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spell-fox · 2 months

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vicissitude as a love language <3

slightly crunchy file version of sketches of various bits from last session. Linden gave themselves one (1) antenna under the watchful gaze of the Duchess (using some of her discarded moults), put makeup on Cash/Monroe, the duchess! Linden gifted their small (regular height) bf Abaddon a vicissituded bone bracelet, then went back for vicissitude and chill

Cash/Monroe is @cynical-tuba, the Duchess and Abaddon are SPCs by @urbanknightart <3

Some close-ups

#love changes you ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ #literally #so far linden has vicissituded themselves 1 pc and 3 spcs #can we get that number higher #vtm #vampire the masquerade #vtm tzimisce #vtm malkavian #vtm tremere #my art #oc stuff #vtm: kickstart my heart

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astraltrickster · 9 months

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All right I need some good wishes.

Cat's back at the ER because while he stopped throwing up, he was still lethargic and disinterested in everything and just not acting like himself. X-rays confirmed he's got some kind of intestinal obstruction but didn't show what the obstruction was.

We think he ate thread, but there's not much that can be done until it's confirmed via either seeing it on imaging or seeing certain very specific signs associated with that particular kind of obstruction, which is hell on earth because long body obstructions are some of the most dangerous ones an animal can get BUT trying to remove something that may not even be there, well, that shit is dangerous on an already stressed body, so it's not a gamble anyone wants to take for very good reason, so it's all just a waiting game until whatever it is shows up more clearly, passes on its own, or gets worse.

So, please send him your best wishes...and, for that matter, this is all stupidly expensive so any purchases from my RedBubble shop are EXTREMELY appreciated right now.

#personal #animal illness #someone really needs to do an expose on the rising cost of emergency veterinary care #because while weve got family helping the best we can #for one it's a huge strain even so and for two the numbers just keep getting higher and higher with each animal emergency #it's actually obscene #for-profit medicine - be it for humans OR animals - needs to die and it needs to die like yesterday #hes under observation and getting images repeated...which is costing an arm and a leg #and i half wish i meant that literally i WOULD sell my actual fucking limbs before putting a dollar value on my cat's life

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toytulini · 5 months

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terfs go climb into a hole and start rotting. animals cannot inherently tell your "biological sex" you are all so fucking stupid. All this post is saying is that animals are not infallible judges of character and some of them make really stupid vibe checks and that people should try not to take it personally. Unless youre a terf in which case they know and they hate you and you should take it personally

re that one post tbh i do want to stress i dont think animals are like magically psychic at knowing your True Gender tbh i think ppl definitely get way too weird about Animal's judgement of ppl.

Sometimes a dog will vibe check a man and the dog will be right and you should listen. but sometimes the dog will vibe check someone for no good reason. sometimes dogs have wack judgement. sometimes dogs have biases influenced by their owners or previous owners. like. there are Racist Dogs. its not the dogs fault, but that doesnt make the bias theyve developed less real, or less potentially hurtful. i dont think we need to like, Cancel Dogs Bc Sometimes Ppl Can Train Them To Be Racist, but we do need to stop perpetuating the idea that a dog's judgement of someone is infallible. theyre not responsible for it and its not their fault its developed, theyre just dogs, they didnt choose it, but that doesnt mean theyre RIGHT lmao. i think its important to stress this for many reasons but in regard to that last post specifically, if youve ever been vibe checked as a gender you arent by a judgy dog its literally not your fault. might not even be the owners fault. not the dogs fault cos like. its a fucking dog. you do kinda have to be the bigger person in that scenario cos the other person is. A Dog.

#toy txt post #this was meant to be a quick post it got a bit longer and more in depth than i planned oops #i just hate when ppl act like All Dogs have Inherently Correct Judgement Of People #like from every angle. its funny to joke about but i know theres ppl out there who might be feeling like #very fragile in their gender or smth and seeing a post like that if they meet a dog that normally hates men but not women but it doesnt #recognize your inherent true gender im sure seeing shit like that post can be a horr #got interrupted by a phone call while typing it and the post is glitching so i cant see where that tag is cut off so uh #dogs are like ppl in that they can develop biases and have bad judgement and they dont always get it right #they are not like ppl in that it is not possible to ask a dog to examine its biases. you cannot make a dog take a class on #critical race theory. you have to work to socialize and desensitize them against those biases or at least make sure those biases theyve #developed dont negatively impact ppl. in this sense i guess im morally obligated to try to learn more spanish to see if it helps my dog #chill. shes nervous around all new ppl but parents have anecdotally noted she extra dislikes men speaking in spanish. she was a stray so we #dont really know her history. she also does Not like fire pokers outside. weirdly even tho its basically the same tool she is unfazed by #the indoor poker for the woodstove? but ig she wouldve had less exposure to indoor woodstoves as a stray in Louisiana?#but i can see like ppl having a little backyard barbecue and threatening the big mastiff looking stray dog with a fire poker and i think #that region of the country prolly has a higher number of spanish speaking ppl than our current residence so the odds of her running into a #spanish speaking guy who isnt very nice are prolly higher just due to a denser population as a whole. and we think shes part mastiff which #i think is a breed already prone to disliking strangers that probably cooked up into a little cocktail in her brain #luckily shes bad enough with All Strangers that i think honestly it would be hard to even notice her bias? but. ig i need to see if i can #desensitize her? idk. sighs but im scared to open duolingo now 😭. but i could maybe do it. when other ppl wear hats she fucking hates it #i wear a fucking face covering mask that looks like a giant eyeball she looks at me a little quizzically but is fine. jester hat? fine #i am like that video of the person desensitizing that horse except thats just like. living w me. minus the cat thing. id never do that to #the cats or dog. everyone would hate that. squirrel already cant tolerate being held while a dog is out cos he THINKS im going to do that.#it would traumatize the dog cos he'd injure me escaping and then prolly her trying to scare her off to get past her and shes just minding #her business. solo i cant hold that long but is less likely to injure anyone. shadow. first of all all 3 are way too heavy to be holding #like that #im getting lost in the tags again sorry im chewing caffeinated gum. i should go try to buy some catnip #ive made my Phone Calls. im gonna try to go get dressed and buy various catnip products. maybe lure him with a toy this time. need my #parents to help me but not be so visibly Ready to help me next time cos i do not want to chase his ass again...

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torchickentacos · 7 months

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I think one of the worst feelings is when you have a special interest in something you're decidedly not intelligent enough to fully understand, so you just sort of emptily rotate it in your head for a bit without actually GOING anywhere with it

#tw snakes. i go on a whole thing in the tags about snakes jghdkfj #this is about methodology and how studies can easily falsify data #like okay how did we get to this conclusion #how did we choose our study groups here? is data based on observation or self reporting?#can you really and truly account for every single variable???#did that 'health study' take baseline vitals before trying to prove a point???? looking at you. specific documentary.#OKAY RANDOM AND UNIMPORTANT EXAMPLE BUT ONE I HAVE THOUGHTS ON #I HAVE A RANT ABOUT THIS #OKAY #LOOK AT A 'TOP TEN MOST DEADLY SNAKES' LIST. RIGHT.#AND THEN ASK YOURSELF.#HOW ARE WE QUANTIFYING THE WORD DEADLY HERE #most deaths? sounds straightforward enough #but then you need to think about how a less potently venomous snake could be ranked as deadlier because it has a higher cohabitance with #humans. that can skew it. the snake per person ratio is really important when looking at and interpreting numbers #or are we weighing venomous as devoid of pure death counts and rather by potency of venom???#because then you need to consider that snake venoms function differently #some are hemotoxins. some are neurotoxins #can you test them based on the same parameters if they function on different mechanisms???#how can we account for dry bites in this?#IT GETS SO MUCH MORE INTERESTING IF YOU ZOOM OUT TO INCLUDE SNAKE INDUCED INJURIES #because some people are going to have aprticularly bad reactions to venom #and you need to account for preexisting conditions in the people being bitten #OOOOOOH AND YOU NEED TO CONSIDER MEDICAL ACCESS IN THE SNAKE'S RANGE #MORE PEOPLE WILL DIE OF SNAKEBITES IN IMPOVERISHED COMMUNITIES WHICH CAN SKEW RESULTS!!!!#oughhhhh there's so many variables and questions AND THESE LISTS NEVER TELL ME HOW THEY GOT THEIR CONCLUSIONS #TELL! ME! HOW! WE! GOT! HERE! AND! WHAT! WE! DID! TO! ENSURE! AN! ACCURATE! CONCLUSION!

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baishouqijia · 1 year

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i am desperately trying to be more active but i'm experiencing mental burnout. just want to say thank you for the interactions even when i'm only checking in here now and again - i'll respond when i'm feeling better! <3

#nothing really happened - work and the house just got on top of me.#for context i was promoted to a management position in october and i hit my stride so i have a lot of responsibilities and i'm hhh.#having to play catch up in terms of skillset. i'm good at my job but i'm not the best - therefore ? i must keep pushing :y #as for home... Man (horse.jpg)#we bought a house a year ago. i envy people who renovate days after moving in. we're a year in and i'm only just redoing the kitchen floor #after a leak that happened in JUNE 2022. it's expensive as fuck and takes so much time.#i'm so fortunate to be able to afford a house but like. i won't lie. it's really hard having to be responsible for everything that goes #wrong with it. my kitchen has been subfloor for months. we destroyed our kitchen island trying to make room for the floor to be done #so we're down storage and stuff is just piling up. eh i know this is like. first world problem and really not a big deal.#but when your house is in disrepair because you don't have the money to fix it quickly or time to do it yourself. shit's hard.#anyway this is a rant. don't want a wrench or a tissue- just wanna get it out.#[puts on pantalone hat] i have money anxiety too #like i earn the most i've ever earned. i won't really get much higher than this atm. i'm due a bonus and i can cash out my shares #but fixing up the house is so expensive. i'm worried i'm gonna lose it all somehow. idfk why. when things are going well i worry i'm gonna #lose it all somehow. growing up poor does a number on your resource guarding. if i spend a penny I Will Lose It All.#' dima why do you like pantalone so much ' HE JUST LIKE ME FRRRR #sry this is a ramble . i treat tumblr tags like my diary but i hope you enjoyed the read xoxox #anyways! point is! i'm alive! i'm itching to come back but i dont have the mental space for fun rn.#can't have fun until i feel safe enough to have fun if that makes sense.#aight byeee

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lil-gremlin-gal · 5 months

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NaClYoHo Days 23 & 24

Day 23

usual daily dishes

second doctors appointment this week

sent trial return to work forms to doctor for signing/review

called sister to check in

put in an order to take advantage of the ordinary's slowvember sale

updated Christmas shopping/budget list

Today (day 24)

usual daily dishes, laundry

threw away some expired food

threw away dead table flowers

wiped bathroom counter

moved meat from freezer to fridge so I can try to cook dinner tomorrow

I haven't felt too much more sucky than normal the last couple days, but in addition to thyroid problems and whatever undiagnosed dysautonomic problem I'm having, I also have you-feel-shitty-disease (ME/CFS), so my normal "feeling normal" is already pretty sucky. If you feel 100% normally and drop to 30%, you feel it! But if you feel 35% normally and drop to 30%, maybe it doesn't impact you as much? idk

Did lots of sleeping and resting yesterday and today, and will hopefully perk up back to normal next week to finish the month strong.

#naclyoho #salty pirate month #disabled and doing my best #national clean your home month #go get vaccinated if you can!#chronic fatigue syndrome by beloathed #after reviewing the numbers it seems that I get isolated diastolic hypertension in the range of 110!!! when I stand still. YIKES #systolic numbers are still normal to low tho #so its very strange.#upon seeing those diastolic numbers I'm interested to see what my CT scan shows when we get that far #isolated diastolic HTN is associated with higher risk of stroke #and my symptoms on the day I fainted and the next month of so after were not FAST-style stroke symptoms. but they were similar #so maybe I had a silent stroke? only the CT scan will tell #either way I'm glad that the BP numbers show something definitively off

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forffax · 5 months

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Woaugh. Spread out in my folders I have 2220 conan imaches. Maybe more if I have some unsorted ones....

#WE CAN GET THESE NUMBERS HIGHER!!! TIME FOR ANOTHER REREA--#<- killed for his hubris #detco posting #txt

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wizardofgaysex · 1 year

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the pandemic fixed ao3 because half of the m/m fics coming out now are tagged with vaginal sex

#and with your help we can get that number higher #o7

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awkward-teabag · 2 years

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Related to my previous post, Horgan whines about and claims that the feds aren't funding BC healthcare—and it's true the feds' funding of provincial healthcare has gone down for all provinces—but BC is second only to Ontario in how much it spends on healthcare administration fees.

That could be expected if BC were second in population to Ontario but it's not. Quebec is second and has millions more people than BC yet BC spends more on healthcare administration than a province that has 3.5 million more people (and is projected to widen the difference even more in the upcoming year).

Here's the top 5 most populous provinces and roughly what they spend on healthcare admin fees per resident:

Ontario: $37.92

Quebec: $40.13

British Columbia: $78.26

Alberta: $32.36

Manitoba: $39.63

So $32-$40/per resident is about the norm... except for BC which is double that.

And keep in mind these are admin fees, not what's spent on frontline healthcare workers. BC has some of the most bloated and unneeded overhead costs for healthcare in not just Canada but the whole world and employs roughly 5x the number needed.

But the money still comes from the same funding pool.

And Horgan complains BC doesn't have enough money all while he and the province is spending double the national average on office overhead that could easily be trimmed back.

And to add insult to injury, the provincial government is paying private practices to do essential surgeries, paying to fly people to different provinces and the US for healthcare, and paying to bring in private nurses that work for private companies to cover shifts. All while saying it couldn't possibly pay doctors or nurses more and the fee-for-pay system is working perfectly.

But Trudeau's being a big meany and not giving Horgan even more money to spend on admin fees and on private companies *eyeroll*

#and of course horgan also says if people want fast healthcare #they should use telus health instead of seeing a doctor in person #telus being one of the three telecom oligarchs and a private company #and if you think more admins make things faster you are very very wrong #instead of one person signing off on things #several people have to sign off on it #it can take weeks or months for anything to happen #assuming it doesn't get lost/'lost' somewhere along the way #there's zero need for 5 people to approve a procedure and it slows doctors and nurses down #because they could lose their job and/or be fined if they don't wait for proper authorization #to the surprise of no one #healthcare admin is one of the dumping grounds for nepotism for politicians #and healthcare admins were (and still have) priority over nurses/doctors/emts/cancer patients for getting the covid vaccine #and horgan has the gall to whine about 'not enough money' as if there's not accessible stats available #which you would think he'd have realized a year ago when he and his government were saying we didn't get many rapid tests #when the federal government's website had detailed numbers and brands it had sent to every province #bc could shift hundreds of millions to fund doctors and nurses if the government wanted to #but it doesn't #it wants to leech hundreds of millions from the feds and bump up admin pay even higher #and either pocket the rest or give it to private companies #because the bc ndp constantly pocket federal funds earmarked for the public #and gives private companies no-bid contracts #and sells off publicly funded items to private companies which may turn around and sell them to the public for 500%+ more #the rot starts at the head #bc #british columbia #bcpoli #canada #canpoli

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pristine-starlight · 2 years

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I could’ve sworn Orthos Prime was way worse than Guandao Prime but turns out they’re around the same, with the main difference being that Orthos is more geared towards status and Guandao is more geared towards crits

So fuck it I might just go and actually build Orthos Prime properly

It’d cost me a forma (this thing comes with no polarities, which is just rude) and a potato bc i haven’t invested one in it yet, so it’s not high priority right now, but I do kinda wanna make it work now that I know i could

I can’t believe I’m actually putting combo mods on the build plan tho

#i am Not a fan of combo as a game mechanic #nothing objectively wrong with it i just dont enjoy it #but considering i dont plan to be heavy attacking much #and considering how well weeping wounds + relentless combination work together on a status build for a slash weapon?#yeah im willing to go slightly combo focused on this one #i can get 133% status chance at base without the bonus from weeping wounds which is WILD #slash/viral build ofc and not ideal in that theyre about equal in damage numbers #but eh what can ya do #i dont actually remember which should be higher anyway #ANYWAY this is why i go for status over crit on melee weapons when i can #we just dont have that many crit mods for melee! status however #(the other reason being condition overload bc i cba with priming)#kata's chatter #space ninja fashion show #i highly doubt any of the polearms are weapons that can keep up in late game content but i dont care #bc im not in late game content! lemme have fun in the meantime #if it turns out even with a potato and forma the orthos prime is not viable even at my level then oh well #im willing to eat that loss #i Really wish we could make prime weapons look like their regular versions tho like we can with frames #regular orthos is just so much nicer

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foldingfittedsheets · 2 months

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Since everyone seems to love my sex shop stories, here’s another one.

Phone calls were literally a game for us. Not all phone calls, but there was a specific brand of call where guys would creep on us. 90% of the workforce at the sex shops was women. So we’d get dudes calling jacking off or trying to get their jollies from us.

The game: make them hang up. We could have hung up. On a few occasions I did, but for the most part we made a sport out of getting creeps to go flaccid. It really depended on a caller.

You couldn’t just go in for belittling them straight off- some guys wanted that. You had to tailor your strategy to the perv. Overall it was pretty fun and it turned an aspect of the job that could’ve become a major bummer into a fun sport. We’d get excited when the phones rang.

So one day the phone rings. I pick up and it was very clearly a young teen who was putting on a deep voice. I was utterly delighted, I’d never had a crank call before. He said, “I have a dildo emergency! Can you deliver 5 boxes of dildos to my home?!”

It took everything in me not to crack in that moment. It was so funny. It was like three kids had walked through the door in a trench coat and the phrase “dildo emergency” was one of the funniest things I’d ever heard.

But I kept it together. In smooth customer service tones I replied, “Oh, I’m sorry to hear you’re having an emergency, but due to the nature of our product we do require people to come pick it up themselves.”

The caller audibly deflated. Some of the deep voice he was putting on bled away when he said plaintively, “But it’s an emergency…”

“I’m sorry, sir, rules are rules.”

He hung up. I burst out laughing and told my coworker what had happened. She said, “I will buy you lunch if you call back and pretend you can deliver something.”

This sounded like an all around win for me, and the kid hadn’t used anything to block his number. So I called back.

“Hello!” This was before caller ID was common for home phones and so he picked up in his totally normal voice, several octaves higher than before.

“Hello, I’m calling regarding your dildo emergency?”

“Oh! Hem hem,” he coughed, getting his voice back into character for me. “Yes! The emergency!”

“Well I’ve spoken to my manager and it’s your lucky day. We’ll be able to make a delivery after all. Five boxes you said? We can swing it by later, we’ll just need your name, address, and credit card number.”

He was thrown by needing to provide info and was silent for a moment then said, “Well how much is it for five boxes?”

“About five hundred dollars, sir.”

He slipped out of his character voice to exclaim, “Five hundred dollars?! What kind of dildos are they?!”

“Just standard six inches with balls, sir.”

This was his breaking point. He started wheezing with laughter trying to repeat the phrase “six inches with balls” incoherently.

“So your address and card info?”

He hung up and I broke down laughing too. We both got a kick out of it, and I won the game twice in one day.

#ramblies #ffs foibles #sex shop #retail #story #funny story #storytime #writing

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medicinemane · 1 month

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The problem with people who are "right" because they insist they're right, and the only way to be right is to simply perfectly follow their every dictation on the subject unquestioningly is this...

Ok, let's just take it as a given that you're right... the problem here is that if that's what's right I'm afraid I have to dig my heels into being wrong. If you are as righteous and just as you insist you are then I've got no choice but to be the villain because I can't stand what you're saying I'd have to do to be good

Shockingly I even think it's wrong, which is odd because we've already defined it that you're inherently and unassailably right... yet here we are

Worst part is there's a lot of these things where I'm not even full stop against it, I actually might be on their side if they could stop and address a couple of issues I consider kind of important... but they won't, because they're morally right and don't have time for addressing nonexistent issues I'm clearly just dreaming up

Undoubtedly right they are, the defect must surely be my own... and yet here we are. Vile and wicked as it might make me, I still can't just go along with you

#mm tag so i can find things later #and whatever you think this is about and however you've already decided it agrees with you #I'll say this is about like... minimum 2 topics at very different points in the political spectrum... and probably like 20 easy #so like... it may well be talking about your own behavior on certain subjects #I'm talking about not even being willing to entertain good faith questions #and especially about labeling anyone who doesn't tow your exact party line a horrible person #...the amount of shit where it's like 'you know I actually agree with you... except for this one major sticking point'#'just tell me how we deal with this one pretty big thing and I'm fully on board' and... well actually you're terrible for that #or the amount of places where it's like I agree with your goals; but not your methods but... I don't think arguing would do a damn thing #you've already dug your heels in so deep and maybe you're even right to do it.. but I'll never go along with it no matter what that makes m #and the number of overall good people I know who this post is honestly about #they may well be far better than I am; I've never claimed to be good; quite the opposite #and yet I'm afraid I have to say that... to me you're wrong; wrong in concrete ways #maybe you could even address my concerns and help me see with my stupid brain why these aren't issues... but you won't #because you're right; and you know you're right; and so you'll never be wrong #and this isn't just some idle whataboutism... or maybe it is; I'll never say I'm the moral arbiter; again I could be wickedly wrong #and there's a variety of reasons someone believes what they believe; but... there's often blind dogma at the end #I may be stupid; but I can usually draw a line from my stance to something in the world #maybe it's a stupid nonsense line and I don't see my mental gymnastics... very well could be #but I can draw a line... it's not just circular logic; it's not just bouncing between two points #and I often can actually point to places I'm not happy with how things are or will be... we live in the real world and that sucks #example that... man it's more politically charged than I like getting; but ok #I really want this Ukrainian aid to pass even though I don't like the Israeli aid attached... but I get that's the only way it's passing #I want the Ukraine aid because I see residential houses getting stuck by missiles; but I don't want the Israeli aid for the same reason #and it comes down to that I think that the aid amount is sufficiently higher to Ukraine to make it enough of a net positive #I could be wrong... but you can at least see my work; I'm coming at it from a perspective of bombing civilians is wrong #I could be stupid; I could point to two people I know on here who would tell me I'm stupid for at least one part of this... probably all #yet there it is... and... it'll be hard to convince me otherwise

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orcboxer · 2 months

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Sure there's zombies killing and eating people on the street but those people are not dying from the virus they're dying from comorbidities. For instance, that guy we saw getting eaten on the way into work today clearly died from blood loss, not infection, plus he already had a heart condition. People with preexisting conditions are just going to have to take care of themselves. Say it with me, "They're all already dead to me." See, that feels a lot better now doesn't it?

Good because you still have to go to work. No we're not paying you extra. Yes we're doubling grocery prices. No you don't qualify for disability. Or healthcare. Or a home.

Look, if you get bitten, you can stay home for one day, I guess 😒, but then you need to come in early. We're really short staffed at the moment, despite our company's profits being higher than ever. In fact we may be laying some of you off next month. You don't mind working off the clock right?

Also you look silly with that protective gear. We're gonna harass you for it, not like institutionally but just socially. Who cares if a zombie attacks you? Who cares if we invite them into the building? You don't need to defend yourself, you're just overreacting. If you get bitten just tell everyone the festering bite mark is from a different animal, that's what we all do.

And hey, don't worry so much. It's endemic, which means we don't have to keep track of how many people are dying from it anymore. Just look at those numbers! It's only killed 2,000 people in America this week! That's basically nobody! We're back to normal!

If everything starts tasting like rotting meat for the rest of your life, it's probably something else. If you experience brain fog or you forget things constantly or you're tired all the time after even minor physical activity, it's just because you're lazy. Yes every other virus you ever get will also be increasingly worse but that's just a coincidence. Those viruses just happen to be exponentially worse now.

Plus, those few weeks during the lockdown were terrible for my mental health. I just can't keep living like that, so we have to go back to normal life, which now involves people biting each other and twitching uncontrollably and rotting visibly.

You can't expect the world to wait for you. "Already dead to me," remember?

#bummer post #covid

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misswoozi · 6 months

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size asker anon here, believe it or not i'm a cis woman and i'm very familiar with the female sexual experience. lol But if it's a question of verbiage then i can rephrase it for you, if you'd like? I didn't realize it would make you uncomfortable and i apologize for that, then. Wasn't the intent.

nah dude, it's all good, we can chock it up to differences in taste/experience/styles of speech. another anon sent a related ask which I'll publish next and if it suits your vision, we can go from there.

#no harm no foul #i'm just getting a higher than average number of Not So Great asks from what appears to be Men lately #so pls forgive me kneejerk response #we can still hang!

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walkerrenee · 7 months

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#monthly tag rant (:#i work in a middle school and today we were in a meeting about what we're doing for the next unit #and there's a textbook that's part of the (already made) curriculum and it has a bunch of different reading passges and short stories #and whatever #so we were trying to see which ones we can skip over since we don't have time to use them all and there was one that the summary was read #and it was basically about a kid who deals with racism in their neighborhood or something #and the way we were told we had to steer clear because it could be labeled critical race theory...#especially in a school district that has a higher number if minority families #like they literally probably EXPERIENCE this in their own lives as kids?!#actually not probably i KNOW some of them do and the fact we can't read something that could likely be relatable and potentially helpful #(i didnt have a chance to read it so i cant say what exactly it's message/lesson is but)#it's just fucking insane and this is my girst year there so i don't really have a feel for all the teacher's opinions and stuff too #so the dynamic was so off not knowing if their reactions were directed at the absurdness or bc they in some way agree....#i fucking hate this state and country #we also as 'required' to report if a student discloses they are or may be trans...#like actually'hypothetically' i will NOT be fucking doing that #a surefire way to put a CHILD in danger what the actual fuck is wrong with this shit #DONT GET ME STARTED ON THE FUCKING BOOK BAN/RESTRICTIONS ALSO IN PLACE OH MY FUCKING GOD #like i know this isn't NEW information and my mother has been a teacher for over a decade #but it's disorienting to be directly in front of all this shit being in place #all of this shit is just hurting children and it's fucking ridiculous how no one actually values kids and human beings #as*** human beings #never have and looks like they never will #you don't care about protecting children you care about controlling them and making yourself comfortable in your ignorance!!!#rant over gonna go scream into my pillo #pj talks #about

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alexthetrashyracoon · 1 month

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Simon wants to marry you.

This fact was as clear as rain on his mind. You were the love of his life, he was ready to settle down with you and grow old.

So Simon prepared everything for that special day, it was your fourth year anniversary and Simon wants to ask you the biggest question someone could ask and he hoped, maybe even prayed despite not believing in any higher deity, that you would say 'yes' to his proposal.

He has planned out the whole day, from the moment you woke to the moment you would close your eyes for the night again, everything was supposed to be perfect.

Simon brings you breakfast in bed, watching your smile brighten when you see the freshly pressed orange juice and the fresh buns, still warm from the bakery. "Happy Anniversary." He whispers before slipping back into bed behind you, pulling you between his legs and stealing some of the freshly cut Mango from your plate.

When breakfast is over, you two made a mess out of each other while trying to feed each other, he scoops you up and carries you into the bathroom, telling you to get ready and that he has a lot of plans for today which causes you to become perceptive. Immediately starting to question him about his plans, but he's still a trained soldier, he withstands your flow of questions.

Another plan of Simon for today was bringing you to a fair, the same one you two met four years ago.

Here he wanted to ask you to marry him, on top of the Ferris wheel where you two had been stuck together four years ago due to a technical issue with the electronic.

But after spending a few hours walking the fair ground, having to walk back to his car once to bring Lord Otto from Otterson, the plush Otter he won you at one of the stupid and usually very rigged fair games, to safety and out of the way. You make it to the Ferris wheel and Simon's face fell.

"Out of order..." He breathes and runs a hand through his short blonde hair, staring up at the still standing wheel and the dangling cable cars.

"Damn." You curse softly next to him and scratch your neck. "Well, maybe we can ride it another day, mhm?"

"Yeah, maybe. Well, we can't change anything now." He chuckles and squeezes the velvety box in his back pocket. Keeping it safe until you two would reach the next destination.

The small restaurant by the corner where you two lived was filled with loud voice, happy laughter, children running around, not that Simon minded, he knew you were a very outgoing person and enjoyed the social interactions from such evenings.

Simon had reserved a table a few weeks ago and the waiter brings you and him over, Simon shushing the poor man who just wants to help you sit.

He is your boyfriend, bloody hell, he can do something so simple as helping you get seated.

"I know it is our anniversary, Simon," You chuckle as you put down the glass of wine Simon has ordered for you and him, "But something feels different. I just don't know what. Special..."

"Four years is just a long time, love. Maybe your brain finally catches up with... wha-?" Simon wants to be cheesy with you before asking you the question of all questions when suddenly his feet feel wet and he looks down, seeing water come from the kitchen.

His second attempt of asking for your hand has been sabotaged by a broken water pipe.

Simon curses internally as he carries you back outside, not wanting to get your feet wet and cause you catching some flu.

Well, there is only the romantic walk through the nearby park which is empty around this time of the night, so you two can walk around the pond and watch the fireflies and swans before he can go down on one knee and finally ask.

But before he even get you through the sturdy iron gates that allowed entrance to the park, his phone rang, Prices' number on the screen and everything in Simon screams to ignore his Captain for the sake of your relationship and your future.

He apologizes and takes the call, listening to Price explaining that they've got information about a certain Russian Terrorist planning an attack and that they had to meet within the next hour.

"It's fine." You reassure him when he brings you back to your shared apartment, squeezing his hand with a gentle smile on your lips. "I had a lot of fun today with at my side. And saving the world is much more important. We can celebrate another time, Si."

"You're too forgiving." Simon replies and presses his chapped lips against your forehead. "But it's not fine. I had the whole day planned out. And the universe seems against me at all, bloody hell. All I wanted to do tonight was asking you to marry me. And everything I've tried blew. The Ferris Wheel, the restaurant, even the walk..."

You cut him off before he can talk himself into a frenzy by wrapping your arms around his neck, having to stand on your tiptoes and planting your lips on his.

"Yes." You grin when you pull back. "Yes, I will marry you, Simon Riley. I will marry you."

Maybe he should have simply asked you this morning during breakfast, might have saved him from getting another grey hair on his head. But sometimes the simple answer is hidden behind the complicated ideas.

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