#( no i'm not. )

[auriannaventiwithcaramel]

secret agent curt mega more like secret agent cunt mega

[living-in-the-state-of-dreaming]

Okay. So. I am not one to normally do this...Okay that may be a lie but I was scrolling through Twitter- yes I still call it Twitter because the name X is stupid and what the hell was Mr Musk thinking? BUT stupid name changing decisions aside! I feel inclined to ask one simple question to Hoyoverse.

WHO THE SWEET MARY FUDGE ON A CRANDBERRY CRACKER IS THIS??????

Apparently his name is Aventurine???? I feel like I've just gotten sniped! Like someone just apparently decided to go ' here you go, perish. '

Like the frigging long, kinda fluffy blonde hair that kinda looks sunkissed, the gloves, the fur around his neckline of his jacket that he's wearing, the frigging smug ass cocky bitch ass smirk on his admittedly VERY pretty face. HOW HE IS SITTING AT WHAT IS CLEARLY A POKER/gaming table IN PENACONY, THE CHECKY ASS STRAP THAT KINDA LOOKS LIKE A COLLAR, THE GLASSES, HOW HIS SLEEVES ARE KINDA ROLLED BACK TO SHOW OFF JUSTTTTTT ENOUGH OF HIS TONED ARMS AND!! FINALLY THE FRIGGING TIDDY WINDOW THAT IS IN THE SHAPE OF A FRIGGING UPSIDE!!! DOWN!!! HEART!!!!! I swear to god I HOPE I do not end up simping for this man, I am trying to reign in my brain because I don't know a single thing about this...Admittedly extremely pretty man, but I am hoping to fudge that I do not because my taste is already a circus on wheels and the number of who I simp for is sooo much smaller then the number of who I simp for in Genshin. Please, please just leave me be. I am already in Jing Yuan, Kafka and Sampo hell already. I DO NOT NEED ANOTHER! Not frigging so soon or at all.

[snepril]

I'm so normal. I am having so many normal thoughts right now.

[system-reset]

writing a book about a character who is fully aware of the narrative and breaks the 4th wall all the time to yell at the author for making him do such stupid shit.

[paintedcrows]

Did anyone tell Ford (bonus doodles: Family Movie Night, 70s Classics)

[leebrontide]

Ok so my kid had an ear infection, right? As kids often do.

The doctor scraped out a bit of earwax to have a better look inside.

I was sent a bill for $200 PER EAR for this 5 second procedure which I did not give permission for them to do.

That was key- they did not ASK me if they could do this "procedure". And, as I OWN a medical practice (it's me. The medical practice is me, sitting in my house on video calls) I knew to call them when this bill came in to be like "You did not obtain informed consent for this procedure, and it was not en emergency procedure. You had full ability to gain my consent and didn't. I'm not paying."

And the massive hospital who owned the bill said "yuh-huh you do have to pay."

And I said "I own a practice. I know these laws. I do not owe you money for this."

And they conducted an "internal review" and SURPRISE! Decided I totally owed them money and they had never done anything wrong ever.

And so I called my state's Attorney General office, and explained the situation because, as I mentioned, I know the law. The AG got in touch within a couple days to say they were taking the case and would send the massive hospital conglomerate a knock it off, guys letter.

Lo and Behold, today I have a letter where said hospital graciously has agreed to forfeit the payment.

"How not to get screwed over by companies" should be part of civics class.

Know your rights and know who to call when they're infringed on. This whole process cost me $0 and honestly less effort than I would have expected.

May this knowledge find its way to someone else who can use it.

[gorjee-art]

a comic about cuddles

[ladyshinga]

Doctors should snark at each other more, be a bit mean. Not for no reason, mind you. But if five doctors blow me off about symptoms and doctor number six FINALLY runs actual tests and gets a diagnosis, I think it should be Doctor Six's right to call up the other five and tell them they're lazy pieces of shit. That should be socially encouraged. Those first five doctors clearly can't listen to patients, but maybe another doctor might finally get to them.

[asoftspotforangels]

some of my favorite woven tapestries, by Cecilia Blomberg:

Point Defiance Steps

Mates

Rising Tides

Vashon Steps

[bob-artist]

My brain: You have so many tight deadlines. So many things on your weekly schedule. So many important jobs. You have to get important work done!!!

My hands:

[w1lmuttart]

The lake town

[ghoul-butch]

i love my fans 💚

(for context anon (blank account) is trying to figure out how to misgender me)

[faeriekit]

"This fic was ai generated—" Cool, so lemme block you real quick

[dionysus-complex]

funniest Kamala Harris VP picks go

[lambergeier]

the real danger of spending too much time with friends is you stumble out of ten days of happiness and good food like oh my god THAT was real life. my job means NOTHING

[chaotic-neutral-knitter]

I think one of the kindest things you can do for people with various mental health struggles is just... let people back into your life after they've been absent for a while.

Making friends as an adult is so fucking hard already and isolating yourself from other people is a very common symptom of depression, anxiety, burnout, ocd, trauma, grief, etc. Which means that someone will do the hard work of recovery/healing and resurface back into a world where their previous friends have written them off because they stopped showing up.

So if you know someone where you're like "yeah we could have been better friends but they fell off the map a bit" and that person suddenly reaches out, or starts showing up to events even though you kind of forgot they were still in the group chat... well they may have been Going Through It and you don't actually have to punish them for their absence you can just be glad that they're back.