#askiris

[stiltsthegm]

If you lived in Dungeon Meshi world, would you stay human or be something else?

I'd be an elf. Long-lived and magical is what I'd want to be. Also pointy ears rule.

I'd be chill about it, though.

[arigatouiris]

"If my love can't be forgiven, this world can go straight to he'll!"

That's it, I like Toga now. Thanks everyone.

[thesheepthewolf]

i got my first job as a bookseller! i start tomorrow, do you have any advice? i'm kind of nervous because i want to do a good job. it's just a christmas contract but i would really like to be kept on or work in another bookshop after.

First of all, congratulations! A short contract is a great way to get a foot in the door - it took me a three-month unpaid internship, so you’re already winning. I’m not an expert or anything, and many things will differ depending on where you work exactly, but here’s some advice that comes to mind:

Working in a bookshop means working in retail / customer service. While some of the romantic ideas people have about this job are real, there’s also a LOT of hard work involved, especially around the holidays. Be prepared for demanding customers, physical exertion, overstimulation, and all the giftwrapping.

Show your co-workers that you’re eager to learn by being inquisitive and open to new things, but don’t pepper them with too many questions or expect them to take you by the hand. Everyone’s tolerance for newbie mentorship is different, especially during the busiest time of the year.

Have an open mind towards customers. Chances are you will get all sorts: kookie elderly people who don’t understand the internet, socially awkward teens with blue hair who order a lot of manga, fancy white men in suits who are only interested in the business / politics / current affairs sections, conspiracy theorists who ask for EXTREMELY questionable titles about lizard people, and so on. Everyone deserves to be seen and to be treated with equal respect, even when you’re inevitably exhausted and cranky at the end of your shift.

People will come to you for book recommendations, both for themselves and to gift to others. It really helps to have a few “standard” titles in the back of your mind to pull from.

Ask for help when you need it. Co-workers and managers can’t help you learn if you’re not open and honest about things you don’t know or understand; a newbie gone rogue because they’re too shy or proud to ask for help usually means more work for everyone cleaning up their messes, so don’t be that person.

This all sounds super severe, but it’s also super important to remember to have fun! Especially once you start building rapport with regular customers, there’ll definitely be moments to joke around and make a more personal connection with people around mutual booklove.

[irisplayground]

I was tagged by @picture-book-wolf. Thank you!

Rules: tag 20 followers you want to get to know better.

Name: Iris

Nickname: Fieps (only by my mother), Ier (only by my sister), Piris (only by @allenvooreef)

Gender: female

Star sign: Cancer

Birthday: July 18th

Height: just under 1.80

Age: 26

Sexual orientation: ace

Relationship status: single

Hogwarts house: Ravenclaw

Favourite colour: blue

Time right now: 14.02

What are you reading: The Naked Shore of the North Sea by Tom Blass

Last movie you watched: Hidden Figures

Average hours of sleep: 6-7

Lucky number: 2

Last thing you Googled: “relief of Leiden” (it’s for a video)

Favourite fictional characters: Minerva McGonagall (Harry Potter), Henry DeTamble (The Time Traveler’s Wife), Marvellous Ways (A Year of Marvellous Ways), Sorcha (Sevenwaters), Rhunön (Inheritance Cycle). There are more, but I’ll stop before I can’t stop.

Number of blankets you sleep with: 1 at the moment, 2-3 when it gets really cold

Favourite singer/band: Can I say my own band twibv?

Dream trip: Too many!

Dream job: I’m pretty much doing that right now - I work in an English-language bookshop in the Netherlands. I dream for it to earn a little more though...

When this blog was created: I don’t know - where can I see that? Wait, give me a moment.

Current number of followers: 440

What do you post: Mostly #aesthetic, lots of indoor hipster-y stuff, mountains, nature, water. Lots of autumn stuff at the moment.

Who are your most active followers: currently @allenvooreef, @book-full-of-dreams, @picture-book-wolf & @accio-forest

When did your blog reach its peak: Pffft don’t know, don’t care.

What made you decide to get a Tumblr: It started out as a place to post my photographs. Haven’t really done that in a looong time.

Why did you choose your URL: I wanted to go for ‘theworldismyplayground’, but that was already taken.

Do you run any other blogs: I have a secondary blog dedicated to all things bookish, though there’s also a lot of TV series and films on there. It’s called @hungrysheepbookshop.

What are you doing tomorrow: Working!

Who do you tag: Well I’m definitely not going to make it to 20, but here goes... @whiskyandmilk, @ghoulwhoreads, @fluitketel, @thewordsthewoods, @beckfjord, @teawitch, and everyone else I mentioned in this post!

[stiltsthegm]

Wishing you the best with everything going on with Eidolon right now, the entire situation is already super difficult, but even moreso for you especially I'm sure. Take care of yourself Iris, thinking of you and hoping you'll be alright.

Thank you for this. The last few days have been the worst of my life, full of the hardest decisions I hope I will ever have to make. I'll figure it out and get through it, though. I have some truly wonderful people looking out for me.

[arigatouiris]

I've been catching up on the BnHA manga and ya'll didn't tell me how addicting it is??? Like

JUST LOOK AT MY AWKWARD BABIES LMAO

[arigatouiris]

Heyyy so I just recently found your blog and I love it so much, your writing is so good! I'm originally from india as well but I moved to america when I was very young, I speak another language too though, tamil? Are you familiar with it by any chance? I read that you were polylingual and I was just wondering :) What's it like speaking different languages? I'm taking Japanese now and progressing slowly but learning anyway! Sorry for such a long ask btw ((((:

Hi there! Yes I'm from India! Thank you so much for visiting this blog omg it's ancient and been a while since I updated on here! 😅 I use Quotev a lot for my writing these days.

And yes! Omg I speak Tamil at home! So nice to hear that you're familiar with it. I'm from Southern India so I'm familiar with a lot of languages down south, and being polylingual has taught me a lot of great things about languages and culture :) And Japanese soudba awesome! And dw about the asks omg I love long asks! Have a great day, hon! 💙

[arigatouiris]

Ya'll, I now believe Dabi is a Todoroki theory with all my heart. It is him and even Horikoshi himself won't be able to talk me out of it. This it.