#it's just a lot longer of a time commitment

[the-s1lly-corner]

Hello!!! Could you write Caine, Kinger and Pomni x Reader who's been there longer than anyone else? Instead of absolutely losing it, they have managed to just become incredibly calm and just generally used to it and Caines shenanigans.

Caine Kinger and Pomni x reader who's been around the longest but isnt insane

i kind of really want chai cookies rn. and vanilla cupcakes. and lemon drizzle cake. not sure if its like a cue or what because ive been CARNALLY wanting sweet stuff lately but... i dont usually have a sweet tooth.. grrgrr... i hate being on a deficit and meds. messes with my hormones but alas i need my meds notes: gn reader, short and sweet, written on computer, youre actually pretty chill to be around all things considered cws: none

CAINE

you... intrigue him... its not that he wants you to abstract- honestly im on the side of "caine doesnt really mean any genuine harm," for the time being- hes got a lot of feelings for you. curious to see how much longer you can last- not that he wants to see you fold-, and a sense of odd admiration. youve seen a lot of stuff

he feels an attachment to you too, youve been around for so so so long now that youve just become a normal part of the circus at this point, youre like... a part of the coding now- even though youre a real person... youre like.. his buddy! his pal! his partner in crime- not that hes committing any crimes! because crimes are.. crimes! as hed say at least

sometimes you can use this to your advantage to tone him down a little when he gets a little into making his adventures. make him... calmer... reasonable. hes still chaotic and a bit all over the place but you anchor him down just a bit. its probably going to get real weird when you do abstract though

KINGER

honestly... seeing him spiral into his current state was hard to watch. youve seen first hand how he went from this kind and intelligent man to this paranoid mess. not that he isnt kind anymore. he still is, and he tries his best but god- that knowledge of what he used to be sits heavy on you

he instinctively clings onto you because he knows youre familiar even if his memories are all jumbled up. in his eyes youre a safe person so of course hes going to seek you out when he can during adventures- and when its just leisure time in the circus

youre calmer demeanor helps him relax a bit, even without being in the pillow fort. if youre patient enough you can convince him to take a break and spend some time with the others on his worse days

POMNI

her introduction to kinger- assuming this is pre halloween episode- made her think you were going to be a bit... scrambled... too... but shes a bit taken aback at how calm and put together you are. and shes silently thanking you for that- its nice having someone she can actually talk to.. ragathas nice... but you know a little more than her thanks to your time here

though... the fact youve been here for so long does make her feel sick. i dont think shes fully given up on escaping- its just not her main focus right now, save her own mental health or whatever... but you being here for so long does dampen her spirits a bit. so she really is just stuck here, huh?

theres only so much you can do to comfort her, but youve seen so many people come and go in the circus that youve probably got a few ideas on how to tackle her and keep her emotionally anchored long enough to change the subject

[tawghasa]

I endorse all of this.

I had to change careers in my early 30s (grant-gunded research scientist + four years of no grants in my speciality = redundancy with no hiring opportunities). Here are a few things I learned from that journey:

Consider doing the same job for a different employer. I spent 5 years working for a lab that, in retrospect, had a really terrible workplace culture. I got a position in another lab in the same institute, and the experience was a LOT better.

(It was still rough at times, due to the bullshit I had internalised clashing with similar bullshit my lab supervisor had internalised. But I cried in the bathrooms WAY less.)

There can be a LOT of jobs that are tangentially related to your current job, that no one in your current job is really aware of. Or if they are aware, they overestimate the barriers to getting there.

(E.g., I moved from medical research into intellectual property. I assumed that you would need some kind of legal background for that... But nope!)

On a related note, be sceptical of any career advice you get from people at your hell-job. If they haven't gotten out themselves, they are sharing conjecture, not facts.

Most people have bad resumes and weak cover letters/responses to selection criteria. I highly recommend checking out Askamanager.org, in particular this masterpost of advice for resumes and cover letters. Alison also has a guide for preparing for job interviews that I've used with success (it's free when you sign-up to her mailing list. I think I've gotten maybe two e-mails in the six years since I signed up to get the free pdf).

Being older can be a benefit in the workplace. Some recent hires at my job are in their 50s, and were REALLY surprised they made the cut... But they both have so much experience under their belts, they're very familiar with the norms of a 9-to-5 job, etc. (They're also less likely to look for another job before they retire than younger hires.)

Also, you just know more stuff. You have more experience in having a job, talking to people, doing things. You have more years under your belt of troubleshooting, finding easier workflows, cleaning up messes.

E.g., I hated my time in retail but I know a LOT about how to talk to people: how to give someone bad news without them yelling at me, how to tell them they stuffed up without them yelling at me, how to tell them I stuffed up without them yelling at me...

I have an excellent phone manner and a "customer-centric commitment to issue resolution" which has been a huge asset in both of my post-retail careers - but neither of those jobs had any kind of intentional training/mentoring in those areas! Those are skills I developed in THE shittiest supermarket in South Australia while developing bone damage in my feet because I was standing for 10 hours a day.

A few other bits of advice:

It's hard to be productive outside of work when you work a terrible job that is corroding your soul. It's hard to write a good resume/apply to further education/whatever when you hate your job and you're exhausted and everything is pointless. Don't beat yourself up if it takes longer than you'd like to get anything done.

Make things easier for yourself by asking for/accepting help. Use the Ask A Manager resources, ask friends and family (ideally ones who have jobs they like) to help you with your job search and your application materials.

(Are we mutuals? Do you want some help with a resume? Send me a DM. I can also hop on a Discord call and chat with you about interview prep and technique.)

Try to start prepping now, BEFORE the dream opportunity crosses your path. It's easier to have an up-to-date master resume that you can tailor to the role, than to scramble to pull one together the night applications close.

Reddit can actually be really helpful. There are subreddits for a lot of careers/industries, with posts every few months asking how to either break in or get out. They can also be a good place to ask what the day-to-day is like in a career you're thinking of switching to, which can help you identify any skills you already have that would be an asset/consider whether you'd enjoy the reality of the job. Keep in mind that it's all subjective, and no two people's experiences will be the same.

If you've read this far, try to find time to update your resume this weekend. Even if you like your current job. (That's usually the best time to look at other jobs - you're not desperate, so you're in a strong position to negotiate any offers.) Because if you've read this far through a thread about changing jobs/careers, you're probably interested on some level in doing the thing.

I’m thinking of doing a complete career switch- or at the very least, making an attempt to start it- and the idea is frightening for so many reasons- money, feeling like I’m behind, insecurity, family- but then i think of just sticking to the path I’m on and it sends me into a crying fit so. I think I’m going to have to be brave

Be brave! I changed industries at age 41 and it was so good for both my career and mental health.

It sounds silly to have to outright say, but if the thought of going to your current job makes you cry every day, it is time to LEAVE. You are not the first person I have had to give this advice to this week. The longer you stay in a dead-end job, the more your skills will rust and the inertia will drag you down.

It feels frightening, but you can get through the imposter syndrome by becoming a thorough note taker (assuming you are white collar, but a lot of this also applies to blue):

Capture every conversation you have

Immediately distill meetings and emails into to-do lists

Review your to-dos daily

Most importantly: write down your accomplishments, no matter how small, at the end of every week

Notes by hand helped me so much, and my little treat to keep going was to begin a fresh mini-notebook every 2 weeks, which I could decorate with ink stamps and washing tape. I used a different color gel pen every day, too. My notebooks were fun and super helpful with keeping me organized.

You will catch up soon enough. It sucks to be an older person in a junior role, but you will be more mature and hopefully adept at handling work drama. I hit senior at age 47 after doing my time, and now I'm pretty indistinguishable from the folks who beat me here.

People aren't meant to do the same thing for all their lives, if it means sacrificing other opportunities. It's ok to say goodbye to a career or hobby or whatever else, to make room for something new. Don't feel guilty sampling from life. Specialization is for insects.

[glitchy1938]

Alright here's my request:

A reader x white lily cookie where the reader knows white lily cookie is suicidal and was secretly keeping her from not committing it multiple times the only cookies that know about white lily suicidal was reader and pure vanilla cookie so both of you were constantly worried for her

as much as I love drama, I don't do this kind of thing... I HATE those thing of suc*de But I'll let that sly just for now. Next, I won't. (Only in my crk au.)

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You were next to White Lily Cookie after she finally fell asleep.... as much as you loved her, you can't stop worrying about her.... You never let her go alone or be alone.... Even if she stopped Shadow Milk and saved everyone, you still not leaving her alone. Even after she grew a little bit more confident in herself.

You were still worried if she still have those thoughts of ending her life because she did horrible things as Dark Enchantress Cookie, they may be the same person, but are VERY different... You had to follow her almost every where she goes, and when she was about to do it, you came and distract her with something else. You're the one who almost heal all her injuries when she hurt herself when it's too much for her, but not Pure Vanilla, she begged you not to tell him.

It's the only thing Pure Vanilla don't know about, and if he find out about it, oh boy he'll cry and blame himself a lot...

Even Pure Vanilla was worried sick for her ! How could he not ?! Finding out that his best friend want to crumble is terrifying him. So you two decide to protect her no matter what and making her happy. It was very difficult as she almost always apologize when she think you do too much or she did something wrong, but with patients she overdose it, and she grew again a little bit more of confidence in herself ! She no longer think about crumble, and her wounds in her arms are progressively healing with time.

She became much happier thanks to you and Gingerbrave. I feel like you and him would help her a lot in her mental healing process, and it'll work !

Please comfort this girl ! She doesn't deserve to suffer so much !!!

[mooncello]

Last wipsday post for more than a footnote!

I love a good bookend moment. A solid callback. One of my favorite things about the fic playlist, for example, is that it begins with conan gray's 'best friend' and ends with laufey's 'best friend.' not only do the lyrics in both songs perfectly encapsulate footnote, but it's such a cool statement about the story itself. a lot changes, but the constant? Dev and Niall are best friends at the beginning of this fic—and at the end. 

placing the rest under the cut. chapter 9 drops friday. 🖤

from chapter 2:

Here's a bookend moment from the actual fic. The first snippet is from Dev's first-ever POV in the story, and the second is from his final POV. 

I’ve had months to think about it, and my list just keeps growing longer. Of what I wish I had the balls to say that night. You should never spell your irises blue because your big brown eyes are enough to make me commit forbidden magic, if you asked. Your hair keeps getting darker each year. So the ginger kid I met at the Crucible now has brown hair threaded with copper, and when the sunlight catches it, I kinda want time to stop because it’s one of the prettiest fucking things I’ve ever seen. Your smile could power the sun. It sure as fuck controls my breathing. You’re real and honest without even trying. And you have the weirdest sense of humour. You make me laugh. You always have. You’re my favourite person. Ever. 

from chapter 9:

He smiles sweetly at me. And I can't help it; I smile back, even as I roll my eyes. I comb my fingers through his hair, fluffy from shower water, and my gaze falls to his jawline that I've watched sharpen over the years. Then back up to his clever mouth. And his dimple that halfway convinces me some god must exist somewhere. "You're my favourite person," I tell him, and am rewarded with an incandescent smile. "I'm glad we met, too."

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[egophiliac]

get 'em before they melt!

(the flavors are 99% vibes + first thought only thought, don't take them too seriously)

[marq-lynch]

On one hand I get the caution of 'nothing happens until the first official women's tag match for the belts actually happens on live tv' from a lifetime of being burned. But looking at this one in particular I think it's a safe bet to say this is something that is going to happen in the next six months based on the following:

AEW major storylines are at least loosely plotted a lot more than a year in advance, with additional contingencies for things like dealing with injuries and other changes now that Tony has (4? 6?) people helping him with it full time.

The number of women's tag matches and women's multi-matches has skyrocketed in recent months along with slowly introducing more mixed tags and tornado tags, around the time Megan Bayne debuted and was paired with Penelope Ford. I'd say this is definitely a softening up/prepping of the audience for what's to come.

Actually ordering a pair of women's tag belts is a huge commitment to being serious about this direction, not only in terms of investing thousands of dollars financially but because the belts do a lot to represent AEW as a company. Not to mention the global supply chain is still Absolutely Fucked and any kind of order for something custom is likely to take three times longer than anticipated even in 2025, trust me.

Speaking of belts and representation of the company, there's been a lot of focus on reinvention of the belts for the company lately, and a refocusing on elevating and redefining their importance. The continued elevation of the Owen Hart belts. The unification of the Continental and International titles into the Unified Championship. The push for the TNT title to move away from its roots on Collision to be a more stable midcard title across the promotion.

And of course: The AEW Men's World Championship (as Hangman makes sure we remember to call it), which has been missing for 8 months and counting, hidden in a briefcase. Mox has taken it out of the public eye and refused to let the world remember what it looks like other than Toni's larger twin, by design. Some complain this has reduced its value. Mox insists the point is that the bauble should not matter. The crown is not the reason you fight to rule.

This is why Swerve failed at Dynasty. For all he was a magnificent champion, he was a champion in love with being champion and the trappings it came with, and he wanted to win to secure his legacy and the trinket that legitimized it. Mox, for all his faults, is honest in his Spartan mentalities that a leader is needed to dethrone him that will not give a shit about the actual belt itself, but about the good of AEW and representing the company to maintain its stability. Any respect for the belt must come from the fact it shows you are AEW.

And finally, the fact that AEW has always been a Tag-Heavy promotion, co-founded by tag team wrestlers and vocally in support of maintaining tag team wrestling. Stories like FTR talking about how they left WWE because tag team wrestling was not respected and the tag belts were diminished by terrible runs of just having a couple guys thrown together for a couple runs over and over have been popping up on interviews and social media again lately, and I don't think that's a coincidence.

So adding all of these elements together? Yeah, I think this is something that's been in the works for a while, and given the quality of the product for the last year I think they've earned a bit of grace for me to make the assumption that this is them introducing women's tag wrestling to America with as much gravitas, seriousness, and hype as they can provide.

I'm excited to see where it goes.

[r0semultiverse]

Uncle Dave Strider Taxidermy Corpse Sprite Rip & Edits

Give credit if used/reposted! 😎

🎉 Bonus Dave taxidermy with his shades! 🎉

[lotus-pear]

bsd fic authors i understand yalls pain SO well right now why is it so fucking HARD to write dazai. like i have a whole fucking spreadsheet dedicated to tireless analysis i have done on my part so i can accurately characterize him but he is such an unpredictable and morally gray character that it's hard knowing his limits and boundaries and where he draws the line for himself.

[sparkletastic-cookiedough]

Im going a little wild with Venom lore here and how the Symbiotes work.

It’s also been years since I watched Venom, lol.

Content warning: child tim is neglected, and proceeds to eat raw pork. Description of illness.

Tim had tried very hard to behave when he was at work with Uncle Carlton. He waited quietly for Uncle Carlton to finish his meeting, but it had been two hours. There wasn’t anything to do in Uncle Carlton’s office, since he wouldn’t let Tim play on the computer. Uncle Carlton didn’t even have any good books. Tim was so bored, he was going insane.

Tim decided to explore for just a little bit. He couldn’t stay still for any longer. It probably wouldn’t even be a big deal.

Tim wandered the hallways of Life Corp.’s building. He tried to be sneaky, like when he followed Batman at night. He succeeded, and found his way to a secret basement.

Tim was very excited. A secret basement probably had lots of cool things in it. Maybe Tim could blackmail Uncle Carlton into giving him a computer of his own!

Tim snuck through the basement- it was a secret laboratory, filled with empty glass rooms. It must not have been fully set up yet.

He made his way into the back room. Inside were a series of fortified boxes.

Curiosity sparked in Tim. He went to the closest box and opened it.

Inside, there was a strange black goo. It smelled salty. Tim wondered what the chemical could be, and why it was kept in such a secure container. He chose not to touch it, as it could be incredibly harmful. Perhaps, if he had a stick he could poke it with, Tim could inspect it closer?

Tim turned around, inspecting the room to find some sort of scientific instrument to investigate the goo. He found a scalpel in a drawer, which should work. Tim turned back to the boxes, ready to commit to science.

The goo was gone.

Tim inspected the box closer- it couldn’t have just disappeared, could it? It didn’t make sense! He checked under the table, and all over the room.

Perhaps it evaporated? Tim became very nervous. He didn’t want to ruin Uncle Carlton’s science projects. Hopefully, if he left quickly, Uncle Carlton wouldn’t notice Tim had been here. Tim ran back upstairs, and pretended like he had been sitting patiently in the office the whole time.

//-\\-//-\\

Tim hadn’t been feeling well.

Ever since uncle Carlton brought him back home, he’d been having migraines, food cravings, body tremors, chills, brief bursts of paranoia, and extreme sweating.

Uncle Carlton was aware that Tim was sick, but didn’t have the time to take off of work. Tim had to be home alone for a bit- which wasn’t anything he wasn’t used to. Uncle Carlton often had to leave for meetings very suddenly and leave Tim alone for a few hours. It was fine, Tim was a responsible person, he could be left alone for a little while.

Tim tried looking up his symptoms online, but didn’t find anything conclusive before the light from the screens became too much.

Tim went downstairs into the kitchen. Despite having eaten more yogurt than usual for breakfast today, he was starving.

The thought of more yogurt made him nauseous. He needed to eat something else then. Tim considered what he was craving. He thought back to when his parents went to a sushi restaurant with him about a year ago. At the time, he didn’t appreciate the taste of raw fish. He had gagged at the slimy texture, embarrassing his parents in front of their business partners. His parents hadn’t taken him to another restaurant since. Tim, strangely enough, craved the raw fish right now. It must be because he was growing up. Now that he was an adult, of course he would crave adult food.

Tim didn’t have any sushi. He could buy some, but that would require getting out of the house, and he was feeling too sick for that.

He opened the freezer. There were dozens of microwaveable meals, but none of them were appealing to Tim. He looked near the back, spying a package of bacon. Tim didn’t know how to use the stove, but surely it wouldn’t be too hard, right?

The thought of eating some meat sounded appetizing, more so than anything else he had access to. He grabbed the bacon.

Tim used a step stool to reach the sink. He defrosted the bacon. While he waited, he watched some cooking tutorials. They didn’t look too difficult. He curled up on the cool ground, recovering his eyes from the light. Everything hurt. He just had to push through it, he’d feel better once he ate something.

Eventually he pushed himself off the floor. The bacon had mostly defrosted by now. He opened the package.

Immediately, the smell of the raw meat made him drool. He imagined the taste of that bloody meat- perhaps he didn’t need to use the stove after all.

It would be like sushi, just with raw bacon instead of fish, and he wasn’t eating any rice. Tim bit into the strips of raw meat.

It was delicious.

//-\\-//-\\

Uncle Carlson called the landline, explaining that something had gone wrong at work, and he wouldn’t be home for a little while. Ever since eating the bacon, Tim had slowly began feeling better.

He had his head shoved into a pile of pillows, trying to end his migraine through willpower. Another burst of pain came from his head.

“Child,” a woman’s voice came from behind him, “where are your parents?”

Tim didn’t recognize the voice. He didn’t want to turn around, the light would hurt his eyes. Besides, the voice didn’t sound threatening.

Tim gave his usual answer- his parents were busy. They didn’t have time to spend on a child. He was perfectly responsible, and didn’t need anything. It was mumbled into the pillows, and probably incomprehensible.

“I see,” said the lady, “is this normal for your species?”

Tim was confused by the question. Species? Was this some sort of alien thing? Tim didn’t know much about Aliens. He was more interested in Batman than Superman, after all.

But to answer the lady’s question, Tim knew he wasn’t normal. He saw families on tv, and in Gothams streets. They always spent time together, and cared for eachother. He thought of Batman and Robin, a perfect team of father and son.

“I see,” said the lady, even though Tim hadn’t said anything yet. “Since your parents abandoned you, I’ll claim you as mine. I’ll take care of you, and protect you.”

Tim felt something running through his hair. It was cool, and slightly damp.

“My Tim, my host, my son.”

Hey, more Uncle Eddie brainrot, but this time it's Marvel-flavoured!

This one is lazy because I have the insomnia again, thanks menstrual cycle.

I can't even be arsed to string it together confidently, this is a build-your-own prompt.

Eddie Brock broke into Drake Industries and met his future hubby there in the first Venom movie.

Tim Drake could be related to that Drake. He could be there, doing his own investigating. (This could happen at so many points in the timeline. During Young Justice? After Jack makes him quit Robin? Red Robin Gap Year? Before Tim becomes Robin? Endless potential for faffing about with canon!)

Eddie and V end up together, but so also does Tim and another symbiote.

Just. Imagine Tim and Eddie going through the first Venom movie, with Tim trying to hide his new alien buddy from his evil relative while also trying not to eat anyone. He'd figure out the trick with the Runner's High stuff quickly, I bet. Be able to afford a lot of quality chocolate. Go eat some harbor seals idk Tim is desperate not to break his morals.

He and Eddie keep in touch when he goes back to Gotham.

I really like the idea of this being a pre-Robin Tim, because then he and his symbiote get to have more fun hijinks. They're this eldritch blobby creature following Batman and Robin around. They're probably vaguely bat-shaped. Guys they might have cute lil pointy ears.

They could change canon so much and it'd be so fun to see the differences.

Eddie Brock comes to work in Gotham to stay close to his fellow host friend? Suddenly there's two Creatures hanging around and Batman is Concerned about invasive species. Green Lantern is hyperventilating at learning there are Klyntar in Gotham. Suddenly Hal has to pull off the political maneuvering of a trickster god to keep Oa from making an enemy out of Batman. (I like a Hal who gives Bruce a hard time but who will also be the first to back him up if his plan is solid. B and Hal don't let each other get away with a lot of bs. They're siblings, your honor)

Idk have some ideas I guess, I'm going to focus on projecting my cramps onto jkr.

[idiosyncraticrednebula]

I sometimes see people complain about "misogyny" in older Disney movies, particularly regarding the fairytale ones, but they never once bring up a legitimate argument and it's always some really nit-picky shit lmao

[geddy-leesbian]

hot take but I don't really like the concept of just "make every character bi" in most contexts. not because I think it's unrealistic or any bullshit like that, but because being bi and being gay are different at the end of the day. not in a bad way! (I'm really afraid of this post coming across as biphobic when that isn't what I'm trying to say) it's just a fact. as someone exclusively lesbian, there are simply life experiences that only other lesbians/gay men relate to that bi people don't relate to. and ofc there are life experiences that bi people have that I don't relate to. it's just different.

I like a balance. a lot, even most, characters in something can be bi and I have zero problems, as long as there's also fully gay characters. I can typically relate to/appreciate bi characters more than I can with straight characters, but there is something special about having a fully gay character who I can really relate to on a deeper level.

[xxplastic-cubexx]

Understandably So no one mentions charles when talking about the Logan movie and again Understandably So This Aint Bout Him however i do confess that as someone who had never seen Logan until like. a month ago when i was binging all the movies and without knowing a single thing about it aside from laura i cant lie i was in fact jumpscared by him being there. especially for at least like 3/4s of the movie

[certifiedlesbianvampire]

hear me out: aramata SLOWBURN. i mean painfully slow. it takes them (almost) a whole decade. mainly because i think their relationship needs to develop to where they are both fully comfortable and fully accepting of their relationship, as well as attraction to each other. i think matakara knows he likes arajin already but post-canon it takes a while since they're trying to balance their relationship to be more equal. he also isn't entirely sure if arajin likes him back and wants to let their friendship heal first. arajin is deep in denial about being attracted to men in specific so i think it would take him longer. he'd accept being attracted to matakara first (because over time, i think he'd open up, accept his own insecurities and mistakes more etc) but when it comes to being attracted to men he's used to thinking of himself as straight and gets defensive when questioned so when he actually confronts it years later he'd be like "...wait a minute" the same thing i said about matakara applies here (trying to heal their relationship first before anything else) also they both take their relationships really seriously (implied in this short story) so i definitely think they would have to go through a lot, be certain about it and commit fully.

[cesium-sheep]

oh. it's not just the first time I've traveled For Fun in a long time, it's more that it's the first time I've traveled For Me. like. possibly ever. like as a kid even if a trip was About Me I was still beholden to adults and committing to what I'd asked for and stuff like that? like I think the closest I ever got to not-that was my graduation road trip with dad, where I really do feel like it would've been fine if we got partway to somewhere and I went "eh, I'd rather go this way actually". and of course on the extremely rare occasions I've traveled without a parent I was in charge of logistics and schedules and making sure everything runs smoothly because my lovely wife is Not a planner.

but this trip is For Me. I asked to do it, I'm really the only one with specific targets in mind, and if I decide I don't want to (or can't) do something that was originally Part Of The Plan it completely doesn't matter because no one else is invested and if they are they can just go without me. but at the same time, there is someone else available to do the logistics part, all I have to do is say what I want and it will happen if it can.

social visits are never For Me, they're for the people I'm going to see. (if they were For Me they'd come to me instead.) the last time I went to the coast 6 years ago I felt a bit like I was letting arin down when I got sick partway through a day and couldn't show her around and keep her company. but now she has matt and they can keep each other company even if I need to rest, and I've been disabled 6 years longer and I know they don't take it personally anymore.

we are specifically going there to do things I want to do, and if I decide I don't want to do something or get too tired no one will be bothered by it. I can make whatever detours and additions I want as we go because no one else is trying to get to other things. I've gotta coordinate dinner with my beloved stepmom one night but that's it and she's flexible. this trip is For Me.

[creative-hanyou-girl]

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I will say that this offer is a big project and that nothing is guaranteed until Annette and her team have reached their pledge goals and have some stuff finalized. Already though, some of their purchasing offers involving this hardcover have been fully met. By the time I got to this, they had only 2 offers for the hardcover open, so this is a limited time thing!!!!!

You guys can go to KickStarter here where Annette Marie is making this offer:

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Apparently I can meet my goal of roughly 400,000 words in 6 months if I just somehow write at least 2,200 words a day ghbjh... Almost 2,500 today... huzzah...