#personal gripes

[thedrawinggizzard]

Me to the MF'S setting off fireworks TWO WEEKS after bonfire night ended and stressing out my poor dog:

[woodpengu]

When I say "I need a cloning machine" I'm not referring to some kind of trope that points out any and all moral fallacies of cloning.

I mean that my chronic sickly arse really and truly does not mind doing errands and chores and is sick and tired of being sick and tired. Can I please summon, like, three [or more] of me to Get Shit Done™ while I'm having a rough day? Like... can I Pumat Sol myself through the busier aspects of life? Or even just for an impromptu cuddle puddle?

Can we erase the idea that the cloning trope will always end in tears just enough so I can have a moment's reprieve from my conditions of disability? Please and Thank You, and Have a Nice Day.

[beartrice-inn-unnir]

I am not far into Dead Boy Detectives, but if they talk one more time about leaving Port Townsend on the ferry, I might ragequit. It's just VERY clear how this wasn't just filmed in BC, but quite possibly the makers never even visited Port Townsend or done a maps search to figure out how to get there.

Port Townsend has one (1) ferry, and the Kennewick only goes to Coupeville on Whidbey Island. You will not get to any major airport that way.

I know it doesn't sound as cool or whatever, but take the bus, kids.

[the-sword-lesbian]

Today, November 8th, there is a Christmas song playing at work in which the chorus is, “It’s officially Christmas!!

No it isn’t, who put this song on the playlist??

It’s not officially Christmas. It’s not even unofficially Christmas, like that time a day or two before the 25th when you are kind of just allowed to say “it’s Christmas.”

It’s not even December.

We aren’t even halfway through November.

It’s not officially Christmas.

Wait your turn you tacky barely talented pop-song.

[lil-tumbles]

going on a bit of a rant but like. We really need to remember to make distinctions between absolutes and subjective opinions or experiences. I think this is part of the whole "no one round here has good reading comprehension" thing but I notice it when talking to people irl too, and it's extremely frustrating, because *this is how people get in pointless arguments*. This is how misunderstandings happen.

Let me give you two examples. Number one, person A is stuck in black-and-white thinking. Number two, it's person B who is thinking like this. Number one:

Person A: You should go outside every day! Person B: Thanks, but I can't actually. Person A: How dare you! Everyone should go outside; it's a universal good, you need to go outside more, you're wrong for not going outside because everyone must go outside every day. Person B: I can't- see, my disability means this is difficult for me. Person A: How dare you call me ableist!!! Going outside is something everyone must do. You're stupid for thinking you are exempt.

Number two: Person A: You should go outside every day! Person B: Think before you speak - you are forgetting all the people like me who can't go outside every day because of our disabilities! You're being ableist! Peson A: I'm not being ableist! Going outside can improve mental and physical health, and so I'm reminding people that it might be helpful if they can. I'm not saying anyone *has* to do anything. Person B: Well, I cannot do this, so this is offensive and ableist.

A lot of the "wtf happened here" kind of reblog chains I see floating around this hellsite are both scenarios- numbers one and two, together, where both A and B have very absolutest views, where they're assuming that everyone else is always speaking objectively. That every statement is meant to be applied to everyone, all the time, with no nuance. Everyone is different; people will always be talking from their own experiences, their own points of view. Rarely are people trying to make a general statement.

So, before you respond to someone's post with a critical reaction to their statement, it might be a good idea to take a moment, reread the original post, and think about if this is one of those scenarios where Person A isn't trying to apply a general statement to the whole of humanity, but is rather making a subjective recommendation or suggestion, couched in seemingly objective language. Then, read your response - you may be picking a fight over a misunderstanding of what someone's intent was. Think before you hit the reblog.

[clingojam]

i Do Not Trust people who put all their 3DS games on the home menu (especially if they zoom out the icons like THIS)

like, they gave you folders for a reason!!! ORGANIZE YOUR SHIT GRRRRAAAAAAHHH

[pallanophblargh]

hiiii wdym by “removal of comments during reblogs”? sorry if this is dumb 😭

It's been a long time since I've noticed this being a thing, but when a post was being reblogged it would give the option to just delete the original text that accompanied an image in a post. It was annoying to have my artist's commentary or description ripped away from what was usually pretty personal art! (I know there were/are themes that wouldn't display the text so that was a reasonable alternative to deleting).

[2ndgengeek]

People who make large knitting patterns, like shawls or blankets, really need to include at least one picture of the thing completely spread out. So many times it’s “artistically draped” and you can’t make out what the whole thing actually looks like.