You don’t deserve to punish yourself for struggling.

but actually I was just thinking about how every single relationship we form with another person is inherently special no one will ever know you in the exact same way as another person who knows you. and in that way I think we live countless lives in the perception of others.

anyone else ever wish they could lie down harder? Like, I'm already horizonal, but I need more horizonal. I need to be absorbed by the floor. I think that would fix me

guy who is definitely not about to fall into a surprise midday nap with an aftermath worse than a hangover: it seems like a really good idea to lay in bed and get cozy under the blanket as part of my plan not to fall asleep. I do not know why.

"chat is a pronoun" has officially joined my list of internet linguistics pet peeves. "emojis are hieroglyphs" is welcoming them to the club.

undergrad linguistics student here. why is the concept "emojis are hieroglyphs" annoying to you? not arguing, i would just like to see your take on this since it's likely more knowledgeable than mine

hieroglyphs (regardless of origin) are just a writing system, like an alphabet or syllabary. ("hieroglyph" is actually a nondescriptive term when it comes to system typography.) every symbol has linguistic value tied to a specific language and must be interpreted through the framework of that language to carry meaning. emojis are at best semasiographic.

it annoys me because it feels very dismissive of hieroglyphic systems' value as writing. they're not just pictures, they encode language, even in cases where we haven't yet deciphered them.

and the addendum

Aren't they more similar to like...a pictogram? Emojis I mean. I'm asking because I am not a linguist and from the art history side they're definitely symbols.

they're undoubtedly symbols! they can be used pictographically but they don't have the kind of systematized correlation with language that is required of a writing system.

If a worker who isn't the owner says ANYTHING similar to "I'm not really supposed to do this but-" and then does something that helps you, under no circumstances inform the business, including through reviews. You tell them that the worker was polite, professional, the very model of customer service and why you like to go there. You do not breathe a word of the rulebreaking.

Employee-customer solidarity

Even if they don't- Your review can be the thing that wrecks someone up accidentally;

"Janie was so helpful when I wanted to buy a new washing machine on Friday, she stayed with me for half an hour and wasn't pushy at all, we had a good laugh about our cats' silly antics and she got Adam and Suzy to carry it to the car for me- 10/10 excellent service, I'd come back any day!"

-But Management has a policy that workers should spend no more than 10 focused minutes on any customer at a time, and that they should always try to upsell the insurance and the higher price model, so Janie was breaking policy.

-And they aren't supposed to have their phones on the sales floor, so now Janie is going to be quizzed on whether she was showing photos of her cat to a customer.

-Adam is a warehouse worker and shouldn't have been in the front-of-house at all, Suzy is a porter, and store policy is both to use a trolley to move heavy items, and that only the porters should do it, so now Janie is in trouble for pulling Adam off-task, Adam is in trouble for walking through the shop floor, and Suzy is in trouble for poor handling procedure. Maybe the store even has a paid delivery service that Janie was supposed to upsell as soon as you said "I can't put this in my car without help", so this was all against policy.

Your review should always be as bland as possible, "10/10, five star service, will shop here again, thank you to Janie at the Town Street branch" You NEVER know what was technically a rule-break, capitalism is not your friend, the review process is part of the panopticon.

FIVE STARS, TEN OUT OF TEN, VERY GOOD, NOTHING MORE.

I am BEGGING younger drivers. drive carefully. give yourself room. for fuck's sake use your turn signals and don't fucking weave thru traffic. this is not a video game, this is real life and if you get into an accident, you could get killed or kill someone else VERY easily

Here's the best advice my instructor told me: "You're going to have an accident. It's not a matter of if it's a matter of when and it may not even be your fault.

Drive so that when that accident happens it'll be as un-serious as possible"

That means use your seatbelt! The turn signals! And be aware of the speed limits and what other people are doing.

i have spotify. open. right now on my computer. do you want me to blast you? do you want me to put you on blast cuz i got your history right here in the side bar take it back by jimmy buffet. nautical wheelers by jimmy buffet. jolly mon sing by jimmy buffet. STEAMER by jimmy BUFFET! treat her like a LADY by jimmy BUFFET! mañana by jimmy BUFFET! WHEN SALOME PLAYS THE DRUMS BY JAMES BUFFET. HaVaNa Daydreaming by Jimmy Buffet. what the FUCK happened to you? are you HAUNTED? are you FUCKING POSESSED??

YOU USED TO BE MY BROTHER

If you like the word “queer” reblog.

#fun umbrella. we r all sitting under it like the big rainbow thing in elementary school gym class

the world is a better place with trans women in it

yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

rb and tell me what’s your most re watched movie.. and be honest

We are receiving unconfirmed reports that it is bedtime. Citizens are advised to get into their pajamas and remain on high alert

you should be able to say "line" if you don't know what to say in a social situation

Friendly reminder that you should

The only thing that matters is you having fun! Not what others think!