#folks never learn ough

[everdaring]

"Don't make deals with the devil, how many times do I have to tell ya." Like there weren't enough stories and songs just about that.

[archersartcorner]

So Starstruck Odyssey grabbed me by the throat and rocketed it’s way to second place campaign for me (TUC still has first in my heart ❤️) but uhm. Can you tell who my favorite character is. It’s definitely not Skip I promise why would you think that-

[jadebrightwind]

Hhhhhhhhhhhh the sudden realization that there are people actually LOOKING at my stuff, reaching out, commenting, wanting to be friends, like- ...Okay, I KNOW I put stuff out there with the thought "Hey maybe someone will see my art and it will make them happy! That's all I want!" *Peoples sees my art, LIKES it, crawls into my DMs/tags me/otherwise responds and engages with it, maybe even wants to be friends, it MAKES THEM HAPPY*

WHOA! ALSO I'm suddenly plagued with the "oh boy, what if I say something really stupid and they discover how lame and what a dork I am and then leave" TT___TT Ough these folks are already so nice and I barely know them yet I hope they don't want to already leave- ....MY HUSBAND IS USUALLY THE ONE WHO TALKS TO PEOPLE FOR ME BECAUSE?? HE IS SMOOTH?!?! AND I AM?? NOT?? And not afraid of being embarrassed like I think this man just, doesn't have the ability to be embarrassed?? (That's what nine years in the Renn Faire and several years flouncing around in the Rocky Horror Picture Show cast will do to you-)

ANYWAYS I have new mutuals and followers and I never expected to have any at all somehow so HI WELCOME! I should probably make an intro post and pin it but it's gonna be a crazy weekend so look forward to that I guess!

I also like, am starting to heavily use tumblr after literal YEARS of inactivity so I feel like an old fart trying to figure out what all these new features/buttons are and do, so if my formatting is ugly I'M SORRY I have no clue to to change text colors/italics/can I even USE emojis?? I'm happy to learn *prayer hands* THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR LOOKING!!

[heylinfanclub]

18 and 24 for the soft asks?

18. Do you still love stuffed animals?

OF COURSE. Dusty is my oldest bear I’ve had for at least sixteen years, named for the dust he was coated in when I found him in a basement my family was saying in when I was young. He was old already, I bet he’s an antique, and he wasn’t exactly mine. I just took him when we left, I dunno if anyone ever asked. Right now he’s in a blanket basket cause his CROTCH TORE and I need a thick needle to sew through his fur confidently.

I have a real antique bear that was made by my stepmoms mom, a beautiful faceless teddy bear made out of rose patterned fabric with a lace collar. Real old fashion and pretty. I haven’t named her yet but she’ll get one.

I got Edmund, my other brown bear who could never replace dusty but I assume that was the effort my folks were making in getting him for me. He’s floppy and instead of being full of stuffing all over its More concentrated in his paws and head, makes him heavy and unwieldy. Love him though. He’s good for a snuggle. I got a white bear for my step mom but since she passed it’s mINE again and truly I should name him for he’s helped me get through vaccinations twice now. 👌🏻

I found a stuffed donkey on the Road and took him home, washed him, and now he’s one of my favorites.

Got sleep with a stuffed Creeper (aw man), got stuffed endermen pinned to my dresser handles, have several stuffed animals that just rULE (a shark, a opossum, a snowy owl, a frankenstein, even a Lion small enough to fit in my hand.

I love stuffed animals so much OUGH my dream is to have a really big one I can lay on. I used to be dusty-sized. Now I need one more me-sized.

BUT I DID HAVE NIGHTMARES AS A KID OF MY TOYS COMING TO LIFE AND ATTACKING ME OR GETTING ME IN TROUBLE. So I always treated them nicely and scolded them gently to not be violent. Even now I still kind of feel some Life in them, even if I don’t believe they come to life. I feel like having had them so long they do have soul and that’s important to me. They’re my babies. Awuu,,,

24. What you do to de stress?

I took a mental health and physical wellness class in college and we had a whole week focused on meditation and weird mindfulness techniques.

I usually do deep breathing while using the River Meditation (imagine your thoughts as leaves landing in a river, and let them flow away. Focus on the sound of the River, the rustle of the trees, not your thoughts—). Sometimes the sand meditation (tighten your body like a stone, then imagine slowly from your toes, turning to sand. Loosening, losing that tight heaviness for light fuzziness).

Getting fresh air is always good, I try to go outside if im getting really stressed, cause sometimes just being confined with my issues exacerbated them.

I got a new stuffed animal that’s a squishmallow shaped like a jar of peanut butter and it’s honestly so good to hold to my chest when it aches from anxiety. It’s my main pillow while Dusty recovers.

Honestly sometimes all I can do is lay down and close my eyes and maybe take a nap. Sometimes I recognize ‘oh I haven’t eaten’ and I try that, but it’s no guarantee to help. I just generally try not to push myself to DISTRACT WITH FUN if I’m MID ANXIETY. Cause I learned in that mental health class you cannot mix fun and anxiety easily. Maybe if you like horror games and rollercoasters. But most of the time, the anxiety is going to overpower the fun, and you’re just going to be having a worse time cause the thing you love is suddenly causing you anxiety. So it’s always good to just. Take a step back from Everything to Breathe. Maybe recalibrate what your doing if necessary. And the easiest way for me to recalibrate is to clear my mind and snooze.

[slowdripsunrise]

yippee more reading !!!! spoilers for lone women by victor lavalle under the cut!

ohhh my lord this book was so good. the atmosphere, the characters, the plot !!!!!!!! this is one of those stories where the setting/landscape really feels integral or like another character... if this story had taken place anywhere else, it wouldn't have been the same at all. the cold montana winds and mountains and just. flatness was perfect. the darkness. the imagery of a single light out on the plains in the dark. wonderful amazing showstopping i love her she was brutal. as for the actual characters, i loved all the characters the audience was supposed to love, and hated all the characters the audience was supposed to hate oml the reeds. fuck them jfc like the very quiet subtlety of mrs. reed at first like how. above it all she seemed from the jump even as she was positioned as a community focused figure in the beginning... there's always something off with extremely small town rich white women... and sam.... and elizabeth... and adelaide and birdy and fiona and grace and ough...... theres so much more i have to say but i cant keep my thoughts in a straight line about it so ill try to be coherent but. no promises. anyways i totally loved the ending as well... at first i thought it was going in a kind of lindwrym direction through the power of sisterly and familial love but. honestly i think i like it better that elizabeth just stayed as a dragon and entertained the kids in the new town like thats so fucking awesome i love that. imagine your sister being a dragon its fucking awesome. and i'm glad that adelaide learned to love her sister as she is through all of these other women who are also seen as outcasts and queer folk. grace who murdered her husband and has a imo adhd coded trans son (also thought it was funny and very very relevant and fitting that the conservative rich lady was pretty chill with murder and not with letting her child be happy. like yeah man thats it right there) birdy who was one of two black people in town, one of one living black person, before adelaide arrived, and was dating a young chinese woman. all outcasts, all with their own burdens, and adelaide found them through her sister and her stuggles, and herself and her need for connection. going back to the landscape, one of my fav scenes was when adelaide and fiona were traveling through glendale (if that's what it's called icr and i havent seen it spelled lol) and how eerie and creepy that was, how it was never really explained, and how ig shit like that just happens in montana. like yeah ill believe that. also probably part of the reason why everyone was so ready to believe that theres a flying monster out on the plains killing people. also supported by the fact that allegedly a black woman summoned it. but either way i had a really good time listening to the audiobook, the narrator did a fantastic job and i ate that shit up. 5/5 creepy as fuck and i liked it

[cwunchi]

do you ever have something click in your mind

[husbandohunter]

Stardew Impact [Stardew Valley+Genshin Impact x Reader]

Part 2/3 Zhongli, Xiao

Synopsis: “A mysterious phenomenon brought you and your s/o to an unfamiliar world: Pelican Town! Without the power of Visions, the two of you begin to learn the life of what it takes to be...a farmer?”

(DOMESTIC FARM LIFE ROUND TWO)

Genre: Fluff

Others

Diluc and Kaeya

Albedo and Childe

(A/n): This was meant to be part 3 but I couldn't wait to write xiao. Plus Ive been writing Albedo for almost the whole month already Word count_2.6k

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Xiao

• Thrown in an unfamiliar environment puts Xiao on high alert. Instincts kick in and his hand subconciously grabs for his spear. Nothing. Not even his vision activated. Xiao's gaze darts all over before landing on your figure. He sighs in relief, you're safe, that much he can decipher as of now.

• Stripped of his power, left with only claws and teeth (if must) to protect you from any dangers, he was ansty with every little thing. 

• The villagers are so nice??? For what reason must they have to act so friendly to strangers (Xiao wonders). The Mayor even granted you two a vast farmland free of charge. 

• Shortly he realized he no longer had his karmaic debt. Xiao wasn't sure how to live his life in this state. He dedicated his entire existence to years of slaughter and suffering that it became the only thing he knew. He won't admit it of course, he'll just throw in scoffs and remarks about how mundane activities are a waste of time when in reality, he just has no clue on how to handle them.

• Thats why the first day was difficult as you both try to figure out how to plant parnsips. Deciding it was better to go with an experiment, you split the share of seeds in half and used what basic knowledge you had on farming to finish the job. Xiao on the other hand tried copying what you did….though the outcome wasn't so desirable it was a mess. (His trained hands have taught him to be on the rough side).

• He doesn't bother socializing with the townspeople even though he has no karmaic debt to worry about. Xiao thinks you're more than enough anyways so what's the point? 

• Robin is the only person who can tolerate him for obvious reasons (cough Sebastian cough) she knows exactly how to deal with his personality type. His glares don't faze her, she simply thinks its just a teenage phase of some sort. 

• Eventually they become mutuals, Xiao thinks Robin is similar to Verr Goldet in a way. Since he's the one who does the heavy labour of chopping down trees and mining stones for building upgrades, he gets a chance to visit her house quite often. He comes back with lots of recipes too.

• You find out that his adepti blood never left him. Xiao doesn't need sleep so you better believe it when he tells you the next morning that he spent the whole night watering all 300 of your crops (watering is the only process he's good at for farming). 

• Sometimes you catch him staring out of the window, wondering what he may be thinking. Life was so much more different, almost hard to recognize. Was this real? Is it okay for it to be real, just this once? Ever since he committed his duty to Morax, Xiao didn't dream of a time when everything would be peaceful. Yet here he is, no longer a weapon but on a journey to find out what it's like to live as a normal person. 

• Spring: Every morning you find him kneeling behind the cabin with the pet cat (yes, cats seem to suit Xiao very much). He just stares at them, hesitant if he wanted to pet their fur or rub their chin. So he continues to glare intensely, scaring your cat away :(

• Whenever you wanted to attend any of the town's festivities, Xiao wouldn't even hide his distastefulness but goes with you regardless. Why do mortals consider hiding eggs and finding them a fun activity? And what kind of a name is Flower Dance? Can't they just call it a dance?

• Though…he does like the sight of you wearing a flower crown. Xiao likes putting stuff in your hair.

Since setting foot upon this new world, time seemed to have slowed down to the point that almost everything felt like an eternity. And you didn't mind, with him by your side, you wouldn't mind if it did last forever.

The lull of the grass was the only sound Xiao could hear as he closed his eyes and rested his head on your lap. You maneuvered across his scalp in small, subtle motions, surprised with how warm he felt against the heat your palm. He stirs a little and lets out a soft breath before turning his face to lay on the side.

You were slightly intrigued by the yaksha's new demeanor. From far away, Xiao was an intimidating man, even during the first time you laid eyes him, his presence felt similar to a knife pointing at anyone who dares to come too close. But now, the face that usually held his signature annoyance melted into something you never thought you'd see as the sun rays brushed against the surface of his fair skin. You observed the way his dark eyebrows stayed in a relaxed arch. The red crescents lining right above his beautiful long lashes and the sound of soft snores through parted lips. It was hard to believe that this man was the same person who claimed to have ended a thousand lives through thousands of years.

Did he fall asleep already?

Gently moving away the strands away from his cheekbone, hovered your gaze above him and whispered, "I thought adepti don't need rest."

"Hmph," Xiao responds, though there was no harshness in his tone, "Quit trying to be difficult, I didn't tell you to stop."

The smug grin on your face only widens. You lean downward and said to his ear, "And what's the magic word~?"

Xiao sighs at your antics. You were truly pushing your luck today and he simply didn't have the patience to entertain you. Without a warning, he grabs your wrist and pulls you down, foreheads pressing until you were but a breath away. The adepti conquers, he does not plead.

• Summer: As expected, your parnsnips weren't able to grow as much. Thus, this season was going to be the one to make up for the lost profit. Xiao is very good at hunting, perhaps the best in the entire town. Though the way he catches fish is rather peculiar, said by the folks. He prefers to carve a spear made of wood and repeatedly stabs the lake until results show. Xiao dislikes the old fashioned way, he says its unproductive and it unecissarily takes too much time. 

• But as much as he scared the whole town, they were extremely grateful when he cleaned up the slime issues happening in the mines. You could say that he grew very popular since then and eventually mustered up the courage to greet him a hello whenever he passes by. 

• You nudge him to reply back. Xiao usually shoots you a glare but slowly, he learns the courtesy of acknowledging someone's prescence.

• Fall: You woke up to a burnt smell coming from the kitchen. Xiao just thought he would return the favour since you always worked so hard. (He was actually trying to figure out what a 'whisk' was. It was no wonder why there were eggshells in the dish!)

• You realized that Xiao was taking more initation compared to before. At night, when you thought the animals were actively jumping in the barns, the noise was actually from Xiao trying to adjust himself to the ways of tending the field. After learning what TV was, he would always switch to the channel "Livin off the land" to gain some insight. Truly, Xiao was greatful even though he knew he eventually had to return to his duties, he wanted to utilize the current days the best way he could. And what better way was it to just make you happy in return?

• Winter: This was the season to test the accumulation of Xiao's abilities: you caught a cold and he had to manage everything in his own. Xiao scolded you for not wearing enough and being too careless but at the same he considered that you must've been working too hard.

• Goes to Robin for help. She basically became his mom now. Prepares the food and leaves them in the fridge, she teaches Xiao how to use the phone in case he needed any help and also lets him know where all the essentials are. 

• Xiao stayed by your side the whole time even though you told him you'd be fine. But he refuses, he may no longer be a gaurdian but he was your gaurdian. That role never changed.

~~x~~

Zhongli

• You wake up on a soft bed with Zhongli sitting at a chair nearby. He hands you a cup of brewed water but you're still blatlantly confused. Seems like everything was taken care of by Zhongli, it ends up with him explaining everything to you. 

• The folks instantly assumes you both as a married couple. Who could blame them? He did carry your unconcious body all the way to town while asking for a local doctor. You can bet that the ladies wish they were you at that moment. Zhongli took care of everything, including with the contract with the new farm.

• It didn't take long for you both to adjust to the new lifestyle. Zhongli's accumulated knowledge was enough to last all four seasons. Days past by peacefully as you shared the tasks. He'd place down the stone paths towards the gate and you busied yourself with decorating the house. After that was done, Zhongli would rest upon the rocking chair outside your door (like the grandpa he is) and sometimes you'd join him in one reading session. His voice was soothing, you eventually dipped into a slumber as the evening grew colder. Just like always, your beloved brings his arm to encapsulate you from the wind, brushing his thumb against your skin subconciously while you snore softly into his shoulder.

• In a way, the townsfolk were right. You both do act like a married couple. It's basically domestic life with Zhongli in a nutshell.

• He gets connected with Gunther and lands a role in the Museum. Since he's there so often, Zhongli also manages to be acquainted with Elliot as well. Two men who have a common interest with books while speaking in poetic prose. Their conversation would last for hours to the point Gunther had to kick them out of the library!

• Veeeery good with the children, not in an entertaining way but its just the aura he reeks. Penny usually had trouble dealing with Vincent since he never seems to be able to focus but the minute Zhongli speaks, he's all ears. Not only that he was also very good with the elderly. He even recommended some herbs George could take to soothe his back issues.

• Problem is that he still forgets to bring his wallet and Childe isn't here to save him. So once you stepped foot into the Stardrop Saloon and Gus calls you over, he tells you about the cost he owed to his tab….

• But this tranquil life full of genuinity and deprived of sovereignty, he was overjoyed to be able to spend it with you. Because he knew you were unlike him, that all humans were born with an expiry date. He knew so well that after every new greeting, he would have to face the goodbyes over and over until the world eventually came to an end. He knew you were also going to be part of those many goodbyes while he would still be here.

• But as Zhongli walks amongst the fallen leaves, he remembered the beauty that carries within every new beginning. They brought him to you and he would never hesitate to trade his gnosis for it.

Spring: You shot up your bed when Zhongli blast the TV at full volume. He apologizes, saying that he was simply trying to change the channel. You figured it was best for him to go outside before he somehow glitches the screen until it couldn't repair itself (Robin charges for repairs).

• Every thursday you both go to Pierre's store to complete your grocery shopping. He offers to push the cart as you fill the basket with all the necessities (plus it saves you the trouble of having him tossing whatever he sees without looking at the price tag).

• Every afternoon you order a take out from the Saloon, sharing the meal while sitting at the fountain's edge near the community center. Every evening Zhongli would take you to explore the rest of the vast farmland, discovering places you weren't even aware of. It was no wonder why everyone thought you were a married couple. 

• Summer: Since the cabin was too small for a bathroom, you guys would have to travel up the mountains in order to get to the Spa house (cue sweatiness x10). 

• The concept of hotsprings was derived from Inazuma so it was no surprise that Liyue eventually took it after him. Zhongli had collected some incense from foraging items over the past few months, he knows whats up. But overall he gives the best bath sessions (hands down) and you were the one who insisted in joining him.  He was a gentle and sweet lover, always putting your needs before his. Ancient artifacts and old history books have always been precious to him, he treated you no differently.

The heartbeat of the oceans continues to rock back and forth until they brush up on the sandy shore, washing away the two pairs of footprints left behind by a man and a woman.

Gold against gold, his amber eyes reflected against the scenery. Millions of lights flashed among the sea when the sun began to climb down from the sky, it's rays hugged across the valley like an ethereal glow bestowed by the heavens as summer's wind brought even more warmth than what he had currently felt. You trance ahead of with the same light shaping around your form. 

"Oh hey there's another rainbow shell," you waved at him before running off, "I'll be back!"

How is it that you still continue to shine like gold in his memories?

Zhongli suddenly ponders at the chapters laying ahead of him. He spent so many years turning each page without ever reaching a conclusion, forever searching the fabled happy endings written in fairytale books, but he knew his immortality wouldn't grant him that wish.

Thus, the formal archon raised his pen and reweaves his own story. He envisions his future with you by his side, engraving every detail until it was immortalized in his memories.

Perhaps I shouldn't keep her waiting.

With a renewed resolve, Zhongli clutches the gemstone tightly in his palm, he seals the page with the final contract between your future and his.

• Fall: After getting your first house upgrade, it was time for the next event: the ceremony. Yes, Zhongli would only have a wedding if Liyue traditions were involved. Everyone was invited of course, they were quite intrigued with the flashy setup such as lanterns and fireworks (you were a little worried with where he got the budget for such items) and Zhongli even educated Gus about some recipes he can use for the Saloon.

• You found out that Zhongli was saving all his money for this day (it was no wonder that he couldn't pay for his tab!). Old habits die hard, it was a shame that he didn't have his powers to craft the right items, but at least he got to sea you in a traditional eastern dress (it's the part he was looming forward to the most).

• Fall is the best season. One you wouldn't forget.

• Winter: Ah he finally learns how to use  technology after three seasons. He only knows two channels from the TV which was 'Livin off the Land' and the weather channel. Zhongli oftens talks to himself as he tries to figure out more mechanics, he seems to be extremely absorbed in the most basic things.

• The miner of the house. But instead of using them to upgrade tools and donating them to the museum, Zhongli likes to keep some of them for collection. You could say your house also had a little museum in the other room.

• Romcom movies and soap operas. You can't change my mind that this is what you both spend your time watching as the snowstorm rages outside. 

[felesrubrum]

CW// Transphobia, youtube comment section, stream of thought at 6am

i genuinely don't know how this happened but I have entered into my like.. 2nd month being active on a youtube comment i left on a video called "JK Rowling's patronus is a TERF" (by the iiiluminaughtiii, great vid) saying that its baffling that the person who wrote a fantastic queer allegory is such a bigot.

And people keep bending over backwards trying to justify her bigotry using the most assbackwards logic like.

"Women are adult human females of child bearing age!!" Most people with a uterus can bear children starting at age 8-12! Are they women?? Are they ADULTS??? What are they BEFORE they can bear children???? And they followed that up with "And women who are infertile due to biological reasons are still women 🙄🙄🙄"...........ough my guy. By your own fucking definition this would include women who were amab.

Another person insisted on trying to learn why "people could possibly want to be trans" or some shit. After a genuinely fruitful discussion they closed with "Well amab folks could never understand the true opression of women because they're still persecuted for their gender [insert abuse toward children in other countries]". Is that really your Gotcha. Ffs. I also could never truly understand the oppression PoC go through. That doesn't make their suffering not exist. And really? You think trans folks DON'T experience oppression?? As queer folks we're all suffering in different ways in this world! That doesn'tmake anyone's suffering "more/less" valid or bad!!! Is it bad that women and children are oppressed?? YES OBVIOUSLY! But that's not a fucking reason to turn on another oppressed group fjkskfjjdJKCKKEKS

Yet another tried to use science! Sorry bud, I have trained for this moment. Many many people who are afab are discluded if you use generalist terms :) They gave up after a while.

My favorite by far though was someone who just accused me for like 3w of "virtue signaling and doing irreparable damage to the world", and refused to tell me what exactly i was doing. Thanks for the confidence boost tho, didn't know i could tear down society from the comfort of my livingroom 😂😂

I don't know why I'm still responding to these comments tbh at this point I should just link people my previous comments from the thread. I also don't knoww why i wrote up this post i just want to talk about it somewhere. Why are people like this. What does it matter to you??? Leave people alone jfc

[heylinfanclub]

Watching react videos hosted by some folks out in in Middle East and it’s just hm. I do fear those ‘like primitive technologies channel all of its fabricated’, I don’t think they are. So it gives me this beautiful reference for. Learning as a Human. Cause it don’t stop at any age. And it shapes how you interact with other people. Babu says his wife and daughter never been in a plane so they are like ‘don’t stick your hands out the window or you could get hurt’ and he’s reflecting on how it can be kind of embarrassing when someone doesn’t know something you know. And how much you wish you could show them. OUGH. Also has me thinking like sure— some folks think fUCKIN IN THE SKY IS WHERE ITS AT. Babu? First mile high club goal was ‘I want to drink tea up here’. The tea was shit and expensive but hfhfhsh LIVE YOUR DREAM BABU.

[airbnbportland-blog]

Thus Take A Vacaton, Previously!

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A new 2011 survey by simply Us Express revealed in which fewer than 1 / 2 of Ough. S. small business masters is going to take a vacation this specific summer. Thirty-seven pct offered that their times would certainly not allow them for you to take time off of. Twenty-nine percent reported they have been unable to afford some sort of vacation. Of sixteen percent explained that they never acquire vacations, period. The 2013 study by Worn described that more than fourty percent of small organization owners fight to relax as well as enjoy themselves whenever they carry out take a vacation, thanks to regular concerns with regards to what may be taking place to their business although these are away.

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Despite typically the habits of yank small small business owners, research indicates this vacations are more advantageous in comparison with many realize and also that those who do the job would be smart to have time off. Doing thus confers benefits to the two into the business productivity.

Typically the milestone Framingham (MA) Coronary heart Review revealed that ladies who on average had taken only one vacation with half a dozen years were practically ten times more most likely to develop heart disease compared to those who vacation every year. A 2008 study claimed that men who will not take a vacation each year are thirty-two per-cent more likely to expire of your heart attack as compared to men who have vacation just about every year.

No doubt elements were involved in delivering about those coronary activities, yet there is continue to a demonstrable positive connection between walking away via the grind associated with function and overall health. To work optimally, both the human brain as well as the heart appreciate a new little sleep now along with again. Without adequate remainder, we descend into tiredness and fatigue makes that challenging for us to help think either detailed or perhaps creatively and further, we could less able to help to make wise decisions.

Peter Handal, BOSS of the authority development business Dale Carnegie, strongly advises that staff take a day or two away from every now and once more and do anything they will enjoy. A recent review by Intuit found which eighty-two percent of small businesses who took a getaway knowledgeable an increase within performance when they delivered to their business. Any august 2005 study by company when compared with Charlotte Fritz regarding Portland (OR) State University or college in addition to Sabine Sonnentag involving the School of Manheim (Germany) showed the sensation of a post-vacation enhance in energy stores that will resulted in greater productiveness per hour worked.

Often the Protestant Work Ethic in which the Puritans charged with the United States provides in a few ways done a lot more hurt than good. Inside terms of the quantity of holidays and vacation nights awarded to workers by means of companies in the all over international locations, the U. T. has a high ranking dead last. Us citizens foolishly think that often the workaholic will be the virtuous, high-producing hero and the more time worked, the better. Yet Henry Ford, who performed various productivity studies from his Detroit plant intended for 12 years, learned inside the nineteen twenties that staff member productivity comes sharply following 40 a long time worked for every week. That's why he or she reduced his factory perform week from six time, 48 hours to days, 40 hours.

Research regarding the optimal length of family vacation a mini-vacation is conflicting, using some scientists advocating to get shorter arrives and other folks recommending two weeks or maybe more, as is the common in Asian America as well as Europe. Getaways can end up being difficult for the a sole proprietor, who all often have sporadic income avenues.

Still, when you can, require a number of days off when anyone are certainly not busy and also get out of community. Stay with a good friend or get yourself a bed by Airbnb. Be involved in low-cost routines that you appreciate, regardless of whether it's camping, hiking, coming to the beach, attending free backyard music festivals, or browsing museums. Your smart telephone helps keep you up-to-date having crucial emails. You are usually guaranteed to reduce you actually stress, improve your all around health, increase your productivity along with sense much better in relation to yourself.

Come july 1st, I may travel to Portland, MYSELF for four days connected with L & R this will include a scenic sail on Pezu?a Bay in addition to lots of lobster!

Appreciate your sharing reading,

[ranpoint]

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THE SHAPE OF WATER. early mornings. art on an easel. being trapped. flashy cars. self-righteous intolerance. speaking volumes without a word. being submerged. learning and adapting. raindrops on windows. bubbles rising in water. cats. taboo desires. tanks of water. kitschy nostalgia. kissing underwater. silence. isolation. golden age hollywood. sign language. scales. egg shells. jell-o. the smell of cleaning supplies. creature features. the space race. red coats. monstrous fairy tales. lab coats. lunches in brown bags. the click of shoes. smog. dance routines. slices of pie. toxic masculinity. chains. government secrets. seeing past flaws. floating aimlessly. needles. greens and blues. deep, inexorable scars. gills. music from the 30′s. retro-futurism. bloody handprints. routines. record players. old movies. love in unexpected places.

PHANTOM THREAD. a doll in a gilded birdcage. butter to bread. the death of a mother. cycles. hidden messages. a disruptive presence. longing. wedding gowns. posh control. post-war. brightly coloured socks. inner turmoil. poison. an air of quiet death. hallucinations. family dysfunction. rich fabrics. curses. soft piano music. restrained anger. spinning out of control. artist and muse. dark love. pastels. peace in the countryside. clockwork dynamics. perfection. wild mushrooms. giving up every piece of yourself. rags to riches. ghosts. new year’s. lingering gazes. needle and thread. fine dining. hearing every sound. being ambushed. ego. flowing dresses. a person out of place. defiance. ink to paper. an artist tortured by their art. obsessive personalities. peepholes. soothing elegance. silk. spiral staircases. driving at high speeds. high society.

THE POST. typewriters. newspapers. tense climates. distrust of authority. internal battles. a legacy at stake. secrets. cover-ups. defending what you believe. peering through windows. melodrama. political corruption. behind closed doors. sniffing a scoop. ringing phones. lying for over a decade. cramming and crowding. cold greys. war. fluorescent lights. treason. shuffled papers. the jungle. a weight on your shoulders. fresh coffee. thousands of deaths. burglary. finding your voice. risking everything. propaganda. tough choices. exposure. type being set by hand. workplace rivalries. abusing power. security breaches. hierarchy. a bed strewn with papers and books. paranoia. orders. clicking keys. redacted files. desk clutter. cigarette smoke. precious cargo. vanished technologies. suspenseful conversations. facing charges. courtroom battles. suits and ties.

DARKEST HOUR. never surrendering. duty. countless negotiations. the flash of cameras. beaches. historic buildings. guzzling booze. resignation. utter catastrophe. bunkers. radio broadcasts. going against the odds. bathed in red light. a sense of humour. allies. shouting matches. small square windows. selfishness. walking with a cane. war rooms. chandeliers. dust floating in air. righteousness. a poor reputation. an elevator surrounded by darkness. a world at war. needing a miracle. interruptions. a last hope. cigar smoke. quoting poetry. photos of a loved one. a single sunbeam. monarchy. vanity. rescue missions. refusing peace. allied chambers. military uniforms. taking a stand. common folk. suicide missions. drums of war. tears down sullen cheeks. reluctance. complete collapse. evacuations. enveloped by fog. changing history. blood, toil, tears and sweat.

THREE BILLBOARDS OUTSIDE EBBING, MISSOURI. severe burns. police uniforms. sirens. the calmness of a deer. strumming guitars. grieving. horrifying memories. sucker punches. a lack of respect. facing threats. skin under fingernails. flicking cigarettes. awkward dates. nasty rumours. claustrophobia. lush green pastures. molotov cocktails. the fire of anger and revenge. strangers. no remorse. bashing in windows. the midwest. provoking a fight. pointing fingers. being pressed for time. rundown old houses. grey morality. dark undercurrents. insurmountable losses. cruel laughs. the american flag. dive bars. guilty no matter what. buildings in flames. ambulances. coughing up blood. spitting. chewing on fingernails. one versus many. black and red. not understanding another’s feelings. a mother and child. the pain of others. a quest of justice. abandoned billboards. a hardened gaze. driving to nowhere. small towns. last letters. absurd violence.

CALL ME BY YOUR NAME. heartbreak. unbuttoned shirts. fields of flowers. having to say goodbye. cobblestone streets. rendezvous at midnight. battling temptation. academic paperwork. peeling an orange. classical music. long walks. ancient artifacts. abundant orchards. shoulder massages. expressive sexuality. remembering everything. staring into a fireplace. dipping your feet in cool water. uncertainty. villa vacations. curly hair. longing gazes. riding a bicycle around. mystery of love. balconies. swimming naked. first times. bathing suits. roman statues. secret sensuality. peaches. piano music. sun-soaked summer. having your nose in a book. just rooms apart. crystal blue water. growing attractions.  changing your name. intimacy beyond physical. love affairs. rich wines. finding pleasure in grief. daring to desire. european lyricism. loving father figures. dancing to disco. laying in green grass. awkward adolescence. hands interlinked.

DUNKIRK. burying a body. warm cider. narrow escapes. a race against time. a small boat. all hope lost. being unable to come home. taken prisoner. shipwrecks. assuming the identity of someone else. setting fire to it all. smoke rising from a crash. sea foam. seaports. rendered blind. dropping to take cover. land, sea, and air. entangled in chain. toast with jam. suspense. waiting for escape. wounded men. lying in the sand. trauma. blank spaces. sinking ships. commended a hero. cocking a gun. swallowed by darkness. bullet holes. obstacles and delays. a hero’s welcome. planes overhead. the sounds of a ticking clock. bullets ricocheting off metal. people by the thousands. shell-shocked. the explosions of shells on shores. the sound of destruction. rising tides. head injuries. target practice. compressed time and space. the perennial threat of death. oil ignited into flames. lying for the greater good. blocking out the noise. primal dangers. taking command. sole survivor.

GET OUT. deer antlers. suburbs. hypnosis. strange behavior. familial tension. chopping wood. uneasy stares. tears and a smile. deception. fight or flight. blindness. survival. sinking into the floor. watching but powerless. strapped to a chair. plugged ears. a failed handshake. car accidents. sunken places. something out of a nightmare. going hysterical. bingo cards. smoking cigarettes. static on a television set. doing more harm than good. a hint of a smile. a stranger in any environment that is foreign to them. waiting for someone to come when they never will. overturned candles. wealthy garden parties. constantly looking over your shoulder. silence no matter how hard you scream. trances. catharsis. a battle of wills. layers being peeled back. a cup of tea. nosebleeds. addiction. last bits of life leaving a body. black and white photography. sprinting at high speeds. conspiracies. surgery. blankly polite speech. noise of a spoon scraping across a teacup. a deer in headlights. staring at your own reflection. unable to sleep. loyal friends.

LADY BIRD. california landscapes. budding romance. uniforms. consolation. plain and luscious colours. apologizing. boorish sex. prom dresses. secondhand dresses. strong personalities. the ups and downs of adolescence. the theatre. being simultaneously warm and scary. battling depression. 90’s fashion. dreaming of elsewhere. partying. signatures on a cast. living on the wrong side of the tracks. not being bound by any era. rejection. sparklers. thrift stores. high school. identity crisis. a place that looks like a memory. going behind backs. disappointed parents. catholicism. poverty. busy new york city streets. monotonous hometowns. shitty bands. anarchy. drifting in and out of friendships. menial jobs. red hair. self-given names. coming-of-age. a broken arm. excessive drinking. first kisses. cupcakes. smudged eye makeup. bruises gained unknowingly. strained relationships. screaming in the middle of the street. thoughtful letters. standing out. decorated bedroom walls. having a change of heart. expressing individuality.