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"I’m really starting to think you people don’t understand what university is for. You’re buying the accreditation that you can do these things. It doesn’t matter how you do them."
It absolutely does matter.
Roll back to seventh grade when most of us were learning pre-algebra. I bet a decent chunk of us blew assignments because we figured out answers without working the problem the way we were taught, and getting pissy when we were corrected.
We were taught a certain way to work the problems because we were being taught the chain of logic by which we would solve more complex problems in high school and college. Without that foundation, higher mathematics like trigonometry and calculus are impossible, and that's a problem when you want to work in fields requiring you understand how that shit works.
Look. If you weren't taught how to write a research paper in high school, that sucks. But you need to learn. Tied up in that process is a whole bunch of small skills you're going to need no matter what field you're going into.
Take a little fucking pride in what your brain can do. Learn how to use it better.
Why are you using chatgpt to get through college. Why are you spending so much time and money on something just to be functionally illiterate and have zero new skills at the end of it all. Literally shooting yourself in the foot. If you want to waste thirty grand you can always just buy a sportscar.
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🦀 Kudos Crab 🦀
If you are scrolling and see Kudos Crab, your fics will be blessed!
You will get good comments and kudos!
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20 Ways Your Character Might Self-Sabotage
(Because sometimes the biggest threat to them… is them.)
➵ Pushing people away before they can leave.
➵ Saying “I’m fine” when they’re not, and getting mad when no one sees through it.
➵ Pretending not to care so they don’t get hurt.
➵ Quitting things they love when they start to go well.
➵ Staying in bad situations because at least it’s familiar.
➵ Ghosting when things get too emotionally intimate.
➵ Joking about real pain so people don’t take it seriously.
➵ Falling for people who are emotionally unavailable.
➵ Making plans they know they’ll cancel.
➵ Overcommitting to avoid dealing with themselves.
➵ Getting angry instead of being honest about fear.
➵ Comparing themselves constantly, to everyone.
➵ Never celebrating wins, only fixating on flaws.
➵ Sabotaging good relationships because they don’t think they deserve them.
➵ Chasing chaos because peace feels boring (or unsafe).
➵ Apologizing too often or never at all.
➵ Giving up halfway just to say “See? I told you I’d fail.”
➵ Playing the therapist friend but never talking about their own pain.
➵ Procrastinating until it's impossible to succeed.
➵ Acting like they don’t care about something they actually desperately want.
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glam metal modern but also your contractor is going to jail dawg
Sometimes a house is so ugly, disgust boomerangs back into a form of respect.
This is a rare phenomenon, one which should be treated seriously. I've been looking at ugly houses professionally for almost a decade now and I can say with confidence that there are only a handful of true goose eggs that meet the mark. This house -- this remarkable, revolting house -- located, of all places, in Randolph County, North Carolina, is perhaps the finest goose egg a rogue and most certainly confused contractor could possibly lay.
Yeehaw, man. For the curious, the house is on the market for over 500 grand despite being badly sited and measly 2600 square feet. Most of that is devoted to the lawyer foyer which is not the choice I would personally make, but hey, to each their own.
Most of the houses on McMansion Hell these days are submissions from members of the McMansion Hell Patreon, either in our discord server or on our livestreams. This one, however was a total fluke. I came across it by accident because my brother is looking to move to the area in order to be closer to my folks. (I doubt he'd be interested in something this, uh, unique.)
Now, in all these years, I've never devoted an entire post to the exterior of a house. As they say, there's a first time for everything. There is so much going on with this house, all of it in direct opposition to the concept of taste, it requires a deeper investigation than the initial exterior image usually allows. (Also the entire interior is, as one might expect, entirely dark gray, complete with that awful washed out laminate flooring.)
(here is a sneak peek inside. the rest is not really important nor interesting.)
Anyway, without further ado, let's hit it from the top.
First off, no, I don't know what is inside this house's giant, hammerhead-esque forehead. It's not supported by anything so my assumption is, well, nothing. They put this in there for the sheer aesthetic love of the game.
Second, we have to talk about the siding. It's vinyl, and $500 grand is firmly in Hardie®™© Board territory. You can already start to see it ripple against the cornice, which is probably fine. The cornices are painted black in a cartoony, Roy Lichtenstein fashion, that is, if Roy Lichtenstein was drunk. The can lights are a nice touch. They help highlight important parts of the facade, such as:
The vinyl siding and black trim will continue until morale improves. Also, I zoomed out here to include the forehead (fivehead?) just because the scale is INSANE -- that's like a 50-50 wall-to-fivehead ratio. Honestly, even though things in the world are pretty dire, I wouldn't trust that cantilever with my life.
The window layout on this thing makes me wonder if the people who put it together have eyes that can see and a brain that connects to them. Now, I'm not going to invoke the Greek orders or anything, but I am going to say that every single architectural rule is being brazenly broken here. Total impunity. The window and door don't line up at the top, which is the bare minimum of common decency. Then there's that little guy pulling a Leeroy Jenkins up in the corner. You go dude.
The trim on these masses is starting to look AI generated but it's probably just the HDR every realtor uses. The FaceTune of the field. Anyway, I think it's a bad idea to put what looks like builder grade wood flooring on the outside of a house. It's giving mold. It's giving sunbleaching. It's giving Etsy.
As we can see, another familiar McMansion Hell enemy has also made an appearance: the prairie mullion window. There is no reason to use this window unless it involves building a fake bungalow, but the worst possible place to use it is in this particular situation. It's the only window with white mullions, it looks weird with the siding, and it's not exactly """modern""" or whatever this house is supposed to be.
(Often I wonder if some people believe that modernism is just "doing some stuff with squares" and the more squares there are the more modernist it is. Probably not true, but then again, I'm not the one pulling massive profit on houses that look like doo doo so jokes on me.)
Zooming out again because context still matters even in the most nonsensical situations. The funny thing about this house is that the only normal part of it is the front door and even then... what?? Also, look at that siding-less patch of brick on the right. As though to say: haha! Finally, I love how the stairs lead down into a bunch of rocks. Serves you right!
Thanks to advanced screenshotting technology, we can see that there are also prairie mullions on these other windows, it's just that they're a more reasonable black. Don't worry though, the windows are still offensive. They're two windows stuck together in order to give the impression of a single continuous one. (Remember the inside shot?) Nice try, bucko. Second, why don't the two windows meet where that little band of siding is? Well, we all know the answer to this question. (We don't, in fact, know the answer to this question.)
This is my favorite part of the house. It's almost good, to me, which is why I saved it for last. I have no idea what the hell that glossy composition book siding is but I love it. I've never seen it before. I also like how they're doing a weird entablature-quoin combo thing with it, but only on the right side of the house. There's some great five-cornice action going on but, thanks to the precedents set by truly mid postmodernism, it works.
Unfortunately there are some downsides here. What's the deal with that tiny, skinny stone? brick? veneer? Second, why is the siding just hanging off the edge like that? That whole little section where the three (four?) cladding meet is precipitous. The cheapo off-white developer special garage door with the little trad elements is a nice gesture, one that tells you life has no meaning. Why bother?
Anyway, after all that, if we put it all together again, we get this:
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I wanna respect everyone’s preferences and I DO but there is a difference between Respecting and Understanding and that is where I am at with people who actively dislike Drinking Water. I know you exist. My brother is one of you. The Fuck do you mean “it tastes bad” it has the least amount of taste a thing can have. Fucking Air Scented LaCroix. “It tastes bad” fucking WINDEX tastes bad COW SHIT tastes bad. what the hell are you talking about
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every time someone says “look how they’re looking at each other! they’re in love!” about a non-canon ship i just think of the kuleshov effect for a second but then i come to my senses and decide to have fun
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I didn't learn about Juneteeth until I'd been living in Texas for several years.
But-- not only did I not know about it, it never occured to me that the outlawing of human slavery was an event that calls for remembrance and celebration.
As I've grown, the awareness of priviledges constantly kicks me in the head.

#Juneteenth
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Ao3 doesn't have ads. Thank you Ao3.
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The pan, the undies, the body--
they dont tell you this but like half of adulthood is just washing the same FUCKING pan
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btw if you’re fat and your partner doesn’t love you wholeheartedly, if they’re attracted to you “despite” your body, if they avoid touching you, if they look away from certain parts of you, you’re allowed to break up with that person. look at me. you can do better. you are not unloveable and you don’t have to settle i fucking promise.
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absolutely incredible to me that "in the event of your inability to consent, your autonomy and rights will be entrusted to your closest living relative or parental guardian" is a pillar of widely accepted legislation upholding almost every society across the modern world and not like. the premise of some work of speculative horror fiction.
#“speculative” horror's not necessary#there's *real* horror stories of people who can't advocate for themselves at the mercy of ill-meaning relations#elderly dementia patient whose family refuses to hire appropriate care because it'll reduce the bequest when the patient passes#sick children whose parents won't take them to a doctor#too many partners locked out of their loved ones' dying time because of homophibic families#for the sake of your family get it in writing who you trust to act on your behalf if and when
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Note also that the crimes queer people get accused of are relatively easy to prove. Crossdressing? Photos. Solicitation? Testimony. Lewd conduct? Witnesses.
Meanwhile sexual assault -- including and especially child rape -- is notoriously difficult to get convicted of.
To maintain the impression that all this overpolicing is Doing Something, cops are incentivized to go after-- please forgive me, I'm cringing as I type-- low-hanging fruit. Laws regulating sex have been and will be used against us, without actually protecting vulnerable people like proponents claim. People who work in sex work will tell you this if you ask.
#my wife is on the SOR for being gay #no joke #she hit on a girl in a straight bar once #in 1997 #and while the girl was into it #the off duty cop sitting nearby was not #and so he arrested her for ‘soliciting homosexual activity’ #which in our state was still a felony #in 1997 (and would remain so until Lawrence v Texas in 2003) #and since ‘soliciting homosexual activity’ was a felony and a sex crime #she got put on The List #she is still on there to this day #because it costs MONEY to ask a judge to take you off #and she has tried four times#since 2003 #to get taken off the SOR #but every time the judge has said something like ‘no you pled guilty to the crime i can’t possibly take you off the sex offender registry’ #with no acknowledgement of what the actual crime was #(the crime of being a butch lesbian hitting on a cute girl who was into it) #(in 1997)
Reposting these tags with consent from the person that wrote them. The post about the Sex Offenders Registry is locked, but these tags are too important to go unnoticed.
Younger queer people need to realize that the SOR being used against queer people simply for being queer isn’t some ancient history thing. It still impacts queer people today. And it can quite easily be used that way again.
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Russell would be the weirdo neighbor the whole block gossips about. Being a hardcore UFO believer would make that worse. Everybody likes him, don't get me wrong-- he's just . . . weird.
Soldier Boy? One word-- Herogasm.
Dean would be a gossip target too, but the neighbors would look at him a little more askance. He carries a gun everywhere, for one thing. And there's that Satanic looking shit painted on the underside of his car trunk. Plus he lives with his brother. Who does that at their age?
Beau was raised a nice boy, and he's a natural politician; he knows it's vital to cultivate positive relationships. Plus he's got a kid. There will be no feuding on his street.
Of The Big Four—Dean, Beau, Ben, and Russell—which of these guys would you prefer to have as a neighbor? I know this is very random, and it can a personal and private response for you, but I’m nosy as hell, sorry, but this nosiness has been in my family for generations 🤷🏻♀️😂
Oooh good question! lol Let's go by process of elimination...
Unfortunately, it can't be Russell Shaw or Soldier Boy (Ben). 😂

Russ would never be there - always working on some clandestine job he can't (or won't) talk about. Though I'd definitely be sneaking any glimpses I could of him and any excuse at small talk lol.
But this little foodie would probably develop a 6th sense for when I'm cooking. He'd be at my door like a stray dog, offering to mow my lawn if he could have a taste of whatever I've got going on in there. 😜
Ugh. Ben. I feel like he'd be the worst neighbor ever. 😂 Loud music, women coming in and out at weird hours of the day (or night), pulling his car in and out of the driveway like a maniac, obnoxious flirting any time we run into each other (that I'd probably hate, but also have to hide my blush lmao 🤭).
Dean Winchester could be an interesting neighbor - only because wtf does this man do for a living? 😂
He's gone for days at a time, comes back sporting black eyes and lacerations half the time. But based on that black beauty he drives, he's 100% the one I'd go to if my car is acting up, or if something breaks in my place. We all know the man is good with his hands. 😏
(And if he wants to put his hands on more than just my leaky sink while he's in there, that's more than ok by me. 🤭)

But I think realistically, Beau Arlen would make for the best neighbor. It would make me feel safe knowing the county sheriff is literally next door. It'd also be nice to see him out on his porch, sitting by the fire on chilly nights. I'd bring over some cookies, he'd probably supply the drinks, alcoholic or otherwise, and we'd vibe and talk and have those conversations that make you wonder how it got so deep, so fast, all under the stars. ✨
(And if he asks me out the next morning, I'll make him some Cuban coffee with breakfast for good measure. 😘)
And btw, I did see your headcanon request from last month. Though my requests are closed, your idea was a really good one lol. It's still in my inbox, I'm just saving it for when I hopefully have time to work on it. 😉
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The ehlers danlos syndrome person to historical costumer pipeline is or will be a thing and I shall explain why.
At some point one discovers that some sort of supportive structure around your torso feels incredibly comfortable and gives your tired muscles a rest. What’s the coolest and most non obtrusive torso bracing garment? A corset. Believe me when I say that when your torso has the structural integrity of a wet sack of jello, a tightly laced corset makes you feel like a god.
And because historical corsets tend to be more comfortable and are usually made with regular wear in mind, they are the natural choice.
Then you have the shoes. What shoes is someone with unstable ankles supposed to wear, you ask?Lace up boots, for stability. And due to their middle of the heel heel placement, historical lace up boots tend to be way more comfortable than the modern variety.Even the non healed ones, really. Couple that with the fact that Edwardian and Victorian boots are really really pretty…
And after the boots and the corset, it’s a very slippery slope.
Pretty soon you’ll be wondering how to hide your corset under your clothes for when an outer corset is not the vibe, and you’ll be buying yourself a corset cover. Or making one yourself. They’re a great starter project. But that looks weird with a fitted top so cool flowy blouse it is.
Then you realize wearing this with a skirt makes you feel intensely powerful but you don’t want to keep tripping over it so you add petticoats.
And then you realize your neck isn’t so great at holding up your head so you really need to find a hairstyle where your hair sits on top of your head instead of to the sides or to the back so that it’s balanced and you don’t get a neck ache. A high bun it is. Not too tightly, because your scalp is sensitive, but a high bun still works if you bobby-pin it in place.
And then one day, you look in the mirror and you’re dressed like Anne of Green Gables.
And you’ve never looked cooler.
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