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sunthoon

Project Hail Mary fans after finishing the book and the movie

creaturey

i think r/BenignExistence is my favorite subreddit 🥲 i love these pleasant little glimpses into strangers' lives

good-humans-only

Official Good Humans Post.

m4gpies

The Alien Teacher

chimaerakitten

idk if this is controversial or not, but I really like when non-professional writing like fic has hints of author bleedthrough when it comes to like, what different people assume is common knowledge. Like sometimes I’ll be reading a fic and it’ll just be obvious that the person writing it is either obsessed with medicine or has been to medical school, because they’ll use terms that are just a shade too technical without explaining them. It’s never the super specific stuff that they’d know other people are unaware of, it’s always the things that once you’ve known it for a while you forget it’s niche knowledge. It’s fun because as a fanfic reader it reminds me of how this is a fun hobby community, where everyone has their own thing going on outside of fandom. Everyone’s got their own specialties and they can’t help but write that into their work sometimes

chimaerakitten

…well this post sure took off

bamsara

new ask game; what do you think my hobby, skillset or knowledge or any other details of me based off my writing

alleesaur

the productivity creatures

dontliveinthefuture

i love that the phrase is “in love” like love is a place. like somewhere you could live.

hailmarysuggest

I just want a fic where everyone is all ‘why is Dr Grace so grumpy today? He’s normally so sweet’ and Stratt goes to inspect him for like 5 minutes before grabbing scissors, snipping the tag out of the back of his shirt carefully enough not to leave one of those itchy lines behind, and then he’s a freaking sweetheart again for the rest of the day. Like the princess and the pea. And for some reason only her people watching abilities could figure out why.

Carl probably could have figured it out too, but he can’t be glued to Grace’s side 100% of the time lol.

thatonegreyghost

@to-be-kind-takes-work @mxtr3ssquickly @notthemonthbutmarch

samlickereightyone

being 13 was crazy cuz it's like no one is coming to save you. there's only one option and it's to read about band guys having gay sex

homunculus-argument

"I learned a lot from making this" is artist talk for "making this sucked ass and I'm not entirely happy with the result."

animelionessmika

^what artistic growth feels like

intosnarkness

Why is it revolutionary to know a person?

Someone I have worked with for a decade is retiring. He and I have been close- we’ve traveled together, shared meals, talked about our families and our hobbies, spent time. We text. We talk. We’ve know each other for ten years.

I went looking for a gift for his retirement, and found a watch that relates to the specific kind of car that he works on as a hobby. I bought it, and then invited people to chip in if they wanted.

My coworkers are acting like this is miraculous?

“How did you think of that?” I knew he had a hobby and I googled it?

“How did you know he works on those?” I listen to people when they talk.

“How do you always buy such good gifts?” I listen when people talk to me. Most people are dying to talk about their interests. You just have to give them an in. If your memory sucks, start a note in your phone and write down what people express interest in. Look at it every so often before you hang out to refresh your memory.

“I never would have thought of that.” I didn’t, really. I just spent 20 minutes looking at eBay and Etsy and a few subreddits. It’s easy if you try.

Honestly, if you want to make connections with people, express interest in their passions. It’s easy if you practice it.

gorsho444

On the line

valtsv

microdosing on catharsis by watching a fictional character or persona i relate to have an emotional breakdown until my chest starts to ache from the amount i've repressed

valtsv