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like the first rule of cooking is to have fun and be yourself and the first rule of baking is to stay calm because the dough can sense fear

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"I want to live in a world in which teenagers can fulfil their natural purpose of being annoying" and "I do not always want to be annoyed by the teenagers" are compatible sentiments

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You know what I miss? Card games. When I was in high school I'd keep a standard deck on me and regardless of the situation, I'd always have something to do to pass the time.

Got a group of people? Hearts, Egpytian Rat Screw or B.S. were always a good time. Younger kids can do Go Fish, Old Maid, or War without too much trouble. If you're alone, solitaire or pyramid are easy enough to set up. My personal favorite is International Gin, though you need at least two decks and a fair amount of time.

But as an adult, it feels like none of my friends know how to play almost any of these games. They all go in for complex board games. Which are a ton of fun! But cards take the cake for being ultimately portable and flexible.

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My favorite thing about my fruit quest (a quest to try all the fruit I've never tried before) is that everyone who hears about it gets excited and immediately starts asking "Have you tried this yet? What about that?" And it's like... a little window into their life and their experiences.

Like some people start naming Asian fruits, some start naming South American fruits. Some bring up the berries they have in Europe that aren't common here. And it's such a neat little look into what they think of first and the places they might have been before or their cultural heritage. It's such a neat little connection.

Love is stored in the "have you tried this yet?" Like! Some of the people suggesting fruits are total strangers! But you can see their love for their fellow man in their excitement for me, a total stranger who's excited about trying new fruits! People hear "I'm on a quest to try new fruits" and think "I'm gonna cheer this person on because that sounds fun" without knowing anything about me. Not just strangers on the internet. Strangers in real life too! Everyone is so nice about it! And excited for me! It's sweet!

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the author's barely disguised longing for a kinder world

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would you rather be taxidermied or be a wet specimen wait dont leave

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Every time I see one

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Do you have a "signature move" in the bedroom?

Yeah it’s called sleep

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One of my favourite parts about autistic people is how you can use other peoples' reflections of them like an echolocation bullshit detector. Like they personally do not need to do shit for this to work, they just passively emit their own autistic vibe that bounces off every surface around them, and you can assess another person's level of self-awareness by how they reflect it back.

"Autistic people do not understand social hierarchy" nope, they understand you're supposed to be an authority here, but they won't politely pretend to respect you if they think you're incompetent.

"Autistic people do not understand humour" nope, they just don't politely pretend to laugh to humour you, and you are simply not funny.

"Autistic people are rude" nope, they just don't think it's polite to lie to you, and don't care about trying to tell you what they think you want to hear instead of telling you what they think.

"Autistic people sometimes have emotional meltdowns for absolutely no reason" nope, you're just insufferable to be around and the person with the lowest tolerance of your shit is simply the canary in the coal mine who breaks first.

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If anyone's gonna be genre aware it's for sure Arthur Aguefort

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"Solarpunk will never happen!"

As if it's not already coming, already here and starting to bloom before our eyes.

Neighborhood cooking clubs and libraries lending out more then just books, it's the art club that the community garden started, it's the funky gardens my neighbors have.

It's the DIY projects ppl wear with pride and ones that hide in the back of their dresser drawer. It's in the magazines and podcasts and in passing hope forward.

Like gruella gardening alone is enough for proof of concept for me, but the rise in community events and potlucks and fighting for rent caps and UBI and decentalizing energy and gardening is happening now.

And yea I gotta fight nazis and dickwards daily for it, and I gotta spend the time to educate and build up as I take down, but they can't say this future isn't coming. I'm here with you right now in it.

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the utterly seismic magnitude of smarmy bitch energy in that slow turn

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things you can do as a goblin in the modern age:

treat AI like you would shapeshifters. look out for the warning signs. avoid engaging with them as much as possible. if you can't avoid them, don't trust them

thrift and repurpose whatever and whenever you can

educate yourself on what edible, medicinal and otherwise useful plants you can grow in your habitable space (especially if you've been forced to become an urban dweller)

educate yourself on what tiny little critters are actually positive for your living environment (for example: how to identify non-venomous spiders that actually contribute to pest control, so you don't accidentally kill or disturb them)

treat bureaucracy as you would malevolent fae. learn your loopholes. memorize the wording that will get you off the hook. follow the letter and not the spirit of the law. let them tie themselves into knots with their own rules and procedures

your workplace is the ideal place for mischief; hinder the powerful and support the powerless. learn who is affected by your tricks and plan accordingly

treat ads as you would sirens: don't listen to them and get out of there as fast as possible

claim what little power you have. decorate yourself however you want to. adorn your lair until it feels like home. sleep as much as you can. adjust your diet to feel alive. drink water and listen to music and remember to write by hand. find the magic in the ordinary

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