#“you have a phone call in 5 minutes”

[the-jam-to-the-unicorn]

All the leaders got regular phone calls.

Not Chérie though.

Chérie ... got a video phone call.

Because the phone call wouldn't be perfect if they wouldn't see each other. 😁

[tzufcallsmeshomps]

Why did it take my landlords' young kid pulling a prank on me to realize I do in fact have unprocessed ptsd

[raininyourblackeyes]

My cousin, a published writer, a well-known poet in my country and a literature professor, for whom I've always been no.1 support ever since her first attempts at writing in high school, told me that I must stop writing as a hobby because that's her thing and since I'm writing fantasy mostly my writing could never have any important artistic value anyways.

[floral-hex]

fuck, I hate telehealth, but ya know, I think I’d actually like it if it was in minecraft instead of a video call. Let’s do therapy in roblox or something.

[faepunkprince]

tHeY cAlLeD fOr BaKeRy To TaKe A cAlL wHeRe WhErE yOu?

[aq2003]

how is 42 boring. doctor who video essayer are you out of your fucking mind

[throesofincreasingwonder]

I hate texting and I think it's the worst form of communication actually. This could've been a five-minute phone call.

[freakwiththeknifecollection]

ADHD craves socialization and makes me text several people at once. Autism gets overwhelmed when I get several replies back. Do you see my dilemma

[sleepingfancies]

and while we're on the topic if my psych doesn't charge my card soon i am seriously going to go there and tell them to give me the bill on paper so i can pay it there and then . and then cancel all my upcoming appointments and let the doctor know i said he can go fuck himself

[anotherpapercut]

literally why is it impossible to call anywhere any more. the automated voice systems are always so fucking difficult to navigate

[wickedhawtwexler]

my apartment manager, who has still not fixed my AC after two weeks, who ignored multiple texts on the subject, is currently Big Mad i haven’t responded to his text from literally <5 hours ago

[mortalityplays]

I know you have all probably seen the esims for gaza posts circulating. Some of you have probably looked at them and thought maybe you should help out, but have weighed up the daunting process of signing up for something you're unfamiliar with vs. the gut-wrenching scale of the things people are going through on the ground right now, and you've put it off or questioned whether it will make enough of a difference vs. some other future kind of activism you could put that $6+ towards. I'm not calling you out or scolding you, it is natural to feel conflicted and ambivalent about the multiple calls for aid that you are seeing on social media.

but consider this: what would you do if you suddenly had to leave your home? how would you cope? how would you begin to plan where to go next, or figure out what to do to take care of yourself? most likely you would reach reflexively for your phone.

telecoms access is not a petty luxury in 2024. a loaded esim means the ability to call family members and find out where they are and whether they're safe, and whether they need anything you can provide for them. it means access to maps and regular updates on the situation unfolding around you. it means you can look up whether it's safe to drink rain water, or how to tie a type of knot you've never had to think about before, or how to treat an injury without medical supplies. it means the ability to tell people outside the situation what you are seeing, what you are feeling, what you are thinking. it is an absolutely crucial resource. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

many many people have observed that internet access is changing the way the world understands genocide. internet access is life or death, and it is shaping modern history in front of you. and it starts at $6 for 7 days.

please, please visit gazaesims.com and spend 5 minutes and $6 to change the way this plays out for everyone.

[pin-to-the-wall-switch]

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh had a very long day

[emotionaldaughter]

ughhh

[anothermonikan]

Man high school was fucked up. You ever think about that. Thank fucking god I'm not in high school anymore

[moteldogs]

I quit smoking for real this time but good lord every time we hit day 10 or so on the job I'm thinking on a cigarette so fucking hard