it sucks a lot of emotional responses to distress are also emotional responses people associate with being dishonest. "ummm if you weren't lying why did you get so defensive" BECAUSE YOU ACCUSED ME OF LYING WHEN I DIDN'T..?

Me listening to 'Carnival in Harlem' on loop because I forgot to bring anything useful to do with me to school and I have to hang around here until after lunch:

College friendship is sending one of your friends who's graduating soon a giant list of monster theory and gothic horror academic reading recs so they can download as many PDFs as possible before they lose their university database access

You think YOU'VE got it bad. My dad who grew up in rural Ireland had to make his hyperfixations The Enlightenment and The Development of Racism

Accidentally unlocked one of my dad's hyperfixations earlier. Neurodivergency sweep /j

Due to personal reasons I will be court martialed and shot at dawn by an unfair military show trial

Accidentally unlocked one of my dad's hyperfixations earlier. Neurodivergency sweep /j

You guys really liked my last poll so

sorry i can't come in to work today. yeah sorry they killed me off last night. yeah i just wasn't relevant to the plot anymore. i should be in tomorrow but i'll let you know.

Not to be a Boomer but your social media should be your own space, not something employers are allowed to look at to judge you beyond the qualifications stated in your resume and cover letter

The last three digits of your current follower count is the Dewey Decimal Classification subject on which you must immediately give a 15-minute presentation.

How would you do?

“It’s the common lament of the ace to be infantilized, viewed as static, standing still, trapped in amber. Those close to us will outgrow us and leave us behind. We’ll end up alone because we will never be recognized as adults by society. […] When people look at me, they don’t see someone who has years of work and even managerial experience, who is financially stable and owns a home. They don’t see someone who has a partnership and two failed marriage proposals in their past and has outgrown them rather than been outgrown. They don’t see someone who has gray in their hair… although to be fair to them, it’s not usually visible.”

— Growing Up, Growing Into, Growing Out, Outgrowing

about to say something mean but i feel like every "male-specific" issue is something that also happens to women its just that a lot of you dont seem to see women as people

it's so funny how graffiti is like a non issue that effortlessly reveals peoples' reactionary tendencies.

People who think this planet was created for humans to be ours are so wild to me

brain: slartibartfast

me: huh?

brain: that was a dude from Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, remember?

me: yeah, what about it?

brain: yeah