#midwest life

[pursuitofhappiiiiness]

cold asf today

[gramarobin]

It's true 😑

[noneedtoamputate]

I ordered a cold brew today because it's 43 degrees outside. Treating myself to two uninterrupted hours of writing my Blind Dates fic.

[rextomblr]

well that was a fun thunderstorm and now we have snow coming? idk if my psyche or sinuses can tolerate all four seasons in the matter of a few days.

[bea-lele-carmen]

Will it be the wind that warns of my returning Will a rose be in your arms when I find you waitin' there

None but the rain should cling to my bosom None but the moon should hear my lonesome sigh None but the wind should warn of your returning Fare thee well, my love, good-bye

[babyspacebatclone]

How to make an (American) Midwest dessert salad.

Roll a ten sided die until you get enough ingredients to induce a sugar coma.

Blend.

Put in refrigerator.

Serve.

Ingredient list (duplicates intentional to represent frequency of use in multiple recipes):

Canned Fruit

Canned Fruit

Canned Fruit

Flavored Jello Powder

Flavored Jello Powder

Nuts

Shredded Coconut

Cottage Cheese or Cream Cheese (on availability)

Marshmallows

Whipped Topping

[jimkirkachu]

32 years old and just had my first experience with a literal bat flying around the house 😬😳🦇

[frenchpuppycormier]

Gotta love it when the high for the day is -2. But hey, it was originally supposed to be -5, so….This is better, right? 🙃

[castielspelvis]

Man nothing is better than weird Midwesterner connections. ESPECIALLY over two states. For my new job I was meeting with the Aflac agent and he mentioned being from a town that I have a lot of extended family in so I was like oh my dad’s whole side is from around there and how there is a street named after my maiden name and he asked what it was. I tell him and he goes “no shit. My boss is a ******** by marriage and I was like no way. Probably related to them distantly. And then I told him where my grandparents are buried. Then also shared the story of when I first met my in-laws and my husbands grandpa lived in that area for a long time too and knew the name. And I said some of his cousins still live there and he asks what their last name was and I said it. And he said a name I didn’t know but I mentioned they do landscaping and he goes “blah blah?” And I said yes. He shared that my husband’s uncle used to work for his dad. He also said he was from SW MN so I threw a curveball and asked where and he said not where I expected but I said our best friend was from an area and I asked if he had heard of the town he’s from and the guy said “oh my grandmother is from there.”

[farmersdaughter444]

All eyes on you

[parallelunivrses]

the tornado siren tests only happen 12 times a year but oh boy does it feel more frequent

[bea-lele-carmen]

Babe, don't lie lonesome after I'm gone Don't mourn your young life away Just lower me down with a prayer and a song Just 'fore the breaking of day Just 'fore the breaking of day

It's a life with the living, but we all gotta die All your crying can't do me no good Lower me down with a quick said goodbye Pour in the black Texas mud Pour in the black Texas mud

It's a hard road you're traveling, you can't walk it alone Find a big man to stand beside you Take him down to he river and show him my bones Tell him there lies a friend I once knew There lies a friend I once knew

The black crow's a-screaming, the yellow sun's warm The grass tumbles tall down the hill There's a cold wind is building, it's bringin' a storm When the call of the black crow goes still When the call of the black crow goes still

[ectonurites]

CHAPPELL ROAN THE LATE SHOW [2.15.24]

[jimkirkachu]

re: The Bat, my family's house is extremely old and we have hundreds of bats in our attic. sometimes they journey to the realm of the mortals (us). sometimes they do this every day for weeks on end. my mom's old method was to open all the doors and wait for them to decide to fly outside (better than house of screaming people). unfortunately once we did this during a blizzard and 1) cold. it was so cold. 2) THE BAT DIDN'T LEAVE BECAUSE THERE WAS A BLIZZARD

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hope y'all are safe with so many bat friends!!!!!! 😳👀🤯😬 (I would absolutely be one of the screaming people, if my early morning encounter was any indicator 😂) At the same time... can't blame them for not wanting to fly out into a blizzard, I never want to be outside in the snow either lmao!! 😅😅

[frenchpuppycormier]

I live in a small town in Iowa, and I never realized how weird it was that we leave our front doors unlocked 90% of the time, until I told one of my friends from Chicago, and he thought I was crazy.

[castielspelvis]

😂😂😂 too real