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So for members of bdsm Dungeons, it's a rule that you don't approach other members if you see them on public for privacy reasons. They might not want people knowing they're a freak.

That said, it's normal to make friends in that space who you hang out with, outside of kink stuff. When that happens and people asked where I met my friend, my go-to line was "Spin-class," which is a very funny joke if you know me even a little. Very not my scene.

Well, funnily enough, while I was working at a homeless shelter, we had a very similar rule because of the homeless stigma. If a guest from the Shelter sees you outside of work, you don't acknowledge or approach them. They can approach you, but you don't tell whoever you're with where you know them. The guest gets to decide if they want to share that info.

Smash cut to me being out with a friend I met at the dungeon a very long time ago. I bump into a guest from the shelter who approaches me to chat. My friend asks how I know the guest, and without thinking, I blurt out "spin class" before remembering that's my go to lie for how I ment dungeon friends. These two proceed to have a conversation, neither fully understood.

Friend: ooohhhh okay i get it. Spin class! Me too. Stopped taking that class a while ago tho.

Guest. Oh for real? That's sick man, good for you! You got a good set up now?

Friend: The best!! I've taken up wood working so my furniture is all custom. Got plenty of space to do "spin" at home. It's coming together.

Guest: Hell yeah brother!!!

Friend: was really good to have my own space during the rona, but man it's lonely! I kinda miss the group dynamics.

Guest: Yeah, i heard that from my homie when he got out of "Spin class!" But it's for the best.

Friend: it can be, but its not for everybody. Can be safer to Spin in a group.

Guest: i know that. Lost a few homie to "spinning" alone. At least at the "class" you got other eyes on you.

Friend: I'm sorry to hear that! You know some elements of "Spinning" are risky but you never think anyone would get hurt. So, my buddy here still a real hard ass for safety?

Guest: oh man you dont even know. They revamped our whole fire escape plan.

Friend: Oh shit! They did that back when i was in Spin class too!

Guest: still improving the system i guess.

Friend: they still keep a bunch of robes outside in a shed so people who get out can cover up?

Guest: Yes!!!

Friend: Did you know it's their fault we have a 30 second rule!

Guest: Damn really!?! Makes sense tho, if there's a fire you gotta get out fast!

Friend: Yeah, I Never gave it much thought before they brought it up, but yeah the last thing you want is a fire when you're all tired up!

Guest: Yeah, that's true. I didn't know they came up with the rule, tho. I do like having the space between the beds clear...

Friend: Yeah it's so annoying when people block the path with their shit.

Guest: Yeah there's not enough space between beds for people to be hording shit.

Friend: Yeah! I loved that they always got people to keep their area clear.

Guest: not gonna lie i hate being told to clean up but it is better that way.

Friend: Yeah... haha.

Guest: well it was nice chatting with you brother.

Friend: you too, man! See ya around!

Guest: see ya!

Me:

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if i told you what's happening at my retiree mom's local beekeeper association meetings you would call me a big ol liar

it's escalated to the point that one of the board members is bringing a gun today?? there is a president and a false president. everyone's lawyered up. bee lawyers

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An article on the cinematographer for the movie and how she did that amazing shot. All of Coogler's DPs are women, which is extremely notable in Hollywood.

Sinners is amazing. It is a movie that should be seen in theaters, although idk if the IMAX format is strictly necessary (Coogler recommends it). That premium technology experience is expensive!

I appreciate movies made by people who know exactly what kind of story they want to tell and how they want to do it. It's accessible to a non-Black audience if they want it to be, but it is very clear it is not for the dominant culture.

It was very smart to make Remmick, somebody of Irish descent, the villain. The movie makes clear the Irish had their own version of griots, the fili. And the loss of that connection is what motivates the central conflict of the story. (How it relates to things outside of the movie? Well.)

As somebody of Chinese ancestry, I'd heard the movie includes Chinese immigrants who did settle in Mississippi*, but I thought they'd have a bit part, not integrated into the story itself.

I was already all in on that beautiful scene in the juke, with Sammie piercing the borders between time and space and making those connections between music and heritage and resistance that are important for Black people but others too. And then I saw the opera dancer floating in amongst everybody else and cried even harder.

Like. This is first and foremost a Black story. But it doesn't mean other people weren't there. It means a great deal to me that Grace and Bo were included and had the same motivation and stakes as the Black characters, because they were part of the community too.

Historically, the fight for civil rights in the US has been explicitly intersectional. The Black civil rights movement is what helped galvanize so many others, and there was a great deal of intellectual exchange between members of all the movements.

It is good to have explicit reminders of that solidarity, especially in times where there are attempts to set some minorities above others like we don't all end up in the same boat eventually. I'm grateful to Coogler for including that, even though he didn't have to.

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* C.O. Chinn was a Black man of Chinese ancestry. He and his family lived in Canton** and provided material support to the SNCC in may ways. He was a fucking badass and you should read about him.

** According to the locals, Canton's name has a foreign origin even if there's no actual documentation for it. (Canton is an older Anglicized name for Guangzhou Province.)

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Sinners is amazing. It is a movie that should be seen in theaters, although idk if the IMAX format is strictly necessary (Coogler recommends it). That premium technology experience is expensive!

I appreciate movies made by people who know exactly what kind of story they want to tell and how they want to do it. It's accessible to a non-Black audience if they want it to be, but it is very clear it is not for the dominant culture.

It was very smart to make Remmick, somebody of Irish descent, the villain. The movie makes clear the Irish had their own version of griots, the fili. And the loss of that connection is what motivates the central conflict of the story. (How it relates to things outside of the movie? Well.)

As somebody of Chinese ancestry, I'd heard the movie includes Chinese immigrants who did settle in Mississippi*, but I thought they'd have a bit part, not integrated into the story itself.

I was already all in on that beautiful scene in the juke, with Sammie piercing the borders between time and space and making those connections between music and heritage and resistance that are important for Black people but others too. And then I saw the opera dancer floating in amongst everybody else and cried even harder.

Like. This is first and foremost a Black story. But it doesn't mean other people weren't there. It means a great deal to me that Grace and Bo were included and had the same motivation and stakes as the Black characters, because they were part of the community too.

Historically, the fight for civil rights in the US has been explicitly intersectional. The Black civil rights movement is what helped galvanize so many others, and there was a great deal of intellectual exchange between members of all the movements.

It is good to have explicit reminders of that solidarity, especially in times where there are attempts to set some minorities above others like we don't all end up in the same boat eventually. I'm grateful to Coogler for including that, even though he didn't have to.

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* C.O. Chinn was a Black man of Chinese ancestry. He and his family lived in Canton** and provided material support to the SNCC in may ways. He was a fucking badass and you should read about him.

** According to the locals, Canton's name has a foreign origin even if there's no actual documentation for it. (Canton is an older Anglicized name for Guangzhou Province.)

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Visitors get to live out their guzhuang drama fantasies interacting with in-character NPCs as the heroine get pinned to the wall

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My husband and I decided to have a chili crisp taste test. The candidates:

Amina's chili garlic sauce Fly by Jing original Momofuku chili crunch Mama Teav's hot garlic OG heat Lao Gan Ma original Okazu chili miso

Tasting notes:

Do not even bother with Amina's. I wanted to like it but it was weirdly sweet and had no garlic flavor.

Okazu's chili miso is a good condiment with lots of umami but it's not a chili crisp. They have a spicy version so maybe I will pick that up if I see it.

Momofuku has a good blend of heat and a little bit of umami but that's all it has. It's fine if it's all you can get but honestly you can do better.

Fly by Jing has a really clean chili flavor but no real umami. If you want a really prototypical chili crisp get this one.

I've never had Lao Gan Ma before! It's super chunky! It has peanuts and onions in it. I think it would be great in noodles/ramen/stuff you want textural variety in.

Mama Teav's is so fucking good. We love garlic so this was the clear winner for us. I would eat a brick covered in this stuff. It also comes in mild if you're concerned about heat but I am a spice weenie and the OG heat was fine.

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IT'S OUT.

My god, this is pure uncut 2003 in the best way. People aren't wrong that Evanescence is less melodic Lacuna Coil, but I was not listening to Lacuna Coil in the early oughts and watching "Bring Me to Life" AMVs in 140p, so.

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he's processing one single word per minute

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100% atk and 0% dmg baby goat

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okay. oh god. ohh i am thinking abt ed being silly in his kitchen bc he's happy because it's the first morning after. stede going home with ed fast burn pwp style and waking up alone in ed's bed but even before he opens his eyes he becomes aware of somebody singing "ohhh it'sa peanut butter peanut butter toast peanut butter toast it's a peanut butter toast it's the toast we like the most is the peanut butter toast. doot doodoot doodoot doot doodoot deet deet COFFEE FOR EDWARD!!! aaand a scoop aaand a two, aaaand a three, aaaand another and another for my very special g— guest. oh fuck me"

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someone draw this as gyatso and aang im begging you pleaseeee

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The poster for "Cunty Little Rich Kids" came out. They went with the picture you don't like, and the airline mishandled your luggage, so you'll have to wear something of mine.

DYLAN O'BRIEN in FANTASMAS (2024–)