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this man is such a loser, weirdo, freak, social outcast i have got to fuck him

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I am so excited for Mickey 17. Robert Pattinson? Steven Yeun? Bong Joon Ho directing?? In outer space???

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Robert Pattinson: *does most camp silly voice imaginable*

Me:

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This is a reminder that you can still serve cunt while using a mobility aid, hope that helps

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People who are like, "well Damian is Arab so English can't be his first language" have never met an upper or urban middle class Asian who lived in Asia. "Mother tongue" does not mean first language in a Previously Colonized Country. They can be the same, but plenty of people all over the world speak English as a first language and their native tongue as a second or third. English is a native language in most former and current colonies. Especially for people of the urban middle class, the generation brought up on the internet, and Christian minorities or minorities of mixed Eurasian ancestry. I can't imagine a rich brown kid who isn't a native English speaker. They wouldn't even need an English tutor.

That's what happens when you colonize most of the world, genocide the cultures and languages, and then build a world order dominated by Anglo British-American media, where you're only seen as a real person if you can speak English in a dialect that an American who's never left their house can understand.

And inferring that English isn't the character's first language because they have an accent is racist. What does that even mean?? Everyone has an accent! You have an accent! I have an accent! What accent are you talking about? Specify it. Even black and brown people with doctorates who have spoken English their entire lives have "thick" regional accents. You wouldn't hear a Scottish person's brogue and decide they're not native English speakers, but when the way a brown person speaks is a little hard to understand for you, you're all like, "oh they can't speak it very well". No, we're speaking it fine, you're just new to the accent/ dialect.

Culture, idioms, slang, nomenclature - these things can differ drastically from region to region, and it's quite normal to struggle with those. But anything you can hear when you turn on an American TV show or learn from Harry Potter (the real books, not the American """translations""") brown kids will know about. I've never had a Philly steak sandwich in my life, but I know what it is because it's literally everywhere in American pop culture. Half the time it's the brown kids explaining to the American ones that a "jumper" is British for "sweater".

English doesn't belong to the US and UK. The colonizers (who still continue to the present day) force us to adopt it if we want to get an education, find a job, travel abroad, use the internet or turn on the TV. They wrote it into our laws and constitutions and certificates and road signs and made it into a gatekeeping device for the elite. So now it's native to us, adapted for our use. Find ways to say "they don't sound like they're from around here" without defaulting to another tired variant of "your English is very good".

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the worst thing about house of leaves is how Stupid I look reading it in public lmao. yes I know I’m holding the book upside down and turning it in circles

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I can smell fall in the air

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Can't afford peacock so I'm watching the scores update online like some oldhead watching a sugar ray fight on the ticker tape

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New York City ballet production of Midsummer Nights Dream

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sometimes you just have to let yourself be a bit neurodivergent.

i hate going out, it gives me a lot of anxiety and sensory input that i dont like, and i am often forced to talk to people.

so i do this thing on more difficult days, or sometimes just for fun, where i "bring a fictional character with me". i walk and imagine Fictional Character walking next to me. they talk to me, reassure me, hype me up, whatever i need them to do.

today dean winchester came christmas shopping with me. he went over the list with me of stuff i needed to get, told me i was doing a good job every time i finished in a certain shop, reminded me to take a deep breath when i got a little overwhelmed.

and yea. its kinda silly. and i know its just me talking to myself in a different voice, but it Works! especially since all of my special interests/hyperfixations tend to be tv/movie related.

so do what you gotta do to Get Shit Done. stop holding yourself to neurotypical standards. if you need Fictional Character to tell you you're doing a good job, do it! if you need Favourite Singer to walk you to school, do it! yea it might feel silly but you're literally fighting against your own brain to get stuff done every single day. you can have a little self indulgent daydream, as a treat.

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the true moral of the Divine Comedy was actually to get rid of earthly love (Beatrice) and embrace frociaggine (Vergil)

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For all of the northerners that stood up for Texas during our freeze and said, "Don't make fun of them, they've never dealt with this before. Their infrastructure isn't made for snow and freezing."

This one is for you.

Where I live 108°F with 80% humidity with no wind is normal.

Pacific North West is dealing historic best waves 35-40°C or 95-105°F.

First of all. Don't make fun of them for bitching about the heat. Just like Texas isn't built for a freeze and our pipes burst, Pacific North West isn't built for heat and a lot of their homes don't have AC.

If you live somewhere with a high humidity like 80+ HUMIDITY IS NOT YOUR FRIEND. The "humidity makes it feel cooler" is a lie once it gets beyond a point.

If you live somewhere with a lower humidity, misters are nice to cool off outside.

Once you get over 90°F (32°C) a fan will not help you. It's just pushing around hot air. (I mean if you can't afford a small AC unit because they're expensive as hell, by all means a fan is better than nothing).

If you have pets, those portable AC units aren't safe. If your pets destroy the outtake thing, it'll leak CO2. Window units are safer.

Window AC units will let mosquitoes or other small bugs in. Sucks, but that's life.

Now is not the time to me modest. If you have to cover for religious reasons, by all means. If you don't, I've seen people wear short shorts and a swim top. It's not trashy if it keeps you from getting heat stroke.

If you do have to cover up for religious reasons, look for elephant pants or something similar. They're made with a breathable material.

Shade is better than no shade, but that shit it just diet sun after some point. Don't think shade will save you from heat stroke.

I know the "drink your water" is a fun meme now, but if you're sweating excessively you need electrolytes. Drink Gatorade, Powerade, or Pedialite PLEASE. I don't care if you're fucking sitting in one spot all day. That shit WILL save you from heat stroke.

Most importantly. RESEARCH THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HEAT STROKE AND HEAT EXHAUSTION PLEASE!

If you're diabetic and can't drink Gatorade, mix water, fruit juice, and either lite salt or pink salt

If you can afford it, cover windows with thick curtains to insulate the house

If you have tile floors, lay on them with skin to tile contact. If you don't, laying your head on cool counters works too.

If the temperature where you're at is hotter than your body temperature, don't wear heat wicking clothing. Moisture wicking is safe though.

Check your medication labels. Many make you more susceptible to sun and heat

-Room temperature water will get into your body faster. This is something I learned doing marching band in high summer in Georgia, and it saved all of our asses. Sip it, don't gulp it, especially if you're getting into the red; same goes for whatever fluid you're drinking. And just in general drink during the day.

-If you are moving from an air conditioned space to an un-air conditioned space, if at all possible try to make the shift gradual. When my dad and I were working outside and in un-ac houses a few years ago, he'd turn the air down to low in the truck about ten-fifteen minutes before we got where we were going. This way your body doesn't go from low low temps to high temps. S'bad for you.

-If you can, keep your lights off during the day. Light bulbs may not generate a lot of heat, but the difference is noticeable when it gets hot enough. I literally only turn my bedroom light on in the evening when it gets too dark.

Don't be afraid to just like... pour water on yourself if you need to. The evaporation will cool you off.

Put your hand to the cement for 15 seconds. If you can't handle the heat, it'll burn your dog's paws. Don't let them walk on it.

Dogs with flat faces are more prone to heat stroke. Don't leave them out unsupervised.

Frozen fruit is delicious in water.

Wet/Cold hat/handkerchief on your head/neck will help you stay cool.

Pickle juice is great for electrolytes! You can even make pickle juice Popsicles!

Heat exhaustion is more, "drink water and get you cooled off." Heat stroke is more "Oh my god call 911."

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[Image description: an infographic showing the difference between heat exhaustion and heat stroke. The graphic is labeled "Heat Dangers: First Warning." Signs of heat exhaustion: faint or dizzy, excessive sweating, cool, pale, clammy skin, rapid, weak pulse, muscle cramps. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat exhaustion, get to a cool, air-conditioned place, drink water if conscious, and take a cool shower or use cold compress. Signs of heat stroke: throbbing headache, no sweating, red, hot, dry skin, rapid, strong pulse, may lose consciousness. If you think you or someone else may be experiencing heat stroke, call 911. End description]

Be safe.

-fae

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Doorbell rang so my dad went off to get it, and when he came back and I asked who it was he just said "Ugh 😒 Just some Round Table nonsense" & I'm like "?????? Round Table as in King Arthur's Round Table??" "Yeah :/" The goddamn Knights Templar were at our front door and you just sent them away???

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Happy frociaggine month 👍🏻

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Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

Rotating Sandwich Mood Board

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“No man is an island” oh really? Really? What about him?:

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The best piece of advice I ever got was not meant as advice, but as an edict. If I was going to threaten people as a joke, it had to be so far out of proportion with what happened that it would be obvious I was joking. This changed how I expressed frustration with others. It then changed how I expressed frustration with myself.

Not “I’m going to hit you” but “I am going to buy a tuna sub from the gas station and hide it under the seat of your car”

Not “I’m going to kill myself” but “I am going to walk into the desert and let the scarabs take me”

The other side then happened. When I mess something up, instead of saying it’s bad and perpetuating negative thoughts, swing hard the other way.

Not “this art is terrible” but “this shall be framed and mounted on the wall in my museum exhibition as testament to the suffering I had to overcome”

Have been doing this since high school. It was my drama teacher who asked me to please stop scaring the actors. The other half of the edict was that I had to say it in a polite tone, and end it with either please or thank you.

Life changing. 10/10 Mr Muëller. Highly reccomend.