#tedium

[savagechickens]

Options of Tedium.

And more options.

[howifeltabouthim]

The days passed, but just barely. Like a deck of trick cards: so little variation.

Caro Claire Burke, from Yesteryear

[fandomsoda]

“They say I have my mother’s winning smile.”

stimboards for our collective members 13 - Tedium, a growing middle

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[razreads]

Science, you see, is boring. I don’t mean discovery, and I don’t mean knowledge. I mean the activity of science – the process, the procedure. […] The work is tedious. It is slow. It is not for everyone, even though the end results are.

Becky Chambers, To Be Taught, If Fortunate

[nerdwithapoll]

You happen upon a philanthropic billionaire who offers you a lifetime reprieve from one tedius chore* AND a million dollar donation to one cause. There’s no catch. What do you choose?

Laundry and environmental advocacy (Green Peace, etc)

Dishes and Emergency Response (Red Cross, etc.)

Taking out the garbage and Medical charity (Drs. Without Borders, etc)

Making your bed and a Children’s charity (Unifec, etc)

Filing/paying taxes and a foundation for queer humans (LGBT Foundation, etc)

Interviewing for jobs and a work charity (Goodwill, Salvation Army, etc)

Cleaning and a home construction charity (Habitat for Humanity, etc)

Lawn care and Science research foundation (SETI Institute, etc.)

Homework and Medical condition charity (American Cancer Society, etc)

Employee Reviews and Human Rights (Planned Parenthood, Human Rights Campaign)

No deal 🙅🏿‍♂️

Voting ended onMay 1, 2024

*if the chore has a cost associated with it, or to have someone else do it, It’ll be covered. And yes, this is a unicorn billionaire.

[introvertia]

I’m at the point in a fanfic where I’m editing and I’m only done with 10 out of 80 pages (it’s a 25k one shot) annnd I just want it to be DONE. How are people good at editing? HOW?!? Tedious, but so VERY necessary.

[pants-magic-pants]

These are ironed, sewn, and shingled on, piece by piece.

[his-dark-materials-trilogy]