The Front Desk Lady

My name is Callie, I'm twenty-five and I'm a former front desk lady. Now I'm a pharm tech. I created this thing to complain about my hotel job, but it's mainly now used for all things Lizzie Bennet, Emma Approved and AJOE. My YouTube Channel

[maddwood]

I’m tired

I’m gay. I’m tired.

I texted one of my best friends this morning and asked, “Did you hear about Orlando?” because the first time I ever went to a gay club and pretended like I was “out” was with him when we were fresh out of high school. Out of all my friends, he’s probably spent the most time in gay clubs. Which means I’m more worried about him than about my other friends. So I texted him.

I’m tired.

They want people to give blood, but it’s gay people who need the blood and it’s gay people who can’t donate. But we’re in crisis mode! We’ll take your tainted gay blood for today only!

I’m tired.

I held hands with a man last week and thought, “Oh no, we’re in a small town in Utah and this is dangerous because we’re both gay,” before I remembered that he’s a guy and I’m a girl so no, it’s not dangerous. But the next time I hold hands with a girl, will someone see us and get mad enough to shoot 50 gay people? Will I feel responsible when I read the news? Will I feel like a danger to society for being gay?

I’m tired.

I went to Pride in Salt Lake City last weekend and I complained as I stood in line in the hot sun and I complained about the ticket prices and I complained about the festival being smaller than it was last year and I complained. When it was over, I was still alive. I’m still alive. I can’t believe I complained.

I’m tired.

Bury your gays. Currently on television, 4 percent of characters identify as LGBT. In 2016, about 40 percent of that 4 percent have already died. Yesterday, that might’ve been the issue I wanted to discuss. Yesterday, I might’ve been angry about fictional gays dying. Yesterday. Art imitates life, life imitates art, and I am tired.

I’m tired.

A year ago I put a rainbow flag around my shoulders and celebrated the legalization of gay marriage in the United States. A year ago there was no law banning transgender people from using the bathroom of their choosing. A year ago a man hadn’t shot 50 gay people dead because he saw two men kissing and got angry. “Now that gay marriage is legal, what more do you people want?” Well, I want to stay alive, for one thing.

I’m tired.

There aren’t gay coffee shops or gay restaurants – there are gay nightclubs. Gay nightclubs where LGBT people can meet other LGBT people and feel safe. I want to meet other LGBT people and make friends with LGBT people, but I also don’t want to die.

I’m tired.

My existence is controversial. Even though I’m out, I have to be careful about how “gay” I “act.” What happens if I’m at work and offend a customer? What happens if someone I know reads these words and decides to punish me for them? What happens if someone gets so angry about my sexuality that they shoot 50 people?

I’m gay. I’m tired.

[lovedgalore]

#WeAreTired

[sociallyawkwarddarcy]

am i right?!

[thefrontdesklady-blog]

If you ever wonder what I'm like after working all night on the pharmacy and then try to have a conversation... this is it. Words. They do not work so well after 10 hours of clinical pharmacy technician duties. 😑🙈

[micdotcom]

Women have a past, while men have a potential. Damn. Brock Turner isn’t even the only example of this, we can think of at least two other recent “bright young men.”

[sevensneakyfoxes]

Women have a past, while men have potential. Jesus Christ.

[thefrontdesklady-blog]

“And love is love is love is love is love is love is love is love, cannot be killed or swept aside.” - Lin-Manuel Miranda

[tetons-atomiques-deactivated201]

[cracked]

11 Self-Defense Techniques (That Even A Child Could Use)

[xxxkyrareaperxxx-deactivated201]

These are great! These are all really useful methods of defending yourself and I actually learned most of these in my Krav Maga classes. 

I would have to go up against people (usually guys) twice my size and could easily overpower me, but these tricks DO work and they don’t require a lot of strength.

[weird-biscuits]

Reblog to save a life

[revelmix]

I want to frame this tweet

[cockbiteproductions]

when senseless acts of tragedy remind us that nothing here is promised, not one day this show is proof that history remembers

[ricardodsandi]

[thatdiva]

BLESS THIS POST.

[hugh-dancy-archived]

christina grimmie was only 22 when some dick decided to shoot her for no apparent reason whatsoever and kill himself afterwards in her fucking concert. no one is safe anymore you can’t even enjoy music without the fear of someone shooting you? america, change your fucking laws.

[lovelyjustbreathe]

and to all those who say: “Now is not the time to politicize her death by discussing gun control.” I ask exactly WHEN would be the right time? How many more innocent lives must be lost before it’s “the right time” to wake up and admit this country has a gun problem?

[thefrontdesklady-blog]

Coworker (who is a friend):listen here, old lady.

Me: What do you want, youngin?

Other coworker: You're not old. I bet you're not older than me.

Me: okay... then how old are you?

Other coworker: 24.

Me: I'm 26.

First coworker: seeeee? Old lady.

[fawnmother1-deactivated20161019]

[me vaguing about myself] and SOME of us, are just never going to get our shit together

[mcdyke-deactivated20171112]

being a female means avoiding eye contact with men to not draw attention to yourself as a potential target

[cooldude2819]

Being a male mean avoiding eye contact with women because they might think we are ugly

[mcdyke-deactivated20171112]

hmm yes being a target of abuse is equivalent to thinking you’re ugly

[fempoli]

this is literally it. male idea of oppression is women not being sexually available to them when they want them to be. that’s why whiny internet men cry so much about the friend zone. this is literally it for them.

“Men are afraid that women will laugh at them. Women are afraid that men will kill them.” - Margaret Atwood

awfully relevant.

[subtaelity]

This is what i like to see

[sluttydickgrayson]

This is what dreams are made of.

[olllllla1234]

relationship goals

[amnxsie]

Can u believe there are plants that are illegal Plants

Can you believe there is love that is illegal Love

[purposelessnessismypurpose]

A friend of mine nailing it today.