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Boston was an absolute nightmare to navigate after rural Pennsylvania roads. I moved there right as GPS was a regular thing to have. But we didn't. We had mapquest directions printed out. Which is extra unhelpful in Boston. Because the way roads are named doesn't make any fucking sense. Also there's no signs about which roads are at the intersection.

"Continue onto Boylston" okay well we're on Boylston right now and I don't see any signs at the intersection so I assume I'll just go straight at the light. WRONG

See Boylston actually picks up a quarter of a mile after you turn right at the light. What is actually straight in front of you is a different road entirely and now you have to circle the entire city to get back to that intersection and make the right choices.

I was moving to the Jamaica Plain neighborhood and i think my dad and i were on every road around Roxbury, Mission Hill, Dorchester, and the wrong roads in Jamaica Plain for like a hour. We did eventually get to where I was moving but we were never on the correct road once we got into Boston. Thank fuck Boston has a pretty expansive public transit system (even if it's poorly organized) so I never had to drive in the city. I just had to plan for an hour trip over what would take 15 minutes by car.

ive never liked the phrase "manmade horrors beyond your comprehension" but i cant think of a better way to describe texas roads

biblically accurate highway

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In yet another TV thing: I'm really surprised by how good the Halo TV show is. I played those games when I was a teen and thought the story was good then but when I found out it was going to be a show I was like wtf how!? But they've done a surprisingly good job.

I'm putting the next bit under a cut and tagging this as spoiler warning just in case.

I was kinda dreading The Flood coming in because I hate stories with things like that. Where the only hope seems to be the mass destruction of life/whatever gives the mass of monsters power whichbis also bad. I mean I think the replicaters in SG-1 was the absolute worst. Most zombie movies turn me off unless it takes the "zombies are just kinda there but the movie is more about the survivors and living" approach. But with how this show is going I'm hopeful they'll keep The Flood story pretty controlled.

Also can Riz come back please? I really liked her story this season, especially the parts with Louis.

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On a happier note I saw an ad for Civil War again and realized how excited I am for it. I'm continuously impressed by a24 movies. And I've been a huge fan of Kirsten Dunst since Bring It On.

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I finally watched quiet on set. I wasn't surprised or shocked by the things that happened, I think because I heard other stuff that happened that wasn't talked about (like Dan Schneider getting Amanda Bynes pregnant then forcing her to have abortion at 13) but the fact that Brian Peck only served 16 months then was allowed to work on a Disney show after is bonkers.

I remember people making fun of Amanda Bynes and Drake Bell when they've gotten negative press and most of it never say right with me. I just don't understand when we see former child stars doing questionable and bad shit we decide to monetize on it. And their "handlers" just milking it. I'm not excusing the bad they've done (they don't shy away from talking about shit drake did which he also talks about) but I doubt creating a media circus around these things help anyone.

I grew up watching nickelodeon in the late 90's - early 2000's and a couple adults in my life were a little weirded out by out. Especially what they saw on The Amanda Show. I just thought the stupid adults just didn't get it but seeing some of the skits and gags they had to do was weird and straight up fucking gross.

Anyway I'm glad this documentary was made and these things were talked about. I really hope this being made helps some of former child stars heal.

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Things I learned in my after school driving classes in my small Appalachian town:

1) How to drive on poorly maintained roads with lots of twists and up/downhills without slowing down to a crawl or driving like a total jagoff.

2) Deer. Just deer everywhere. Get rid of the urge to swerve to miss them and just hit them dead on. You are far more likely to cause less damage to your car and not hurt yourself if you just plow into a deer instead of swerving. You know what is like 90% on either side of the road if you see a deer? Woods and/or ravines, ditches, or rocky cliffs that are remains of blasting the mountain side to build a road.

Honestly, in my experience hill folk are more likely to pull over to help you out with their truck that they also use as a plow and tow truck. They might even offer you a beer even if you're very clearly a scared 17 year old who just ran his dad's car into a shallow, snowy ravine.

Can't help with the cryptids, though.

“I’m going to drive through Appalachia, should I be scared of the inbred hill folk and the cryptids? 😱😱😱😱” no bitch, be scared of sliding off a mountain into a valley and not being found for months or years.

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some photos i took from emerson college’s encampment for palestine. most of these were taken only a few hours before the boston PD attacked hundreds of protestors and brutally arrested 108 students, most of whom were poc, jewish, and/or queer.

anyone who spent any amount of time in the encampment will tell you just how much it brought us all together—there was always food, music, arts and crafts, and hundreds of messages of support written in chalk.

after the BPD was done brutalising us for peacefully protesting, they power washed down the walls of the encampment—all of these messages are gone. theyre trying to erase what happened, but they’ll never truly be able to. everyone saw, and everyone will remember.

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I went to a ren faire like 7 years ago and there was like 4 people dressed up like thundercats with full makeup and everything.

Also the year before there was someone dressed like a pirate but it wasn't completely costumey so it could have just been how this guy dressed.

Favorite thing about renaissance faires is that they have fuck all to to with the renaissance. This thang is not about historical anything this is about dressing up like a fairy and watching a joust

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Rate Blue jays

Specifically on their prebby feathers

10/10…..of course this is an American take but I think that blue jays are a perfect bird even if they have bad attitudes

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You can’t unionize autoworkers in the South, they said.

Well, whoever “they” are, they were wrong. Because, on Friday, 73 percent of Volkswagen workers in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to become the first non-union auto plant to unionize in decades, and the first foreign-owned auto plant to unionize in the South, period.

This happened despite a union-busting campaign so fierce that even governors in the South got on board, sending out a letter last week warning workers not to organize, telling them that “The experience in our states is when employees have a direct relationship with their employers, that makes for a more positive working environment.”

Clearly, the employees didn’t think so.

Via UAW:

“This election is big,” said Kelcey Smith, a worker in the paint department at Volkswagen. “People in high places told us good things can’t happen here in Chattanooga. They told us this isn’t the time to stand up, this isn’t the place. But we did stand up and we won. This is the time; this is the place. Southern workers are ready to stand up and win a better life.”   “We saw the big contract that UAW workers won at the Big Three and that got everybody talking,” said Zachary Costello, a trainer in VW’s proficiency room. “You see the pay, the benefits, the rights UAW members have on the job, and you see how that would change your life. That’s why we voted overwhelmingly for the union. Once people see the difference a union makes, there’s no way to stop them.”   “This is a movement for every blue-collar worker in America,” said Doug Snyder, a body worker at Volkswagen. “Our vote shows that workers everywhere want a better life on and off the job. Fair pay is important, but so is time with our families. So is a voice for safety in our plant. We’re looking forward to getting to the bargaining table with the company and winning a contract that makes things right at Volkswagen.” 

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My three girlfriends. And yes, they smoke weed.

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I was talking to a stranger at a party once and pronounced Haverhill wrong and they made fun of me and before I could mention we were at a party in WOO-sta spelled Worcester they said "I guess we do say things fucked up here don't we?"

A good way to troll people from Massachusetts is to pronounce it as "Booston." If they try to correct you remind them how they pronounce "Woburn."

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It is never too late to learn to speak Irish.

You do not have to be Irish to speak Irish.

Once you're out of school, there is no grammar police and most people are just excited to have someone to speak Irish with.

Incorporating Irish words into your day when you're not fluent (I have to go to the leithreas, throw it in the bruscar, that's a gorgeous gúna) is an act of decolonisation.

Helping people to understand the language is an act of love.

Gaeilge go deo ❤️

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