#(with: Liv)

[storybookprincess]

probably my most powerful interpersonal communication hack is to, whenever possible, ask either/or questions rather than yes/no questions

for example, when chatting with coworkers, i’ll often ask if they have any fun weekend plans. but let’s be real - we all feel like friendless losers when someone asks that question and we go “uhhhhh… no.” so instead, i phrase it as “so, do you have anything fun planned over the weekend, or are you just going to enjoy having some time to relax?”

phrased like this, there’s rarely any awkwardness. you’ve presented two options & given both equally positive connotations, so your conversational partner has an automatic “out,” so to speak

but it works for higher stakes conversations too!!!! my mom was saying this weekend how she and her neighbor both like walking around the neighborhood & that she wanted to suggest they take a walk together sometime, but was worried about how to approach the conversation

so i said “how about you just say ‘i’ve noticed we both like taking walks! would you be interested in going for one together, or do you use walks for some precious alone time?’”

now Walking Neighbor has an automatic “get out of jail free card” if she wants to say no!!!! which means my mom doesn’t have to worry about the conversation being uncomfortable, because she’s set it up to go smoothly

either/or questions rather than yes/no questions. it is really like magic

[charlesoberonn]

This is like telling a skater that they'd go faster if they used a car instead.

[notesbynor]

No one:

Absolutely no one:

D20 cast: makes the most transcoded characters ever

(Also hi d20 fandom im trying to be more active here so expect more d20 art, maybe ill make the whole cast)

[weaselishmcdiesel]

the lovers ever

[rrat-king]

obsessed with the way alex plays this game

[tuserlivia]

“Even the smallest person can change the course of the future.” THE LORD OF THE RINGS: THE RETURN OF THE KING (2003)

[soupsail]

Hey ladies and germs i present a new awesome sauce artwork your truly, liv😼🫶

tumblr image quality is SO bad omg BEAR WITH ME GUYS just……maybe tap on the photo and the quality shalt improve🙈

[average-deltarune-fan]

ALEX SONG-XIA YOU HAVE MY LIFE. GENDER = TEENAGE GIRL + BIG MOB BOSS!!!

[ghostcashewart]

local crime boss expresses tenderness thanks to the teen girl piloting him

[pessu]

good news everybody! sholmes is canon now even in later games which means they officially made phoenix wright stupid as fuck when he called himself sherlock holmes ii that one time

[storybookprincess]

one of the best ways i’ve found to combat that inherent depressive pessimism without veering into toxic positivity territory is simply the phrase “i’m open to the possibility”

this particularly works with anything negative i’ve forecasted. “i woke up feeling like shit today, so my day is gonna suck” isn’t a particularly helpful thought, but “it’s a great day to be alive!!!!!” feels hollow and insincere when i have a pounding headache & am running on three hours of sleep

instead i’ll tell myself, “i really don’t feel good right now, but i’m open to the possibility that coffee and breakfast might perk me up a bit.” or “i’m in a lot of pain today, but i’m open to the possibility that my workday might still have fun parts despite that”

sometimes, when your impulse is to slam the door on anything good, but you’re not exactly up to going out & hunting it down yourself, leaving the door open just a crack makes all the difference

[veddabredda]

What if NSBU had a comics adaptation in the 80s? I think it might go a little something like this…

[acourtoffeyandfables]

"I didn't know you could just ask someone that!" GIRL maybe you should not

[jonmoxleys]

[livzees]

Gangle ily gangle

[sootchild]

Never Stop Blowing Up

Ep5 Double Death Doggy Style

Solid downtime episode but looking forward to the stupidity of the next episode.

Ep1 || Ep4 || Ep6