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❝ there is a terrible emptiness in me, an indifference that hurts. ❞

EREBUS [/ˈɛrəbəs/] (ancient greek: ἔρεβος) [ noun ]: the personification of darkness, the darkness of the underworld, the underworld itself, or the region through which souls pass to reach hades

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Home Rules Current Main Verse (Borderlands) OC friendly (obviously), AU friendly Warning: blood, violence, aggressive asshole, n/s/f/w at times

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“Mᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ” ɪs ᴅᴇʀɪᴠᴇᴅ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ Lᴀᴛɪɴ ɴᴏᴜɴ ᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴜᴍ﹐ “ᴅɪᴠɪɴᴇ ᴘᴏʀᴛᴇɴᴛ﹐” ɪᴛsᴇʟғ ғᴏʀᴍᴇᴅ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴠᴇʀʙ ᴍᴏɴᴇʀᴇ﹐ “ᴛᴏ ᴡᴀʀɴ.” Iᴛ ᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ʀᴇғᴇʀ ᴛᴏ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ ᴛʜɪɴɢs ᴏғ ᴀɴᴏᴍᴀʟᴏᴜs sʜᴀᴘᴇ ᴏʀ sᴛʀᴜᴄᴛᴜʀᴇ﹐ ᴏʀ ᴛᴏ ғᴀʙᴜʟᴏᴜs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘʜɪɴx ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏsᴇᴅ ᴏғ sᴛʀɪᴋɪɴɢʟʏ ɪɴᴄᴏɴɢʀᴜᴏᴜs ᴘᴀʀᴛs﹐ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛs ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴏғ sᴜᴄʜ ʙᴇɪɴɢs ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀ sɪɢɴ ᴏғ sᴏᴍᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ sᴜᴘᴇʀɴᴀᴛᴜʀᴀʟ ᴇᴠᴇɴᴛ. Mᴏɴsᴛᴇʀs﹐ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴀɴɢᴇʟs﹐ ғᴜɴᴄᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴍᴇssᴇɴɢᴇʀs ᴀɴᴅ ʜᴇʀᴀʟᴅs ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇxᴛʀᴀᴏʀᴅɪɴᴀʀʏ. Tʜᴇʏ sᴇʀᴠᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴɴᴏᴜɴᴄᴇ ɪᴍᴘᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴠᴇʟᴀᴛɪᴏɴ﹐ sᴀʏɪɴɢ﹐ ɪɴ ᴇғғᴇᴄᴛ﹐ “Pᴀʏ ᴀᴛᴛᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴ; sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏғᴏᴜɴᴅ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪs ʜᴀᴘᴘᴇɴɪɴɢ.”

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☢ What fads/trends are you so over? ✂ A fandom that you feel isn’t open and accepting? ❥ Has someone ever ruined an FC or character for you? ❣ How salty are you feeling right now?

The salty af munday meme | Accepting | @wexarethewalkingxdead

I’m over the trend of reblogging everything from the source or RPers requiring followers to reblog from the source. I don’t mean memes, where it’s polite to use the source if you’re not sending something, but RPers not wanting anything reblogged from them, even if you’re mutuals. I understand why some prefer this, but it feels crappy reblogging something only to see my mutuals reblog it from the source instead of from me. Reblogging is a basic function of this site and often how people find other blogs and get their name out there, especially people like me who don’t make promo posts. 

I haven’t been very active in any fandoms but twd lately, so it’s hard to say who does and doesn’t feel open and accepting at the moment. I’ll admit the ftwd rpc never felt very friendly to me though. I used to be open to interacting with ftwd muses (still am, technically), but most ftwd blogs I came across in the past acted kind of cliquey and elitist. 

I have had certain actors/actresses ruined for me due to them being used as FCs by someone I had a bad experience with, along with a couple characters, but it’s usually temporary. I’ve had it happen in this fandom a few times as well.

I’m not feeling that salty right now, mostly nervous about some upcoming irl stuff.

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I just started my first job today! Do you have to have any tips for working in retail?

Hi nonnie!! Um, yes, several actually! Coworkers/management/training:1) Be friendly and open. You don't have to like everyone you work with right away, but you will get thrown together a lot, so if you're an introvert like me, try to suppress that instinct. Chat with them while you work, it kills time. 2)Try not to take it personally if you work in a slightly competitive field, where you make commissions on sales - they have to make a living, too. Root for them and they'll root for you.3) It's also worth making nice because your coworkers can show you the ropes/shortcuts. They can cover shifts for you if you need. Retail really is like a family - you'll like some of the people you work with and have problems with others. But turning your work zone into a war zone over little things will just make you miserable. (The caveat to that being that if anyone harasses you or gets nasty, GO TO HR IMMEDIATELY. Document/take notes of what happened and when. I've been in crappy work environments like that, ans have regretted not speaking up - it only ever gets worse.)4) Those shortcuts I mentioned? (Tallying shrink, for example, or shifting promos or closing the register, whatever; things that can make your job go faster.) Watch your manager for cues. Don't start doing them until you see your manager's okay with it (chances are, you'll be with them a lot while you train). If they say not to and your coworkers are still doing it, DON'T. But ask what you *can* do. 5) Show up on time (a little early, even), take your breaks and come back from them punctually, and work hard and joyfully even when you feel like work is sucking your life force away. Lol. Your manager will notice. So will others. On my first retail job, I was promoted to full time assistant manager within three months - over coworkers who'd been there a lot longer, but had the habit of calling out a lot and complaining. I made manager of my own store six months later. People notice a good attitude and work ethic, even when it feels like they don't. Customers/sales: 1) Learn your product. Really, really *learn* it. I don't care if you're selling teddy bears - learn those fucker's names. *Give* them names if they don't have any. I sold health supplements and studied vitamins and minerals every night after work, had cram sessions and took notes and read every good source I could find until I could explain our products and what they did in detail to someone who had questions. Customers want to know you care and are knowledgeable about what you're selling. Not only is it a good sales tactic, but actually finding something about your product to care about will make you *feel* good when you sell something.2) For that matter, learn your store policies. Do they have promos? Online coupons for repeat customers? A membership card? Mention those with a smile on the sales floor or at the register like you're telling them a delightful secret.3) Never say, "I don't know" to a question, even if you don't. The appropriate answer is "Let me check!" (And then immediately do so, even if you have to call your manager at home. Remember, every sale reflects on them, too.) 4) Treat every customer the same. I am not kidding. I don't care if they wander in smelling like pee and you're sure they don't have a dime to spend. Just be a good person with everyone. Be kind and helpful.5) Greet everyone who comes in, if they haven't been greeted. If you're swamped with customers, even the quick acknowledgement of, "Hi, I'll be right with you!" is good manners. But if they wave you off, respect their space and don't hover. 6) In your downtime, do what you can to keep the store clean and nice. (This is probably policy anyway, but it's worth saying.) 7) "The customer is always right" is a good rule of thumb, BUT. You do NOT have to take abuse from them. Ask your manager upfront - before it happens, if possible, and it undoubtedly will at some point - how to deal with an abusive customer. If it's just standard, entitled rudeness, they'll probably say to be firm but polite. But a good manager won't allow for abuse of their employees. I once had a customer who would come in every week and "accidentally" touch me inappropriately while chatting me up about vitamins before making their purchase. My manager at the time told me to ignore it unless he outright grabbed my ass or chest, and if he did to tell him so he could "talk to the guy." (He was a temporary manager who was hoping to be placed in our store full time and didn't want to make waves.) The following week, our District Manager came in and saw saw said customer reach across me to get something and pause to rub his crotch against my hip. The DM saw me freeze, and probably saw the look on my face. He immediately marched up and banned the guy from the store, then alerted mall security so they could inform the other stores, THEN called the police to file a report. "You never have to take abuse from customers," he told me, and that has stuck with me (and it should stick with you too). A coworker piped up that our manager had told us all to, and that manager (who was off that day) miraculously never returned - he was replaced with a lovely woman who cared about all of us. It showed in our sales. Happy, safe employees make for a good sales environment. Have a customer who's screaming at you or not respecting your boundaries? You should be able to tell them to leave. My point is - if your manager is a fucking jackass and you're being abused, find someone higher up to mention it to. The higher ups (while occasionally dicks) know that their store is going to lose money if the employees are scared and unhappy.Hope these tips help. Any comments from retail workers are totally welcome, too. Retail can be a great job, if frustrating and overwhelming at times. Good luck, nonnie!! Thanks for the ask! ❤❤❤❤❤

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My Horrible Records Time Capsule, Subtitled: Crapsule

  Cuing up "That Smell" by Lynryd Skynyrd

Related to Elements: Crate Digging, DJ, Underground

Every evening as I descended the basement stairs on my way to my nightly music-listening ritual in the man cave, I'd be forced to ask myself "What is that God-forsaken, moldy-ass smell?  ...And why are the stairs squishy feeling?"  I knew the answer already, but I was afraid to look and find out.  I ignored it until the smell became unbearably strong and it was obvious at that point it was time to act for the health and safety of my family.  

So after a little liquid bravery on a quiet Saturday morning it was time to bust out the power tools and demo some basement walls!  After a little sweat and a lot of noise I found a hidden crawlspace right next to the basement steps where the smell was emulating from.  

IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NASTY!  As soon as I removed the paneling hiding the hell hole, the smell rushed out of there and grabbed my nose hairs.  Thankfully my family was gone for the weekend and luckily I had a dust mask to help at least keep some of that death out of my lungs. Well now I did it.  I just created a huge job for myself, but it was one that couldn't be avoided any longer.  I knew looking at the hole what I had to do.  It was time to man up and seal this place up properly.  But only AFTER dealing with the mold that came courtesy of the dumbassery of the previous owner of my house.  I've watched enough Holmes on Homes on TV to know it needed to be "done right the first time or not at all!" Don't worry, I'm not going to go through the entire child birth process, I'll skip right to the baby.

Removed the nasty, poured concrete, sealed with Dry Lok Paint, insulated properly!

Long story short, after a lot of work the smell was finally gone!  Now I can seal this up properly and I'll know there will be no problems with moisture or moldy insulation again.

Water Tight, Air Tight, Sealed Space = Time Capsule

Before I seal this small crawlspace up behind walls for "eternity", I knew I had one chance to leave behind a permanent message for future archeologists or pissed off home-owners.  Something that I can leave behind that represents my lifestyle as a human being.  After pondering a while on the dilema with a few beers it hit me, "Duhhhhhh, RECORDS!!!" Records Last Forever!  Well, they do if stored andor played properly, and this was now the perfect sealed-off from the elements environment.  But there's no way in hell I'm going to leave behind any of my cherrished records!   Even some of my crappy records can still be sold for cash, so I couldn't just throw in random crap that some people would enjoy. I had to choose the most horrible records I had.  Stuff I'd have a hard time selling even if I wanted to.  I had to choose records that were horrible quality pressings or massively overproduced or just terrible music.  So I chose 3 records that represented all of those qualities and gifted it to the future inhabitants of my little corner of Earth.

Time Crapsule: The List!  My 3 Worst Records Left Behind in No Particular Order

Relax!  It's the Mexican Pressing

1.  Devo ‎– Freedom Of Choice "Libertad De Eleccion" LP (Warner Bros. Records) Mexican Pressing 1981 Look, I LOVE Devo.  It pained me to even THINK about dissing Devo in any way.  But this pressing was not their fault and if anything it probably pissed them off more than it did me.  I actually bought this record earlier this year from an online seller.  It was never the best album they did but it was a Devo album I didn't yet have on wax, still sealed for only 6 dollars!  What could go wrong with that deal!?!  Well, I guess I didn't pay attention to the "Mexican Pressing" footnote on the product listing.  

  "I'm on a Mexican, (woah woah) Radio!"

"What's so bad about a Mexican pressing?" you may ask.  After all, they invented the world's only perfect food, the taco, so how could they possibly screw up something as simple as pressing a record?  Well apparently they didn't have the speed setting right at the pressing plant that day because this record sounds like the Chipmunks doing Devo.  No lie, this thing somehow plays too fast at 33 RPM.  

But hey, no problem, I have a deck with pitch control, so I'll just slide it way down and then it will sound normal right?  Well it helps a little, but screw that!  Any time you have to use your pitch control to make ANY record sound right you are literally bending over and taking it from the record companies.  Even with the pitch adjusted the entire thing sounds hollow and without any nuances.  This is probably one of the worst cases of quality control I've ever seenheard in all my years of collecting records.  

So Naturally I couldn't sell this to anyone in good conscious knowing the look on their faces would be similar to the look on my face when the needle was dropped on it for the first time.  I can't pass on crap to others, that's the opposite of paying it forward.  Besides, Devo deserves more respect than that.  So I whipped it into the hell hole!  (sorry, bad pun!)

$12 from 720 records, this was unofficial as all hell, a DJ Shadow boot to boot

2.  DJ Shadow ‎– March Of Death / Karmacoma 12" BOOTLEG (Mo Wax) 2005 I love DJ Shadow's music and I love Zach De La Rocha's music so the thought of hearing a collaboration between them was WAY to intriguing for me to pass up when I saw this back in 2005.  I'll admit, I knew it was a boot when I bought it, but there was no other way to get that music back then, and, as it is often the case, curiosity killed the cat.   This sounds like pure ass.  It sounds like it was recorded from telephone and then pressed to record.  There is almost ZERO bass, it is muffled, it doesn't even begin to sound good at any point.  Even with my EQ highly tweeked it was not enjoyable to play on either side.  

As with all bootlegs, the artists on here didn't make a penny off this sale.   Shadow himself mentioned it's existence on his website and obviously if it was legit it would have gone through quality control until it sounded great... Like it does here...

The Real Deal.  Buy THIS if you want to actually enjoy that song.

Once I bought the Handmade record, there was no way I was going to keep that bootleg around, and I couldn't justify passing the buck onto a fellow Shadow fan even if he or she knew what they were buying.  They deserve better and the musicians deserve better.  It was clear that this boot deserves permanent dark days in the hole.  

  3. Natalie Imbruglia ‎– Smoke (Remixes) 12" Promo (RCA) 1998

Horrendous music doesn't even begin to describe this

Why in the name of all that is unholy do I even have this?!  I don't even REMOTELY LIKE Natalie Imbruglia so why is this vile record touching my other records?  It's not that she's a bad musician, (well yeah, she's pretty horrific or maybe average sounding on her best days) it's that this is an overproduced sounding remix clusterfuck.  The remixers didn't even attempt to use her vocal track in a respectful way, in a way that accentuated her vocals, or even left the vocals alone.  These songs were all about over-effect-processing trippy-trance sounding beats and basically they were trying to make it get played at some upcoming rave.  

I think I bought this on year one of my record collecting days, when I was an utter newb.  I clearly didn't play it before I bought it or I would have left it in the store.  I'm pretty sure I bought it because I liked some of Rae and Christians productions at the time.  Yet even that remix, the only remix I bought it for, sounds abominable.   There is literally nothing about this collection of corny, predictable-build filled, and utterly outdated sounding remixes that sounds even remotely tolerable.   I attempted to sell it a few times and I got blank stares from the record store owners I showed it to.  The last guy I brought it to said "Dude, I have like 5 of those online right now for a buck, so even if you want to donate it to me, I don't want it."  I swore that would be the last time I took it home feeling embarrassed and defeated, so into the hell hole it goes with the rest of the heinous archaic black discs!

A Warning for the Future

  And now the message.  Time to write something that will be my legacy, something awe inspiring...  I could leave a written http link to this blog, but blogs are too temporary and who knows if the Intenet won't be directly responsible for Skynet in the future.   

Hmmmm....

Ah hah!!!

Sometimes I just can't leave well enough alone

Cuing up Taps

  It's the moment of truth!  Now it's time to permanently seal the horrible record time capsule.   2" pink foam was cut to size, but not too tight yet leaving room for expansion foam to cement it firmly into place.

Closing the coffin lid on wack records

  Lastly I sealed off the capsule forever with Great Stuff expansion foam.  

Using expansion foam around all 4 sides for an airtight, watertight seal

That's all folks!  Nothing more to see here!

The expansion foam has now cured, the cavity is officially sealed off forever.  Now I'll cover it up with drywall and hopefully the next guy won't see it until I'm dead and buried.  

And on the day I die, I can do so with a small sense of fulfillment knowing this little piece of history was left behind for future generations to hopefully enjoy hating as much as I did.

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