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margridarnauds · 10 months

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I feel like everyone who complains too much about translation work should be assigned about ~100 lines to translate, perfectly, from the language of their choice into English, while keeping the sense of poetry intact and ALSO keeping the original sense as well. It’s only 100 lines, right? Not, say, thousands of lines, like you’d get with a longer narrative story. It should be a piece of cake.

#it's very easy to bitch about translation work when you've never actually done it #but like...#there's no way of SUCCEEDING #and once you accept that it makes you more generous to other translators and more generous to yourself #and if you STILL find you hate a translator that's fine -- sometimes there ARE translations that Don't Quite Get It #or that don't get the language #but at least you're doing it from the perspective of KNOWING #what it's like

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writersmorgue · 11 months

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wish i had been more cognizant as a 2-year-old so i could've stood next to a great dane and been like holy shit

#I JUST WANNA KNOW #WHAT IT'S LIKE #TO STAND NEXT TO A DOG SO BIG #AND BE SO SMALL #not bnha #llyn is annoying

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to-my-luna · 2 years

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i hope i die first.

not because i hate my life or i have grown tired of living or i do not see any meaning to my existence anymore, no.

i hope i die first because i cannot bear the thought that if you do, i'd have to live without you. and i don't want that nor will my heart even survive knowing that the reason it beats no longer breathes.

death is lullaby compared to the storm, the chaos, the emptiness, the torment, the anger, and the agony of breathing knowing full well every inhale-exhale has no meaning. because i'd hope that i'm only dreaming of a nightmare but i'd wake up and see the other side of our bed bare.

#love #love prose #love phrases #sad love #i love her #down bad #to my love #to my luna #loveposts #love posts #heartbroken #grief poem #grief poetry #losing you #what it's like #sadbeautifultragic #💌

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reality-detective · 1 year

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Watch "Everlast - What it's Like (Official Music Video)" on YouTube

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Lyrics: 👇

"What It's Like"

We've all seen a man at the liquor store beggin' for your change

The hair on his face is dirty, dreadlocked and full of mange

He asks a man for what he could spare with shame in his eyes

"Get a job, you fuckin' slob" is all he replies

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in his shoes

'Cause then you really might know what it's like to sing the blues

Then you really might know what it's like

Mary got pregnant from a kid named Tom who said he was in love

He said, "Don't worry about a thing, baby doll, I'm the man you've been dreamin' of"

But three months later he say he won't date her or return her calls

And she swear, "God damn if I find that man I'm cuttin' off his balls"

And then she heads for the clinic and she gets some static walkin' through the door

They call her a killer, and they call her a sinner, and they call her a whore

God forbid you ever had to walk a mile in her shoes

'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to choose

Then you really might know what it's like

I've seen a rich man beg

I've seen a good man sin

I've seen a tough man cry

I've seen a loser win

And a sad man grin

I heard an honest man lie

I've seen the good side of bad

And the down side of up

And everything between

I licked the silver spoon

Drank from the golden cup

Smoked the finest green

I stroked the fattest dimes

At least a couple of times

Before I broke their heart

You know where it ends

Yo, it usually depends

On where you start

I knew this kid named Max

He used to get fat stacks

Out on the corner with drugs

He liked to hang out late

He liked to get shit faced

And keep the pace with thugs

Until late one night

There was a big gun fight

Max lost his head

He pulled out his Chrome .45

Talked some shit

And wound up dead

And now his wife and his kids

Are caught in the midst

Of all of this pain

You know it comes that way

At least that's what they say

When you play the game

God forbid you ever had to wake up to hear the news

'Cause then you really might know what it's like to have to lose

Then you really might know what it's like

To have to lose...

Personal Note: 👇

I was labeled disabled in 2015, lost damn near everything and was homeless for nearly a year and a half. During that time my battle with the "dark knight of the soul" began. I did have a vehicle so that helped. Trust me... Just be kind, you don't know where their journey is taking them. Help if you can, don't judge. 🤔

#pay attention #educate yourself #educate yourselves #knowledge is power #reeducate yourself #reeducate yourselves #think for yourself #think for yourselves #think about it #what it's like #music video #Youtube

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telekinesis-mind-control-comics · 2 months

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#everlast #silver spoon #golden cup #finest green #what it's like

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wildspringday · 1 year

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via lianafinck

#what it's like #art!#text!#*mine #mine: edits #art

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allexteriordark · 5 months

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oh fuck i'm unexpectedly feeling insane about supernatural again like i have been reblogging posts to this sideblog half-heartedly but i was always aware of how this show changed me and also the experience of watching s1-5 for the first time and sort of participating in fandom and my taste in music was expanding a lot around that time too so there are a bunch of associations there laced with deep deep emotion and just overall it's not only the show it's a whole THING and i think enough time has passed for me to feel it again..

#all this because an episode of walker was on the tv and it was so american it made me feel like watching some early spn.#and then i did watch some (at 3 am) and remembered.#what it's like

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inspectorspacetimerevisited · 9 months

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It’s actually amazing how well the writers for the 13th Inspector

showed what Autism Spectrum Disorder is like.

‘Not sure this is when I’m supposed to be, but … uh, never mind. So many other things to focus on!’

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autisticlassiedoggie · 11 months

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Autism itself isn't so bad. At least, my experience of it isn't. I'm professionally diagnosed, meaning that I have shown enough social traits and other traits consistent with autism to be declared an individual who is autistic.

For me, the worst part of the condition is sensory processing disorder. You actually don't need SPD to get an autism diagnosis, but it is one of the primary criteria that is considered.

I had a terrible day at work due to sensory issues. As if often the case for me. In hindsight, seeing a movie early in the day before heading to work, an already sensory intensive experience, was probably not the best idea for my needs.

It started once I took the ride on the van from the movies to work. Music was playing. Loudly. It was giving me a headache and making me feel sick to my stomach. Even my noise cancelling earplugs weren't helping very much. I could have asked the driver to turn the music down. I should have. But speaking up is hard for me specifically. I have learned to deal with my lack of social skills by being overly polite and compliant. It's harder to cross social boundaries if you overcompensate and don't even go anywhere near the borderlines.

So I was already in a state of overstimulation by the time I got to work. I sat in the break room for a while, hoping that sitting in a relatively quiet (or at least quieter) and less active space and getting something to eat would give me some relief.

By the time I clocked in and got to my register, I was already dreading the 5 hours that lay ahead of me. Customers are noisy and having to work and deal with overstimulation at the same time is agony - it just makes it all the more painful and unpleasant.

I've had experiences in the past where the overstimulation has been so bad that I become extremely irritable and occasionally it's led me to even shed tears while waiting on customers - I just needed it to stop for even just five minutes so I could get a better handle on myself. In some way it's a way that I silently beg for the people around me to stop, stop, please stop, even just for 30 seconds, this is too much. Not that it works, but I also don't know how else to handle it. For some autistic people, it goes beyond that: meltdowns. Emotional outbursts that may involve screaming, crying, lashing out. It's not that they are demanding things go their way, but rather the world is so overwhelming at that moment. It's more of a plea than anything else.

I don't believe I've had full on meltdowns since childhood. However: rarely, if things do not let up, I will instead partially "shut down". It becomes harder to speak and I even lose some motor capabilities. Basically my brain is going into survival mode at that point and shutting down any processes that it deems unnecessary to get through the situation.

In conclusion, I don't think I would do well working in a larger grocery store with higher customer traffic. The one I work at is the smallest in the district.

#what it's like #if anyone feels I should be corrected please do so gently thanks :)#my posts

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theblackestofsuns · 2 years

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“What It’s Like”

Little Monsters #6 (August 2022)

Jeff Lemire and Dustin Nguyen

Image Comics

#Little Monsters #Jeff Lemire #Dustin Nguyen #Image Comics #Great Comics #Great Comic Art #What It's Like

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x0401x · 11 days

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So I just saw a post by a random personal blog that said “don’t follow me if we never even had a conversation before” and?????? Not to be rude but literally what the fuck??????????

I’ve had people (non-pornbots) try to strike conversation out of nowhere in my DMs recently, and now I’m wondering if they were doing that because they wanted to follow me and thought they needed to interact first. I feel compelled to say, just in case, that it’s totally okay to follow this blog (or my side blog, for that matter) even if we’ve never talked before.

Also, I’m legit confused. Is this how follow culture works right now? It was worded like it’s common sense but is that really a thing?

#what’s going on like seriously

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butchfalin · 5 months

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the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

#yeehaw #1k #5k #10k #posts that got cursed. blasted. im making these tag updates after... 19 hours?#also i have been told it should say speech loss bc nonverbal specifically refers to the permanent state. did not know that!#unfortunately i fear it is so far past containment that even if i edited it now it would do very little. but noted for future reference #edit 2: nvm enough ppl have come to rb it from me directly that i changed the wording a bit. hopefully this makes sense #also. in case anyone is curious. though i doubt anyone who is commenting these things will check the original tags #1) my friend did not do this on purpose in any way. it was not intended to distract me or to hit on me. im a lesbian hes a gay man. cmon now #he felt very bad about it afterwards. i thought it was hilarious but it was very embarrassed and apologetic #2) “why didn't he use 🫵🏼?” didn't exist yet. “why didn't he use 🆗?” dunno! we'd been using a lot of hand emojis. 👌🏼 is an ok sign #like it makes sense. it was just a silly mixup. also No i did not invent 👉🏼👌🏼 as a gesture meaning sex. do you live under a rock #3) nonspeaking episodes are a recurring thing in my life and have been since i was born. this is not a quirky one-time thing #it is a pervasive issue that is very frustrating to both myself and the people i am trying to communicate with. in which trying to speak is #extremely distressing and causes very genuine anguish. this post is not me making light of it it's just a funny thing that happened once #it's no different than if i post about a funny thing that happened in conjunction w a physical disability. it's just me talking abt my life #i don't mind character tags tho. those can be entertaining. i don't know what any of you are talking about #Except the ppl who have said this is pego/ryu or wang/xian. those people i understand and respect #if you use it as a writing prompt that's fine but send it to me. i want to see it #aaaand i think that's it. everyday im tempted to turn off rbs on it. it hasn't even been a week

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sylvies-kablooie · 3 months

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i do unironically think the best artists of our generation are posting to get 20 notes and 3 reblogs btw. that fanfic with like 45 kudos is some of the best stuff ever written. those OCs you carry around have some of the richest backstories and worldbuilding someone has ever seen. please do not think that reaching only a few people when you post means your art isn't worth celebrating.

#i often wonder about how many things would be considered classic or high art had they only received the marketing #how many short films that were made for class could have been the most powerful thing you'd ever seen? if you'd seen them?#“you know the greatest films of all time were never made” etc etc #but like. these works of art ARE being made. it's just enjoyed by a smaller audience with equal impact though #i think about this one furry i used to follow on insta who had the coolest worldbuilding ever. it's been years.#thought prompted by that sketch of nimona from ten years ago that was just for a character design #posted to the creator's tumblr and now it's nominated for best animated feature film at the oscars #and by the genuine emotional reaction a fan comic made me feel. how much work had gone into it. how beautiful it was to me.#idk what to tag this but i hope whoever needs to hear it does #writing #writer #fandom #fandom culture #artist

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trashy-greyjoy · 3 months

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really love dynamics that are like 'it honestly doesn't matter if you view them as romantic or platonic, the point is that they love each other. the type of love is inconsequential, all that matters is that it's there'. gotta be one of my favorite genders.

#who cares if its platonic love who fucking CARES if its because they wanna kiss like the devotion and the tenderness is there no matter what #mainly brought to you by: jack and anne from black sails but also probably sydcarmy and msr #sydcarmy #msr #rackhanne #the bear #black sails #txf #the x files #mulder x scully #sydney x carmy #jack rackham x anne bonny #oh wait perhaps also theonsa if you squint #maybe not

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just-spacetrash · 3 months

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the 'what if you played it a little risky' post literally Changed my life but i cant fujkign find it in my blog because its. a tiktok screenshot

#like literally every time ive hesitated sending a text or complimenting someone or stuff ive thought of it #like youre right. what if i played it a little risky what do i have to lose in doing a nice thing!!!!!! ur so right!!!!!!!!#but its forever lost cos i cant search it with any words cause its an image #misery and pain. you know how it is #my post

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bahoreal · 8 months

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obsessed with this

#like. not to make everything about good omens but #crowley #there are so many versions of this with him gazing at aziraphale its so fkabdkahdbw #i did a real bad job at positioning these fjsbdhs i also know the last one is 'no one knows what..' but. whatever #.jtxt

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