#email incoming

[pcktknife]

sorry not to randomly come back broke and begging but i do happen to be a lil bit broke and i have sketch comms open again so if anyone would like to grab oneeee

[bookhobbit]

Screaming under my breath because I just got a work email that suggests my contact at Big Dictionary Sensitivity Project is not only taking a month to reply to my emails, she is also not looking at the attachments I am sending her. Which are what she's paying me to do. And which I've been trying to be as efficient about as possible because she's indicated funding is down for this project. It's kind of hard to explain without getting into tedious details that involves the phrase "so I emailed a spreadsheet to her and then" about sixty times but I'm very very annoyed and frustrated and baffled. I checked three or four times to make sure this fuckup is not my fault, but I literally cannot see any way it could happen except "she skim-read my emails and did not bother to open any of the spreadsheets I sent."

The thing is it's cost them money (in that there was duplicated work where they paid me and someone else to do the same thing) so now I'm filled with dread and anguish also. Argh. Maybe I should have sent the emails to everyone but I was just replying to the person who reached out to me to check on progress so idk how I could have known that????? There has been so little communication ;_;

[beaft]

everyone keeps saying things like "keep trying and it'll happen! every no is taking you closer to a yes!" but ever since i graduated i've been working a series of shitty customer service jobs and getting increasingly isolated/depressed while fielding the slow drip of rejection letters from both literary agents and potential employers. i know i sound like the world's whiniest stuck record but trying to be positive about my situation is making me tired. how can i be positive when things just keep getting steadily worse

[redjayson]

now, I've not actually filled out any part of my tax forms yet. however! I've at least downloaded all the income/etc. forms that I need in order to do that! and that's half the (extremely anxiety inducing) battle

[excurseon]

i am one unsuccessful rental application away from a psychotic episode

[grimae]

Earlier this year, almost like a new years resolution, I decided to regularily send artists I admire e-mails to tell them what I love about their creations. Getting messages from other people to me about how much my things mean to them made me realize that I need to give this back much more often, not even in ways to gain something, merely to show appreciation for the ways other people enrichen my life with their desire to create. It's mostly been smaller scale musicians so far to be honest and I deeply wish I could support them better by the ways of throwing scary amounts of money at them, but on those days where everything is an endeavour and my brain feels like a bull with burning hay tied to its horns I think of those e-mails, the twitter dms, the tumblr asks sent with nothing but appreciation for my art and it gets better

[boyfeminism]

gonna start applying to 10 jobs a day minimum this is insane

[nando161mando]

"Starting April 1, 2026, income tax authorities will be able to access and scrutinise every person’s social media accounts, personal emails, bank accounts, online investment accounts, trading accounts and more."

[suntails]

job market misery

[setaflow]

A friend is trying very hard to convince me to start donating plasma (he gets a referral bonus if he signs someone up) and ngl the idea of using it to pay for less important things like books and art commissions is appealing if only for the fact that I get to say "Yeah I'm paying for this with blood money"

[nerdanel01]

“Where are you going?”

Because it was clear to Johanna that Agnes was going somewhere. She was standing there with the same bag she’d arrived with, looking just as small and young and lost as she had on her first day in the Necropolis eight years ago. But where did she have to go?

And when Agnes did not answer her immediately—standing there, eyes wide, white-knuckling the handle of her bag, giving her the appearance of a child caught in the act of mischief—a terrible suspicion surfaced in Johanna’s mind.

“Andraste’s flaming ass, Agnes, are you deserting?”

Part 3 up now!

[acorviart]

it is very funny to me when people email me asking for my rates or price quotes for commissions and then ghost me after I give it to them because I like to imagine that they looked at my reply with a shocked pikachu face and then closed their email

[kodapi]

" All right, just keep it down. We're conspicuous enough without your hyena call. " // ( BG3 Starters ) I just now saw your Drunk!Shuuji open from last night, and I feel I must shove Miles at the concept. :)

     [ Idle Banter || Two's a Party » Accepting ]

     ‹ There was a reason that Shuuji did not imbibe alcohol; the fact he was giggling away and being as chatty as he was not even two weak beverages in stood as a testament to that warning. For a blessing at least his arms were capable of functioning without hinderance, allowing him to hug onto the prosecutor's arm while his little breathy chuckles slowed to consider those words. ›

    ❝ My hyena? I don't have one... Rook probably would own one, though. Did you know he's got a massive snake at the office? Big thing... It's longer than a car! Big, big snake. She's such a sweetie though! ❞ ‹ One of his arms would dislodge from its place around Miles' arm to gesture outwards wildly, as if trying to convey just how gargantuan the serpent was, only to stumble from the force of the swing for a moment. He'd correct his stance quick enough and returned the wayward arm back around Miles' own as an anchor, or maybe like a pillow for how his eyelids begun to droop and a loud, powerful yawn overtook the detective for a moment. ›

    ❝ Hyenas look soft though. Like you. You look soft. Mm, especially your hair. Too bad my hands are terrible at feeling, I'd love to test that... ❞ ‹ Then came a suspicious silence after those words, the lack of any follow-up or snickering a concerning sign. To glance over would show that the inebriated detective had let his head rest against Miles' shoulder, eyes now fully snapped shut, lips parted... and he was out like a light. ›

     ‹ There was a good reason Rook took business deals at bars instead of Shuuji, and this was it. Poor man was out cold from practically nothing at all. ›

[junk-culture]

it's such beautiful weather this week but i have coursework due on friday which i left til the last minute as usual + im also having to keep on top of what's happening with my dad's medical appointment which is also happening on friday and which i may or may not have to accompany him to which would mean a spontaneous 3 hr trip back home (+ also he phoned up last night saying he lost one of his bank cards which is like wow yay great. didn't need that on top of everything else but anyway.) but also it's absolutely beautiful weather so ive just been spending like 2 hrs per day reading outside in absolutely bliss and buying expensive coffee and soaking up the sun's nutrients amidst vibrating with vague anxiety about everything. multi-mood drifting between it's so over and we're so back etc

[karpsicles]

man i just spent $130CAD on this hoodie. stupid middle aged men got me down bad.

[sparrowdigit]

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This guide balances actionable steps with encouragement, ensuring readers feel empowered to start their digital product journey without overwhelm. Each section is concise, with practical examples to inspire immediate action.