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brainrot so bad i saw the last name fenton when inputting data for my job that I had to do a double take like

DANNY FENTON?!

SOMEONE NAMED RICHARD GRAYSON CAME IN TODAY!!! I stood there like 😧 can you please tell me your name again? I just need to verify your membership.

I felt so embarrassed because I think he realized what I was thinking of 😭

#richard grayson #nightwing #i hate it here #work stories

really cute experience today

at work a customer bought a magnet from us and they were super excited because it was the first magnet on HER own fridge.

they were just super excited to be an adult and have their own fridge to fill with magnets and as someone with parents who hate having things on the fridge I understood them fully 🙂‍↕️

#simunim speaks #workplace stories #wholesome #growing up

im experiencing grief for the first time jn my life (i'd never had someone close to me die before) and I find it very interesting.

before I thought all the depictions or grief i saw in media were exaggerated but i quickly realized that wasnt the case.

its been years since he died but hes still always in the back of my mind, anytime someone around me references him or brings up something about him i tear up

i never want to forget him

whilst im definitely NOT built for customer service due to how much it drains me emotionally and mentally

i cant say i hate it, i love interacting with other people and making their day a little brighter by giving them a nice hello or giving them a discount when i see theyre making a big purchase

i tell people who clearly just want to take pictures with professional cameras to hide them so they dont get an unexpected charge

i apply a teacher or military discount to everyone in the group with the discount holder

i tell them when the price theyve paid is the same as a membership

i try to make the people in my local community happier, because im not a billionaire nor do i have have the right to think im better than anyone, theyre just like me and im just like them and we all deserve a discount every here and then

tl:dr be kind to your fellow humans and help each other out even in the little things, because if you dont spread kindness then who will?

#simunim speaks

had a guest who had purchased a product online and when I was confirming that it was indeed her package she was super excited that I pronounced her last name correctly

I didnt have the heart to tell her that the only reason I knew how to say Bolin correctly was because I watched the legend of korra

#the legend of korra #simunim speaks #workplace stories

a large delivery came in today at work and while we were scrambling to find someone to unload the cargo our supervisor apologized to the driver but the guy was super chill like

"yeah no worries its a slow day today and I get paid by the hour so really you guys are making me money rather than making me lose it"

and man i aspire to be that relaxed, guy saw the positives of the situation rather than stressing out

#simunim speaks #workplace stories

*reading a sign that trains run on weekends*

guest: so where do the trains pick you up and drop you off

me: oh no sorry the trains are just model trains on a miniature set

guest: ahhh *nod of understanding*

*staring at each other*

guest: so can you ride them?

me: no, theyre just model trains

#am i missing something #was i not clear enough!?#it was very funny ngl

brainrot so bad i saw the last name fenton when inputting data for my job that I had to do a double take like

DANNY FENTON?!

#danny phantom #danny fenton #i gasped and then had to give myself a reality chdck like #why am i so suprised 😭

im a superstitious skeptic, a sukeptic if you will, and one of the things i won't take chances on are jinxes

thus i have the habit of knocking on wood to avoid jinxing myself, my friend can attest to me shutting up mid sentence, looking around the room wildly for wood before saying the rest

but now heres my problem dear tumbler dwellers

do different types of woods work better at stopping jinxes?

stay with me here

there is already precedent set in this type of superstition area of thought where things like the quality of a crystal can change the effect it is supposed to have right??

so would the same apply to say a living tree vs a board made of woodchips? does the fact that the woodchips are processed make them less effective at stopping jinxes?

what about oak wood vs maple wood? mahogany vs birch?!

does charcoal work as well?? its burnt down wood so its still wood?! in art we consider willow wood the standard for drawing so does that mean its more effective?!?!

anyways thats my thoughts please settle my debate or add your own wooden insights

#wood #not the sexy kind the make buildings type #jinx #but not blue haired jinx i mean the one that causes you problems in life #rambling thoughts #simunin speaks #i have no brain to mouth to text filter please help #okay but really ive tried to have this debate with my friend but shes a skeptic^2 so we got nowhere that satiates me

i think i gave my bartender a midlife crisis. *it should be noted I do not look my age*

he takes my id and goes "you were born in ____?"

and im over here irrationally scared thinking omg is that not my birthday that i gave him?! but i tell him that yes that is in fact my birthday

and he just looks at my id, looks back at me, and hands me my id saying

"its crazy that you can be born that year and be able to drink"

like omg im so sorry I didn't mean to make you feel old 😭

cramps so bad my whole lower back aches

feels like i got pain inducing boxers on

palmanatomy

No one asked for this but basically heres a list of fics that have been living in my head rent free.

brilliant (like a confession) - by kathkin. This is a clois fic that I am OBSESSED with. Basically, Lois realises after 8 years that she is in love with her coworker Clark Kent and who does she turn to for advice? Superman. I love it. Anything with secret identities I adore.

Speaking of secret identities and Clois, Third wheel - by Unpretty is so good. The character voice is so on point and Clark and Lois' dynamic is something I love. Bruce Wayne visits to Metropolis and starts dating Lois. I love it. I think theres smut in it? If there is, I think its pretty limited.

Another secret identities is buy back the secrets - by sundiscus. Its a Timkon wip that is literally amazing. Every time I reread this I'm just blown away. Its a 5+1 of times that Superboy saves Tim and one that Tim saves Superboy and I love it.

Young Justice: A Little Help From My Friends - by Hayleythewriter is another Timkon one but with more of a core 4 dynamic. Its an interesting spin on Young Justice where it starts out like the TV show but uses the original line up from the comics I really love this one and I love Tim and Kons relationship. Any fic by Hayley is written in a way that just makes you fall in love with it and leaves you wanting more. It is WIP but don't let it discourage you. I'd honestly recommend all of her fics.

This is a oneshot that I'm obsessed with. I wanna save that light - by suzukiblu is an incredible, heartwarming one. Kara arrived at earth with a baby Kal and both of them stay with the Kents. Its so beautiful yet painful and I'd 100% recommend.

This is a little different but In This or Any Other Universe - by wildsofmarch is an incredibly bittersweet story where Nightwing from the DC comics lands in The Batman 2022 universe. I love it, I love the ending, and it nearly made me cry.

Thats all for now.

livedinthecastle

what fucking hell dimension are y’all blogging from

simu-nim

AND STOP SHOWING ME ADS FOR GAMBLING

MY IMPULSE CONTROL IS BAD ENOUGH ALREADY

#that fuck ass bison ad #i just scroll but a little fire in my heart burns brighter every time i see it #also why does it look 2 contrast levels away from deepfried images

bought the cute alien plush from ikea, friend immediately makes them dance to wap

my son's innocence has been taken

*pressing play on a technoblade video* *grabs tissues*

*turns to camera*

if im going to grieve im going to grieve on company time

#technoblade #started watching a technoblade video after 2 months #immediate tears out my eyes #boss gets a dollar #i get a dime #i will cry on company time

blackheartbiohazards

"I don't want to read this" is totally valid.

"This is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't want to read this because it is disgusting to me" is totally valid.

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

blackheartbiohazards

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

spellscarred

Bro, blocking someone and then using their tag like this is, all offence, weak as fuck. Like all you had to say was, na bro I don't promote pedo protags on this here blog, because I wholly agree with the premise of your argument given contexts (i.e., writing abusive relationships to show the evils, great; writing abusive relationships to show the romance, yikes).

This response is so, so comically shitty within the context of that tag, oh my god.

blackheartbiohazards

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

blackheartbiohazards

"I don't think anyone should be allowed to read or write this because it is disgusting to me" is authoritarian.

blackheartbiohazards

"Censorship of some topics in fiction and art is good and I would be happy if it were to be enacted in a way I approved of"

and

"some things should be banned from ever being written or read about in fiction"

are both authoritarian viewpoints to hold and express, even if you don't have the power to enact them.

If you hold these viewpoints you are holding authoritarian viewpoints.

averageidiotenby

DUDE IT’S PEDO FICS EVERYBODY THINKS THEY’RE NASTY

blackheartbiohazards

Let me explain this to you in simple terms.

Something being nasty is not a good reason to ban fiction about it.

If we accept that "something being nasty is a good reason to bad fiction about it" then we give a foot in the door for all the people who truly, genuinely believe that queer people are nasty to ban all queer literature.

This is not about defending bad people this is about defending the freedom of good people from tyranny, you moron.

kawaii-pigeon

I think if you take it to its logical extreme. Say, banning people from writing stories of sexual abuse. That could then be said "well ANY talk about sexual abuse is bad."

And from that, you could ban books that talk about it irl. Or books like how to recover after being abuse. If its not something to be discussed AT ALL.

plague-of-insomnia

The fact that I’ve seen this post in some form on my dash like 100x and each time there’s new idiots who do not get that you can’t have *some* censorship.

Either you’re for it or you aren’t.

The moment you agree that something should never, ever exist in fiction is the moment that anything can be banned.

Remember a while back how Tumblr banned a bunch of tags, including many popular innocuous ones that even people who are for censorship used and were upset about?

When censorship happens, stuff YOU like can and will be banned. That’s how it works.

Remember how a bunch of people had their accounts terminated here only last year for writing about their own sexual abuse?

When you ban “pedo” topics, say, any talk of child sexual abuse in any form, that means people can no longer write about their own experiences. It means people cannot educate others so they can learn how to protect themselves or get help from these situations.

Censorship is authoritarian. Full stop.

Even if “everyone” agrees something is “gross” and “shouldn’t exist,” that does not fucking matter.

Do you know who generally believes queer people are gross and shouldn’t exist??

The same people who are banning books left and right solely because they have queer characters or relationships.

The same people who attack and kill queer folk for simply exisiting.

This is not just some fandom matter or a case of being chronically online.

Protecting freedom of expression is essential, and if you do not get that, I don’t know what to say to you.

scientia-rex

And the people who keep bringing up child sex abuse as a reason for censorship are doing it very specifically because everyone feels like then they HAVE to agree with the person in favor of censorship.

It’s not that there isn’t widespread societal agreement on this. It’s that they want you backed into a rhetorical corner where you feel compelled to agree with them.

ruffboi-mags

Also, like, we KNOW how this shit shakes out in fandom because it's happened before.

In 2007, Livejournal capitulated to the "pedophilia and sex crimes!" cries of (hate group) Warriors 4 Innocence, and you know what communities got shut down? Slashfic communities. Sexual assault survivor support communities. Authors who'd written non-smut m/m fic even got caught up in it. It was DEVASTATING to fandom spaces. I think pretty much everyone knew at least one person whose account was literally DELETED, or were a member of a community that was wiped off the map because they were considerate enough to include topics like "sexual assault" or "BDSM" in the profiles under the badly-named category of "interests" to indicate that posts on said blogs or communities may include discussion of things like that. Even if it was for a SUPPORT group. And it was because a group of religious bigots came to LJ and said essentially "EVERYONE thinks it's gross and that it's promoting CSA, we should ban it."

Like, strikethrough and boldthrough were a large part of what propelled AO3 out of a more unfocused conversation on one person's blog about hosting a site INTENDED for fandom content, into being an actual archive and nonprofit. And it's a large part of why you won't find AO3 banning topics that you find "gross".

Censorship is authoritarian and it will ALWAYS have more collateral damage than you can imagine.

nyxelestia

Going to add that fiction which had sexual abuse and communities which played around with it as a writing topic are the very things that protected me from irl sexual abuse when I was a teenager. I was in a dicey situation, and realized that while my situation did not match up to any of the superficial or textbook cases mentioned in passing (if at all) through school, it matched up a LOT to what I'd learned about irl sexual abuse through works of fiction and the rhetoric of my communities. I got out of that situation and dodged what was, in retrospect, one hell of a nasty bullet. If it hadn't been for that "nasty" fiction and those "nasty" communities, I would very likely have been abused, and subject to further violence spiraling out from that abuse.