Things and Stuff

Presumably annoying rants about mental health, incredibly mediocre Black Widow cosplayer, huge fan of anything Marvel, Doctor Who, and the Musketeers,  prone to fangirling over Santiago Cabrera and James D'Arcy, a bit addicted to travelling. Anything...

[officialqueer]

Controversial opinion, but ur allowed to like things that suck

Like, sometimes there are just shows or books that are so goddamn awful for any number of reasons… But ya still like ‘em somehow, and that’s fine

It’s not required to write a 20+ page essay defending why you enjoy something shitty, you can just… Enjoy shitty things

Not all content is made equally and you’re allowed to like things that are far from perfect

Like, just, “This show sucks, but I like it anyway” is a totally valid response

[robot121eyes]

I was just talking about this with someone the other day. 

I’m all for knowing something is bad but being able to enjoy it anyway, no defense or analysis needed. Sometimes, shitty stuff is just fun to enjoy. 

[skabreak]

it’s my personal belief that Taika Waititi himself will walk onto screen, unprompted, in Avengers 4, approach Thanos, not even bother with the gauntlet and just DESTROY him instantly with his bare hands and pleasant New Zealand demeanor 

[number6bitch]

What Would A Mediocre White Man Do? (new mantra to live by!)

[sonatine]

this is SO REAL both the specific case and the broad case in the specific case: if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you I tell this to every woman I talk to job hunting about APPLY ANYWAY THE MEDIOCRE WHITE MEN ARE DOING IT (via @galwednesday)

[eve-made-the-right-choice]

“if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you”

I really needed to hear this. I had never thought of it this way. This literally never occurred to me, I’ve just spent my whole adult life thinking I was underqualified for everything. Thinking I’m not good enough for anything because the “minimum requirements” are so high.

I need specifics. I wanna know what I can get away with. I wanna know what they really mean by “minimum.” I wanna know how much I’m actually worth.

[hellanahmean]

As someone who worked in hr, this is true.

True to the point that if someone was extremely unqualified, but because of timing we were desperate, we’d bend rules to get them hired. And the only people taking advantage of this were guys.

[needshisbones]

[djsoliloquy]

if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you

this made so much click in my head. because this was literally it–spend half the time being unqualified for everything and just not applying. and the rest of the time being qualified and not getting hired. because ahahaha fuck you, you’re too expensive now/we’re too worried you’ll jump ship and leave us because of how qualified you are! guess we’ll just hire this shitty dude to do it !? ?

[stagemanagerssaygo]

I debated posting this here but WWAMWMD? He’d post it. #girlgogetyours

[appolsaucy-deactivated20260202]

It’s way more than “if you actually met 100% of the requirements they couldn’t afford you” 

The reason they couldn’t afford you is that if you meet 100% of the requirements, you’re ready for the next position up.

Career strategy 101: The most valuable employees are always learning. Every company wants employees who won’t stagnate, i.e. sit in one role doing the same thing ever year and continue getting annual raises. A company wants to hire you for one thing at one salary, and then move you up through higher positions over the years, i.e. they keep getting new benefits for the additional money they’re spending on you.

A good company will offer you development opportunities, either within your role or in addition to it. So when the company interviews you, they want to see that you can learn what they need, and you want to see that they can teach you new skills. Companies know that the best applicants are interviewing them in return and that if they don’t offer development, they will lose those applicants to better jobs.

Companies structure positions this way intentionally and they assume you know it.

So not only should you apply to jobs you aren’t 100% qualified for, you can use 100% qualification as an indicator that you’re overqualified and should look for the next job up.

[bryntwedge]

This started funny but became really important to know. 

[robot121eyes]

I tend to have the same approach to job applications. Besides, if you apply for a job you don’t meet all the qualifications for and they decide they don’t want to hire you because you’re missing one that really matters to them, what’s the worst that’s going to happen?  They’re not going to call you back. That’s it. Jobs you’re 100% qualified for also may not call you back. It’s not like they’re going to shame you and take the time out of their day to call you up and scold you for daring to apply in the first place. You just... won’t get a call back... you might get an automated rejection email. You’re not going to get in trouble for trying. Apply for all the jobs!

[antivanruffles]

The… The Backstreet Boys dropped a new single and video?

It’s very k-popy, yet I also feel like I fell through a wormhole back to 1998. 

[lauranis]

Holy shit I just got punched in the face by my childhood lmao. They’ve barely changed in all this time

[robot121eyes]

I heard this song the first time a few days ago, and went down a rabbit hole of listening to nothing but ‘90s boy band music for the past few days that ended with me watching Dead 7 last night. 

I regret NOTHING

[ashleyinwondrland]

I judge anyone who doesn’t like Taika Waititi and doesn’t want him directing Thor 4

[autasticanna]

Facts that adults don’t tell you about bullying

- Communication doesn’t work on bullies. Telling a bully they’re making you feel bad is the wrong way to go. They want to make you feel bad. That’s the point.

- being kind to a bully doesn’t always mean they’ll stop. Sometimes it means they’ll just use your kindness to manipulate you while still continuing to bully you.

- not every bully has a sympathetically tragic home life. Sometimes people are just mean. Sometimes people just get off on hurting others.

- on that note, a tough home life is a reason, not an excuse. You don’t have to put up with bullying because somebody’s life sucks, just like you don’t have to let someone mug you because they’re broke.

- in order to forgive someone, they have to apologize first. If your bully has not apologized to you, you do not owe them anything.

- getting bullied as a kid can still mess you up in adult life. Maybe kids grow out of being bullies, but the marks they left often don’t go away.

- there are ways to get people to stop bullying you, but they almost all involve being mean back.

- as long as parents keep raising shitty bullying kids, there will be bullies. No amount of assemblies and hand-drawn posters will fix the problem. It’s the parents’ fault.

[robot121eyes]

You know how many times in my life, even as an adult, I’ve heard the “don’t take it personally how shitty that person treated you, they probably have a really bad life”? Too many It’s not a defense of bullying.  And don’t even get me started on people saying you should forgive your bullies/abusers. Fuck. That.  I was told countless times I’m only hurting myself by holding onto negative energy refusing to forgive my abuser. It’s not true.

[buzzfeed]

I’ll take a chupacabra sandwich with extra mustard, please.

[robot121eyes]

When I was working in a cafe, I had someone very innocently try to order the “spinach and artichoke quickie” It was soooo hard to keep it together.  He wasn’t trying to be funny or rude, he clearly had never seen the word “quiche” before

[gotinstarblog-deactivated201512]

[half-black-phillip]

I’m so mad because this worked

[britney2007spears]

help me roger

[telanu]

Reblogging myself because

Originally posted by gifs-for-the-masses

[luthienebonyx]

Reblogging myself because… what was that? Five minutes?

O_O

[riskpig]

………my friend has made me curious

[maryburgers]

help me roger

[maryburgers]

Update: after I reblogged this someone messaged me offering me tickets to the sold out Hausu screening with a Q&A and autograph session with the director

[zombbeans]

These never work for me, but here’s to trying.

[strangenewclassrooms]

I don’t believe in these things

But last time I reblogged one ten/fifteen minutes later I got a call offering me a job

But I reblogged it because I was waiting on hearing back from the job. So there you go.

Roger is cute.

[sugared-violets]

Eh Roger is cute I might as well

[secondlina]

That fish is so happy it makes me happy.

[robot121eyes]

I’m practicing keeping things spoiler free, so avoiding anything major here but like: WHAT THE FUCK JUST HAPPENED I AM IN SHOCK MY FRIEND WAS CRYING I WAS JUST GASPING IN SHOCK I have a very specific prediction of which aspect is going to piss people off (I don’t know that it was done intentionally, like I can absolutely 100% see why it’s an issue but I also think certain things that are spoilers soooo I dunno dude) I have been invested in the MCU for 8 years and like legitimately it’s what got me into comics, and conventions, and cosplaying, basically shaped the hobbies of my 20s... so this was a big deal movie and the thing I can’t stop gasping about is a thing I’ve promised not to spoil for others so THIS IS GONNA BE A ROUGH FEW DAYS WHILE EVERYONE CATCHES UP! But like do watch Infinity War because it’s so worth it  And I have two specific scenarios I see being played out for Avengers 4, either one seems likely, and I’m not sure which one I WANT to see tbh

[robot121eyes]

I’ve been trying to avoid Infinity War spoilers for a solid 3 days because it came out on Wednesday in New Zealand and now I’m back in the US with no tickets to see it ‘til Friday and I keep ALMOST SEEING THINGS I DON’T WANNA SEE (and might have seen a spoiler earlier) Why am I still using the internet, my GOD

[chucklebot]

I am going to find this cafe and burn it down.

[gotitforcheap-deactivated201611]

*locks eyes with the barista as I spray whipped cream into my coffee* 

[if-you-see-gay-me]

motherfucker I am PAYING for caffeine and the right to enjoy it any way I want I will cut it with sugar and mainline it right here don’t try me

[mlthrowaway]

[robot121eyes]

Hell, I actually like black coffee and I'd still dump half that sugar container in my coffee just to spite the pompous ass who put that sign there

[robot121eyes]

When you move to New Zealand and the local vampires like your fashion sense...

[sprachtraeume]

Why does being in your early 20s feel so much like only having 5 years of your life left in which you need to achieve as much as possible? why do I feel like I have an approaching deadline for success?

[robot121eyes]

No lie, I sorta had a breakdown around 25 over all of this. I’d had a lot of complications spring up that made it impossible for me to hit MY personal goals in life by the arbitrary age 25 deadline, so I just sorta gave up on everything, did a whole bunch of really out of character stuff trying to make my life interesting again, and ended up utterly miserable in a job I hated with no money to spare regretting all of my life choices.

And I was fortunate enough to have parents who were pro “you do you, no expectations from us except to be relatively self sufficient and try to make yourself happy”, so my “must figure my life out by age 25″ apparently all came from societal standards and school. 

And now I’m about to turn 29, I’m hearing all the same angst from people now about how they should have their career figured out and start thinking about home buying and deciding whether or not to have kids by age 30 and I’m like “nah, I’m gonna move to New Zealand, bye guys” and I’m much, much happier that I’m still letting myself have adventures instead of feeling like I need stability and a career within the next year. SO MUCH HAPPIER! Basically, you’ve got time, ignore the anxious feelings of looming deadlines, enjoy your 20s and don’t worry about success?

[aspergersprincess]

Auditory Processing Problems

• *someone says something* “what?” *repeats themselves* “sorry?” *repeats themselves again* “pardon?”

•"hey, y'see the red thing at the top of the shelf, will you get it?“ “Sorry, what?” “On the sh-” “oh yeah sure, I’ll get it.”

•*doesn’t hear teacher because someone’s pen is making a scratchy sound at the back of the room*

•*replays video 10 ten times to figure out what they’re saying*

•teachers asking, “why do you always stop writing in the middle of a sentence, just write down whatever I’m saying,” followed by the response, “I’m just processing it,” rebuked by, “we’ll stop processing it and just write.”

•*gets really focused on staring out the window and goes through four songs without hearing a single on*

[jaspurr]

someone is whispering to their friends in the library, you don’t even know who this person is but you know their major, what state they grew up in, and their hobbies during high school. you just wanted to find a quiet spot to do your chemistry homework.

wanting to chime in on other people’s conversations all the time, but don’t, because you’re not suppose to be “listening” to them.

being the only person in the house that can hear that awful buzzing sound certain electronics make

hiding in your room because everything is too loud. 

motorcycles were invented by satan

being told that you have dog-like hearing by friends and family

being yelled at for “not listening” by friends and family. 

[ossuariies]

God. God. God. God.

[milliecoyote]

This entire post is so fucking relatable it hurts

[winterwombat]

“You just need to learn to tune it out.”

Forgetting how to think because ambient noise is drowning out your internal monologue. 

“No, I don’t need the volume up, I’d just really like to put on subtitles. No, I don’t need to move closer, I just…”

Leaving the room whenever someone starts talking on the phone. 

Pausing your video whenever someone starts talking but trying really really hard not to seem passive aggressive about it. 

Struggling to explain why this one sound is the most horrible thing in the world while other very similar sounds are fine. 

[author-of-sin-deactivated202405]

Crickets.

[lisbonsteresa]

Noah fence to those who like Daredevil, but Charlie Cox’s best performance is unquestionably in Stardust, where he plays Tristan Thorn, a hapless, oblivious doof who gets his ass kicked by nearly everyone he meets, falls in love with a star, and has his wig styled on screen by gay sky pirate Robert De Niro.

[robot121eyes]

Stardust was one of my favorite books when I was younger, so naturally, when the movie came out, I watched it like 4 times in theaters, had the biggest crush on Charlie Cox at the time, and still adore both the book and the movie.  And let’s not forget the part with Henry Cavill. 

[jidashia]

You’ve heard about Mom Friend and Dad Friend, now get ready for....

Grandpa Friend™:

- almost always grumpy - bad at showing affection but cares about their friends a lot - “what did you say?”, “Sorry i didn’t hear that, can you repeat it?” - often reminisces about their youth (even though they’re probably only in their twenties. Alternatively: “kids these days…”) - too old for this shit (see above) - totally not down with the youth - bad back (and everything else hurts too) - likes to complain

[robot121eyes]

I am literally called “Grandpa Kathryn” at work by my employees who are very close in age to me.  (I feel like I get bonus points for that one time an old man lent me his knee brace on a hike)

[robot121eyes]

Off to Rose City Comic Con this weekend! It’s my second time going to an out of state con. 

If anyone sees me, feel free to say hi! I’ll be there Saturday as Killer Frost, and Sunday as Mockingbird.