proudly torment the audience with her collection of dad puns 😭

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

I don't know if there is anyone else that has talked about this. But if you play as a bard, you can have a special interaction with a dragonborn who is the owner of a musical shop located next to Figaro's shop.

He said that he is experimenting with lute strings made out of worg's hair and you two kinda got lost in the conversation. And what kinda interests me though is the one that approves of this.

Like I can understand Gale, he is like a child, beaming with curiosity about all the things in the world so I'm not even surprised if he also contributed to the conversation at some point. But Astarion? As far as I know my man has like, zero interest in music whatsoever. So it kinda makes me giggle up inside thinking that he probably just stands there for the whole time, being dumbfounded cause he can't really understand what you two are talking about and what is so special about it (I mean lute made out of worg's hair??), but still he approves because he likes Tav being a nerd and passionate about their special interest and it's so freaking adorable!

[kaldurcalm-deactivated20240513]

Nah, he can compliment Tav's flute playing and I think he enjoys Alfira's music.

Astarion appreciates Tav's flute playing in Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access 😊

Astarion appreciates Tav's flute playing in Baldur's Gate 3 Early AccessWhen resurrecting Gale, you have the choice to play a tune on the fl

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Oh I think I wasn't clear enough when I said Astarion has no interest in music, what I meant to said is that he has no interest in music on a technical level since this scene is about you and the dragonborn discussing what benefit worg hair can have on a lute, not that I meant Astarion doesn't enjoy music altogether.

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

I don't know if there is anyone else that has talked about this. But if you play as a bard, you can have a special interaction with a dragonborn who is the owner of a musical shop located next to Figaro's shop.

He said that he is experimenting with lute strings made out of worg's hair and you two kinda got lost in the conversation. And what kinda interests me though is the one that approves of this.

Like I can understand Gale, he is like a child, beaming with curiosity about all the things in the world so I'm not even surprised if he also contributed to the conversation at some point. But Astarion? As far as I know my man has like, zero interest in music whatsoever. So it kinda makes me giggle up inside thinking that he probably just stands there for the whole time, being dumbfounded cause he can't really understand what you two are talking about and what is so special about it (I mean lute made out of worg's hair??), but still he approves because he likes Tav being a nerd and passionate about their special interest and it's so freaking adorable!

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

Why does Tumblr not let me reply to my own post wtf???

[pepperinstarryskyicecream]

I'm in a desperate need of an audio book where it just Minthara recites all the murder terminology there is. Goodness gracious her voice infest my mind deeper than the mold on a 1 month old bread in a humid environment 😭😭😭

[itscolossal]

WATCH: Ingenious Hack for Sketching with Two Point Perspective Using an Elastic String [video]

[lunariagold-deactivated20230802]

Oh look… MORE AWESOME SHIT NOBODY TOLD ME IN ART SCHOOL

[animalbody]

depressed kids in the media: I don’t wanna go to therapy! I don’t need help! I’m not some specimen for you to dissect!

me, rollin up to my therapist’s office and collapsing in relief: what is UP my homeboy I fuckin missed you,, hope ur ready to hear some Bull Shit that fuckin happened to me this week

[gay-jesus-probably]

families of depressed kids in media: okay sweetie we’ve researched depression for ten hours straight and signed you up for therapy and re-arranged your school schedule to be less stressful

actual parents of depressed kids: look i get you’re sad but someones gotta do the goddamn dishes stop being lazy get up. why didn’t you go to school today, what’s wrong with you, you’re such a burden on this family.

[kremeroyale]

Therapists in the media: *understanding head tilt*

My real live therapist whom I adore: Natalie, that is the DUMBEST thing I’ve ever heard.

[nullannddvooiid]

Therapists in Media: Lets do some art therapy and be really quiet while we talk about your feelings :)))))) also I’m prescribing you 500 different medicines

My therapist Brian who I love to death: Jack, I think your first problem is you stay up too late looking at memes, so let’s try taking a nap

[exjwthings]

My real life therapist: Okay, before we start, I found this hilarious video I know you’d love.

[atheistjw]

Therapist in media: serious face the whole time

My therapist: *laughs awkwardly*

[skirris]

therapists in media: refined, cultured, poised, “I’m afraid I haven’t [heard of the nerdy thing their patient just referenced]”

my old therapist derek, from across the reception area, seeing me for the first time after the summer of 2015: HEY DID YOU SEE AGE OF ULTRON?? IT SUCKED, RIGHT???

my current therapist ian, in our very first appointment: do you like star wars? anxiety is like the force, it can consume you, or you can learn to keep it in balance… you’re my padawan now

[mmmm-gross]

Actual things my therapist has told me:

“You’re bassicly a glorified sad lizard.” (It makes sense with context)

“Damn girl you need to get your shit together.”

“Go home and cry. Stop drinking in bathtubs. Eat something that isn’t bleach or memes.”

I’ll add more tomorrow after I see her again.

[celtic-pyro-deactivated20230725]

This is making me feel really good about seeing my therapist. Good job, Tumblr!

[riversixx]

Things my trauma therapist has said:

*staring down the rabbit after the little rabbit hops into my lap, directly past my therapist, and letting me pet her instead* “Well, I see where your loyalties are and I will no longer be bringing you a fresh tomato every morning.”

“Freud will not stop screaming and running in circles because he got into the catnip about an hour ago so we will have to move our session upstairs if you want peace and quiet.” [Pausing] “…Freud the cat, I promise we did not resurrect Sigmund Freud just to overdose him on catnip”.

“The reason you’re so tired is because of that endless screaming into the void you keep referring to”.

“I’m going to level with you. In order to maintain your sanity, you must drop him like a sack of potatoes, and then boil the sack”.

“If she [child alter, who’d been having a fit that was keeping me from sleeping for three days straight because I wouldn’t let her cover the walls in pink glitter] won’t stop screaming, put her in front of the TV, turn on Sesame Street, take a nap and then deal with the situation”.

“The rat is retired, but if having her on your shoulder helps you process, put a paper towel underneath her because she will shit on you without any shame”.