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Thank you for the tag! Tagging @zimisalien, @mikaykay1229, and @m0nst3rm4gg0tz!

This is such a cute Picrew! I think if anyone I know irl found me on Tumblr I'd have to go find a hole to die in, so this isn't me, but it's adorable and I had fun making it!

Starting new picrew bc I find this one super cute and pretty so lets go! LINK

No pressure tag @wyvernslovecake @bby-deerling @nina-ya @ringdabel @im-stuck-in-fandom-hell and everyone who wants to join! 💛

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Toward the end that maybe some day enough other people will say it that I can stop, I'll say it again.

Your job does not give a shit about you. If you died tomorrow they'd replace your ass. You owe them nothing, especially after all they've taken from you. "But I would screw my coworkers over!!" Wrong. If you died, they'd hire someone else, and if you quit, they'll hire someone else. Put in your two weeks so no one gets called in on their day off but don't stay at a job for any reason pertaining to the job itself.

You should be no more loyal to your company than your company is to you: not at all.

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This!! This!!! Once again please stop telling people what to care about and telling them they're horrible for not focusing on your specific thing, people do amazing things when you let them put all their effort into just one cause they're passionate about!

i learned about Tim Wong who successfully and singlehandedly repopulated the rare California Pipevine Swallowtail butterfly in San Francisco. In the past few years, he’s cultivated more than 200 pipevine plants (their only food source) and gives thousands of caterpillars to his local Botanical Garden (x)

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I'd like to add to this - I've been in situations without transport and where I've had to leave without a bag packed and sometimes packing as light as possible is the best thing you can do, so if you live in a city and you're gonna have to lug this stuff around on public transit and by foot, here's a much shorter list of absolute necessities you absolutely gotta take if you don't have a bag packed, don't have a good bag to pack it in, or just can't walk with too much.

Phone + charger + adapter - if you can literally pick one thing, make it this. Even if your service gets cut you can use public wifi to contact friends for help and find resources to help you including the police.

Wallet - if truly no one you could contact would help you, this would be your alternative, but then you'd have to rely on strangers to get places and contact people. If you have to pack light, though, money will be how you get the rest of what you need.

At least one change of clothes - clothes are expensive and you don't want to have to buy new ones, especially with a suddenly rocky situation. If you're wearing/tend to wear clothes you can sleep in, grab clothes you can interview in, and vice versa. Try to make sure you have some comfy clothes regardless.

A hoodie - for warmth, even outside at night, and for comfort. You want to limit how many items you have to grab, but it might be worth it to keep your favorite comfort hoodie near your bag so you can grab them both at once

Tissue, preferably the pocket kind - for cleaning injuries, wiping in places without toilet paper, and wiping tears. No one is using a go bag in a good situation. I keep a box in my car.

Toothbrush + toothpaste - if you get displaced at night and can't get to the store, you'll still need and want to brush your teeth.

Hat - keep the sun off your head and face while you walk and your hair from being visible if you haven't had a chance to wash it or brush it; if you have curly hair you might bring a small amount of whatever you use to keep it down

Lastly, slightly-less-vitals but I have these or space for them in my light-weight go bag:

Laptop + charger - if you have one, it's my highest not-perfectly-necessary recommendation for anything important you have to do, including class work, while displaced.

Plastic grocery bag or trash bag - plastic grocery bags can still be gotten at most stores with a purchase so they're not a vital grab-n-go item but I don't pack a go bag or even a travel bag without one; they're good for a variety of important uses and I tend to use mine to store my laundry until I can wash it to keep the rest of my bag and items clean.

Entertainment - for me, this is a stress ball and a Pusheen cross-stitch set (very very small), but if I have time I pack my sketch book and colored pencils

Something to write with - You can get these at the store, so they're not vital, but when you need to write you really need to so if you've got a bag and you're just packing light, it's really important

Waterproof important document folder - trust me when I say the second you need this you cannot be without it and they're a pain to get, so if you can you should really just have one in easy access in case of emergencies.

Food + water - this depends on your situation; if you don't think you'd need food before you can secure more, pack a water bottle and a protein bar, but if you think it could be a few days, pack a few days' worth of both.

Hair tie - basically a rubber band you can use on hair so if you can I recommend putting one in your bag

Comb/hair brush - Buying new combs is possible, but a pain, and you're likely to need one before you can get one.

Nail file/emery board - if your nails break and catch on things and scratch you constantly like mine do this'll be a lightweight QOL improvement that'll help you not shred your clothes and your skin

Charging brick - heavy and hard to deal with but if you don't live in the city and might have trouble finding an outlet, this'll be deadly important.

Hey! I thought your talk on stream about your go-bag and what's in it was interesting, but I process text better than audio, so I was wondering if you had advice on putting one together? It's fine if you'd rather not! Thanks either way!

Okay! Note that some of these things are gearing up in prep for sudden homelessness or natural disaster (tornados, personally) but some are just generally good things on hand you might need to keep. Also, some tips involve a car, skip those if they dont apply.

You're going to want a backpack or duffle bag with comfortable enough straps that are thick and sturdy enough to hold the weight of everything you are carrying while also keeping you balanced. I got my blue one at a charity give away for students in poverty, those heavy duty school bags for textbooks, but you can thrift the same bags for around $5-$10, at least in my area.

What I have in the front pockets, in smaller ziplock bags:

Ziplock bag of first aid supplies (bandaids, gauze, sterile wipes, ect)

Small hand sanitizer, bottle or wipes.

Baby wipes, water based.

Matches

Small travel deoderant, small travel shampoo, travel hairbrush, and the bare minimal needed for a 'freshed up look' of make up like concealer, mascera, and face wash. Good for spucing up for job interviews if you end up in a situation where you're living out of your car, and can't acsess a full bathroom.

Menustration products. Pack SEVERAL if you are someone who bleeds, or a few if you just want some on hand just in case for someone else you are with.

Mouthwash, toothbrush and toothpaste. If you don't have enough room, opt for mouthwash/toothpaste combo, and just rub it on your teeth.

Self-protection, dependant on what you prefer. I keep pepper spray and a tazor in the car at all times, and in the bag if not out in the console.

Pocket knife and scissors. You never know when you might need to cut something.

If you can get some and they fit in the bag: Gloves meant for gardening. Thick enough to protect you if you go dumpster diving. I have a list of tips of safe and legal dumpster diving here.

What I keep in the main pocket of the bag:

A large gallon ziplock baggy with emergency clothes in it, consisting of: Pants, short sleeve T-shirt, and 3 pairs of underwear/socks. If you can fit it, slip a long-sleeve shirt in there as well. Keep a 'nice shirt' like a button up or something 'nice casual' in there for job interviews.

You're going to want a jacket in your go-bag, but since they can be bulky, it might be best to just leave one in your car. Also good for when you're out somewhere and just get cold suddenly.

RAIN! I have a small one-person umbrella in the side pocket of my bag, and a yellow poncho from walmart in main pocket. I recommend having both, but its fine if you just can fit one.

A bag of COMFY clothes, aside from the intial emergency clothes. For me, I call it the pajamma bag, which just has a pair of sweatpants, T-shirt and fuzzy socks.

FOOD AND WATER. I keep ziplock baggies of non-perishable food in the bag like: granola bars, slim jims, fruit gummies, cans of preserved fruit, ect. You need to pack at least 2 bottles of water. I think I freaked out Twitch stream a little bit when I pulled out 6 bottles of water out of the bag, but I'm telling you: the more water you can carry, the better.

The 'entertainment satchel', which is basically anything that you can do that doesn't require electricity like your phone does that can keep you busy. For me, it's a ziplock bag of a journal/sketchbook with some colored pens. This can be a small book or something.

A sewing kit. One of those travel ones, the tiny tin ones. Comes in handy plenty of times.

A water-tight folder/baggie that will protect legal documents for you. You probably wont keep them in the car, but if you can grab them on your way out, keep them safe in something they can't get damaged in.

A portable battery, a cord for charging your phone and extra wall thingie to plug it into. You can get a decent battery for around 20 bucks on amazon, and your car and public spaces like a library can let you charge your phone.

PETS! If you have a pet with you, PLEASE pack the things needed for them ahead of time in your go-bag. Doggy bags and treats and food and the like. I'm a cat person, so I keep three ziplock baggies: one with treats, a large one with food, and one with cat litter in it. You can usually grab a cardboard box by a dumpster for a make-shift litterbox if need be.

Depending on who you talk to, money may or may not be a smart thing to keep in your bag, but I say keep at least $50 of cash in there for absolute emergencies, if you can afford to store it.

An extra pair of shoes. If they don't fit in the bag, you can store them in the car, or tie them to hang off the bag if you really need them.

Also, not really go-bag related, but I suggest keeping a blanket in your car. If you don't have a car, they make blankets with straps that you can attatch to your backpack, or you can take a long sock or piece of fabric, wrap it around a rolled up blanket, and tie it to your bag. It might not look aesthetic, but it'll be worth it to have it.

Change out the items in your bag every couple months, usually as it starts to get colder or hotter. Currently I'm changing out my stuff from summer items to winter items, like warmer clothes and what not, so I had the bag already near me to show twitch chat. Thanks for everyone that came by Twitch chat and talked by the way, it was fun!

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BRO YOU TOO??? What the hell was with Rosario x Vampire on Netflix a decade and some ago? I was definitely not old enough to be watching that

edit: THIS POST BREACHED THE CONTAINMENT OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE, "28-YEAR-OLDS WHO SAW THEIR FIRST ANIMES IN PIECES ON YOUTUBE DURING THEIR TEENAGE YEARS." PEOPLE WHO WATCHED SAILOR MOON WHILE SIPPING APPLEY JUICE IN PRESCHOOL I'M SORRY I GUESS THIS ONE ISN'T FOR YOU

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AAAAH! I'VE BEEN ATTACKED!!

In all seriousness though, thank you! This really made my day :3

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Thank you!!!

I know I've been totally missing your tags lately;; I tend to see them, start writing a response, continue with an assignment I was doing, then come back a day later and it didn't save, then I just sorta give up... Still, I really appreciate it! Thank you for the ask as well!

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List 5 things that make you happy, then put this in the askbox for the last 10 people who reblogged something from you. Get to know your mutuals and followers

Sorry for the late response, I have no idea when I got this!

5 things that make me so happy: Interacting with my moots!! Spring Blorbos (mine and others interacting with theirs) Chaotic nonsense (crack fics, crackcannons, bs between characters, all of it) Characters interacting with things they would never interact with in their settings like giving cannon AOT characters chocolate and cinnamon and marshmallows and teaching fantasy characters how to play Rainbow 6 and surf the world wide web

The people who reblog from me tend to actually be reblogging a post that a large blog I follow reblogged so I won't be sending this to anyone but I encourage ya'll to participate!

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I understand the "I will die for you" ship dynamic, but what about the "I will not let you die, I will not let myself die- we will, at any cost, survive" kind of couple?

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I present you

Kanae!Y/n/Reader AU

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best way to de-stress is hugging a fur ball to sleep they say

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i'm sorry to admit that i haven't touched dol or gone onlined at all just to lobotomy corporation and will be until it releases the grip 😔

kylar. i think kylar suits training work but welllllll safety dept proceeds to floor of art so let's keep them there. one can argue they at least TRY to do their work bc it keeps pc safe. who is even safe in lobotomy corporation?

whitney in training. cool. i faced TRIALS and ERRORS for that e.g.o gift

the school squad better be in just some guys™ asiyah but well robin being in control team is straight up impossible so i threw them in welfare. at least it's chill there

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This! This is why I'm so uncomfortable asking questions about any part of someone's life that doesn't include me! As a mentally ill kid in a not-so-great home I hated personal questions; asking me "So how's school going?" made me wanna run away no matter how it was going. Thanks to this I don't ask, but then people assume I'm self-centered. No, hun, I'm prompting you to talk about yourself with light hints and when you consistently don't respond I assume you don't like me and don't want me to know anything about you.

Unlearning How White People Ask Personal Questions

http://www.samefacts.com/2014/05/culture-and-civil-society/unlearning-how-white-people-ask-personal-questions/

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Emo Culture's Greatest Fight Ever Recorded