Just got a rejection for a position that not only thought sounded exciting (which is rare) but where I checked all the requirement boxes and then some and I also had specific experience and insight into. I spent so much time and effort on researching and writing my application, adjusting my resume, making sure the language matched the position’s and displayed my skill set properly.
And I just got an email back saying ‘we have received several applications from candidates that are incredibly qualified in terms of their experience and skills, which is why we have decided to continue the process with these candidates and will not be using your application.’ I didn’t even get an interview.
These past 7 weeks have been nothing but rejection after rejection, no interviews, nothing, despite how much work and research I put into every single application. I was already in a rough place this week emotionally and fuck. This is just me venting at this point, sorry. I swear I’m not fishing for pity. It’s just so disheartening.
Yo, so.. I don’t know what you are here for but I’m here to talk about theories, the story and everything else, even if we only have one episode yet. That’s why there’s this fandom. For talking about the game. For making theories. Crazy ones and logical ones. Everything.
I wonder sometimes if “Life is sunniest in sunset valley” is still holding up well?
I know the past few chapters have been pretty depressing, and therefore not really “sunny” (regarding the snow, we’ll have grass in the next chapter again, wooh!)
I guess, what I struggle with the most, is that I tend to think of character development to come from a place that is hardship and growing towards a “better” person.
So, I suppose in a way I’d like to know or get any honest feedback. Is it still fun? Do the pictures need changing? Are there characters that feel too Mary sue-like? Are there characters you’d like more of? Etc.
Due to my health declining extremely fast and hard from a recent flare up I’ve been away for some time and I’ve decided to take a short break from the internet again.
It feels like whenever life goes suspiciously well and nice things happen then my health just decides to explode right into my face and I’m quite pissed off about it if we are being honest here
I’ll eventually get back and answer asks and reply to messages whenever the worst has passed 🫶🏻 thank you for your patience ❤️
I don't think younger/newer users fully grasp the shit show that ace discourse was around 2014-17
It was so hostile that, to this day, discussions that begin to derail just enough can make me physically nauseous, some specific mockery trigger crying sessions years later. We lost most accounts with any sort of ace positivity. There was no information, no support, and all this damage was done predominantly by other queer people.
All this to say that you, however you identify yourself, should be engaging with aphobic comments the same way you do any hate. We don't sugarcoat or try to be comprehensive with people who are blatantly racist, homophobic or terfs, so why give it a pass just because it's coming from a queer person? I see how this tolerance goes and it's done enough damage as it is.
Hot 4am take but I feel like if we want to get people more interested in making their yards a more habitable space for wildlife like insects, we have to acknowledge that ‘Don’t want bugs in your house’ is still a 100% fair and valid point of view. ‘Loves nature’ and ‘doesn’t want roaches spiders and mosquitoes in the house’ aren’t opposites.
And with that in mind, when we propose to people that spraying pesticides around houses is Not A Good Idea, Actually, I feel like we need to give an alternative asides from ‘deal with it.’