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girlbossing too close to the sun.

i often see people say they can't go to the library because they lost/never returned/dropped some library books in a bath or something, and now view themselves as heinous library criminals who would be yelled at and/or hit with a huge bill if they ever went back

and obvs i can't make promises unless you came into my specific library and were served by me but here are 10 reasons i think if you went in and politely explained the situation to a member of staff it'd probably be fine:

consider this from the library's perspective. those books are probably never coming back regardless. that value (having the books back), which is probably the reason the library has a fines system to begin with, is not gonna happen. the value of retaining you as a customer though is right there in front of them

if you explain that a fine is too high for you to pay and that that is keeping you from coming back to the library, what you've basically said is that there is an impediment to your library access. part of the job of anyone who works in a library is to remove that impediment

library computer systems will vary hugely and if it's been a long time there is a significant chance there isn't even a record of your lost books anymore

the pandemic affected library access significantly and a lot of libraries will have had amnesties once they reopened to get people over the hump of oh god oh god i've had these books FOREVER i can never show my face again. even if that amnesty is officially over, the fact that there was one helps the person in front of you justify waiving the fee (which, if they're like me and you aren't being cruel, they are probably looking for a reason to do!)

a lot of libraries have reduced or no fines for children, so if you lost books as a kid there's even more of a chance there won't be a fine

the person you speak to at the front desk at a library is probably not an accredited Librarian TM but a nice underpaid person who has to deal with a lot of difficult customers going off on them for no reason (also accredited librarian tms are also pretty nice usually). i would take 100 people politely explaining that they've lost books and are very embarrassed over one person whose purpose that day is to belittle me, a captive audience who has to be nice no matter what. library assistant jobs are often not that different from customer service jobs! a lot of library assistant jobs now explicitly are customer service jobs! it is so so likely that that person wants nothing less than to have an adversarial conversation with you

if you haven't been to a library since you were a lot younger, it is almost certainly no longer what you're picturing. most modern libraries are actively trying to move away from the image of severe quiet building where you will be shhhhed and sternly told to look after your books or else. we're trying to be vibrant community hubs full of friendly people who will do their best to help you

library employees, bizarrely enough, probably don't think of each individual book as being that valuable compared to other readers. if you own a book and keep it forever and read it maybe twice, barring any crazy accidents it'll probably last decades. if a book is on the shelves of a public library and is regularly borrowed, it'll last...3-5 years, maybe. a busy library will discard large volumes of stock every year because that's just how it works. you lose that sense of the sanctity of every copy of every book pretty fast in these kinds of jobs

libraries need people to use them! a huge huge part of getting library funding is demonstrating how many people use and value your service. you and the library staff are on the same side: they also want you to be able to use the library again

a public library has witnessed behaviours the likes of which you cannot imagine. people have shoved books down our toilets. people have looked at porn on library computers in full view of everyone around them. people have thrown chairs out of the window. losing books happens all the time and is so unlikely to phase staff who are probs a little bit dead inside

tldr: come back to the library, we need you visiting and using the service more than we need the books you accidentally lost, also if the person you talk to is anything like me they're probably just glad you aren't yelling at them

finished my Grazer Beam custom! contrast is a little funky and the glow effect shows up way better on camera than irl somehow? but I’m pretty happy with how she turned out!

a part 2 to the self care/health reminder post ! get some rest , take a shower !

Cosy, Aesthetic Gameplay Mods For Self Care & Hobbies | The Sims

Hey soul mates ♡︎ Today we're reviewing some gameplay mods for 2024 in The Sims 4! These mods enhance your aesthetics through functional self care objects, hobby mods and more activities to do! See the full video here A lot of these mods are base-game only, with just a few that may require some packs (seasons or get together). I'm currently playing The Sims on my MacBook without all the packs, so I hope I can show you that you don't need to have everything in order to start creating! Lots of love and light, Sims with Soul ✧ - Those marked with a * require additional packs, otherwise the rest are base game compatible and FREE to download! - Some mods may require an XML injector which allows it to show up in your game - please read all mod descriptions carefully! HOBBY SELF-CARE: ✧ AM & PM Traditions & Me Time Traditions - by Sims With Shan *Seasons ✧ Let's Get Fit Modpack - by Cepzid ✧ Flowfit - by @simrealist ✧ Pole Dance - by @mercuryfoam *Get Together For Dance Skill ✧ Paint It Up - by @simminmybestlife ✧ Flower Arranging Table Override (Wreath Making) - by @littlbowbub *Seasons ✧ Flower Arrangement Override (Pots) - by @simkatu *Seasons ✧ Functional Magazine - by @largetaytertots ✧ Book Cover Default Replacements - by @simkatu ✧ 50 Real Readable Romance Books - by @simkhira ✧ Its Movie Time - by Tank Mod ✧ Ink For Yourself Memory Keeper - by @ravasheencc CLEANING / MINI SELF-CARE: ✧ Scent To Be Oil Diffuser - by @ravasheencc ✧ Scrub Father Sponge Default Replacement - by @apricotrush ✧ Fabulous Spray Default Replacement - by @apricotrush ✧ Water Glass Default Replacement - by @cocogamess DRINKS SELF-CARE: ✧ Functional Tray for Tea & Coffee - by @somik-severinka ✧ Floral Teas & Teapot - by @icemunmun-spicy-scalpel ✧ Juice Dispenser - by @alwaysjustjay ✧ Functional Drinks Tray - by @somik-severinka ✧ Champagne & Gift Box - Ferrero Rocher - by @somik-severinka [need their Cookbook Mod for it to work] FOOD SELF-CARE: ✧ Gift Boxes - Chocolate Strawberries - by @somik-severinka [need their Cookbook Mod for it to work] ✧ S'more Options - by @ravasheencc ✧ Love Day Hamper - by @icemunmun-spicy-scalpel ✧ One Pot Appliance - by @icemunmun-spicy-scalpel EXTRA SELF-CARE: ✧ Slice of Life - by @kawaiistacie ✧ Social Activities - by @littlemssam ✧ Rabbit Hole Activities - by adeepindigo ✧ Dreams & Nightmares - by @alainbm-mods

I'm crying. I'm glad you made the Furby fren. ;w;

Of course!! They are the best of friends <3

it haunts me

here's everyone's dream visitor:

wyll: mizora - implied; he accepted her advances and later says he hopes to resist on the second time. "it's hard to resist when they have their hooks deep in you." + he described her as an old flame

lae'zel: vlaakith - she mentions her by name if you pass a check; she refused her advances. she also mind melds with you first before telling you about her dream.

astarion: cazador - he only mentions him if you pass the insight check + he says it was an exquisite dream at first but admits later that it wasn't. he hates it if you comfort him about it

gale: mystra - implied; accepted her advances, seems suspicious about it

shadowheart: she wouldn't tell me who she dreamt of, lmao. she refused the advances and told me i should do the same next time

"Mam says would you ladies like some breakfast?"

"Oh, no, we couldn't possibly take what little you have--" Annagramma began.

"Yes, please, we will be grateful," said Tiffany, louder and quicker. The man nodded, and shut the door.

"Oh, how could you say that?" said Annagramma as his footsteps creaked down. "These are poor people! I thought you would--"

"Shut up, will you?" snapped Tiffany. "Just shut up and wake up! These are real people! They're not some kind of, of, of idea! We will go down there and we will eat breakfast and we'll say how good it is and then we will thank them and they will thank us and we will go! And that will mean everyone has done the right thing by custom, and that will be what's important to them. Besides, they don't think they're poor, because everyone around here is poor! But they're not so poor that they can't afford to do the right things! That would be poor!"

Annagramma was staring at her with her mouth open.

"Be careful what you say next," said Tiffany, breathing heavily. "In fact, don't say anything."

Terry Pratchett, Wintersmith

🌧️ Memories of rainy days ☔

(ID: Kirby series fanart, Childhood Friends AU, of young Dedede, Meta, Para Dee, and Bow Dee having fun and enjoying the spring rain, the grass below their feet covered in puddles and dotted with little white flowers. More detailed descriptions below the cut. END ID.)

When having a friend with a proficiency in umbrella actually comes in handy for once.

Sketch started btw 11/23 and 04/24, render started 04/13/24, finished 04/19/24.

Left: The four huddle together in the rain under Para’s green-plaid parasol, magically expanded to cover all of them and sparkling with little glowing stars. DDD stands in the center wearing an orange-and-red raincoat, looking up in wide-eyed awe. Para sits on his shoulder, easily carrying his oversized parasol and gazing at the rain with smiling, starry eyes. Bow bounces joyfully on DDD's left (our right), dappled in droplets with her arms raised high, laughing as she splashes in a puddle. Meta presses close to DDD’s other side (our left), tugging the hood of his little purple raincoat over his head to protect it from rogue drops, a slightly annoyed expression on his face.

Top right: Para steps forward under his parasol (normal-sized), a hand over his eye as if searching for something, a word bubble over his head showing Bow’s ribbon and a question mark. Behind him, Bow - implausibly submerged right up to her eyes in a shallow puddle - peeks at her friend with a mischievous expression, a though bubble over head head showing a shark’s fin in water.

Bottom right: Meta stands at the edge of a large puddle in the grass, leaning over to peer down into it, a hand on his cheek and a curious expression on his face. His reflection does the same, sporting a color palette of blacks and reds, one brow furrowed in confusion.

I feel like you would appreciate this tiktok: https://vt.tiktok.com/ZSFBX8YAq/

I certainly do! Thank you!

:->

TL;DR (or TL;DW is more accurate) A member of Post-Purchase Support deals with a customer who bought an enchanted sword and knows nothing about it.

Correction: who knows NOT A THING about it. How extensive is this lack of knowledge?

NTL; Click to W.

Even funnier, taking offence at the term "bastard sword" is something I once heard for real. I've even seen it in censored form: "b*****d sword", and then of course there's Sky-TV's episode listing for "Game of Thrones":

*****

"Bastard", though it CAN be an insult, isn't a swear-word but a perfectly legitimate description and was even an honourable title.

This gentleman, shown alongside his coat of arms, is Antoine, le Grand Bâtard de Bourgogne...

That translates to Anthony, the Great Bastard of Burgundy, a member of The Order of the Golden Fleece, fully recognised by his father Duke Phillip and with the right to carry the Ducal arms differenced with a bend sinister.

"Great" just means he was the most senior of the Duke's illegitimate offspring.

The modern circle-and-bar "prohibited" symbol is similar to bend sinister, though its bar is a bend dexter - top right to bottom left - perhaps to avoid confusion with with the diacritical mark used by some Scandinavian languages.

However I would NOT like to be the Support staffer trying to explain any of this to a dingbat customer... :-P

I went to sleep at 3am for this. Made in Ren'Py

Look at my little guy.

Context:

Then me explaining the concept in more detail:

I think the little man wants you to take care of yourself

desperately need people to understand that alicent is a victim but she’s also an abuser and a perpetrator

that she actively makes choices to harm other women because of jealousy and envy and the greed deep in her bones because submitting to suffering didn’t get her what those women fight to grasp for themselves.

she is absolutely a victim, in show.

that doesn’t change that she abused rhaenyra and her children, her own son, most likely helaena given how she flinches every time her mother touches her, and is actively weaponizing the patriarchy of westeros against other women- rhaenyra primarily, but also mysaria and dyana.

she isn’t the moral, righteous force of good that even she thinks she is, she’s a wounded woman directing all of the rot, pain, and fury inside her at the wrong people and forces.

Do you use child slaves like Nestlé?

No. We are different from Nestle in a number of ways:

Nestle does not give its profit to charity. Nestle gives its profit to shareholders, who are almost all already wealthy, which is weird, because why do THEY need money?

Nestle's coffee sucks.

Our coffee beans come from small farmers' collectives who we pay directly. It's perfectly roasted, comes in compostable packaging, is fresher than any coffee you can buy in a grocery store, and tastes fucking amazing.