So I go to the dentist and the appointment I had was not the appointment that I thought I was going to have (normal maintenance vs deep clean) so i warned the dentist "hey heads up I burn through dental anesthetics super quick and also I'd like to use as little as possible because putting the dental anesthetics in my body is the most painful part of the process unless I'm having a root canal or something" and she's like "Hmm. Okay. Is it just the injection site?" and I was like "no, it will feel like burning on the opposite side of my face and in my nose and eyes and stuff." And she was like "Hmm. Do you turn really red when this happens?" And I was like "I don't know, I can't really see myself when it happens." And she was like "are you willing to experiment with this a little?" And I was like "sure, no worries" and she injected me with one anesthetic and it hurt like a motherfucker and she and the assistant both went "OOOH" and she was like "Yeah you got really red right away let's try the other," and it was the same thing and then she was like "okay I think this is the one that will work" and it hurt a little bit but it was fucking NOTHING compared to the comprehensive full stabbing burning facial pain from the others and long story short the dentist was like "You're reacting to the epinephrine in these other anesthetics," which I guess is fairly common for people who have autoimmune disorders.
So I guess this is to say: If you get spreading, burning, stabbing pain when you are being injected with local anesthetics it's not supposed to do that and you should say something.
Fuck hostile architecture, I want unhostile architecture. I want benches to be designed to be as easy as possible to sleep on. I want little places for pigeons to nest to be purposefully put on buildings. I want people designing public spaces to think about what they'd be like to skateboard on. I want "Please loiter" signs. I want people to be kind. I want...
I know ppl mention it all the time wrt Malevolent but oh my GOD Arthur is the funniest horror protagonist ever. He gets possessed by a malevolent entity, and almost immediately decides murdering an innocent is reasonable in this situation - so quickly in fact that the whole ass demon in his head is like ‘OK SO THAT WAS EASIER THAN I THOUGHT LETS BACK PEDAL LOL??’
I love that most people who meet Arthur and see his shaky eyes that never quite meet theirs and his awkward pauses between words, they just think maybe he’s a little weird and leave it at that.
Malevolent s1 + s2: its in both of our best interests to find a way to separate ourselves as soon as possible, and this is the foundation of our truce. We need to work together if we’re ever to go back to normal, and be rid of each other.