#I second that

[catalise-comenta]

q!Foolish: "We might be balls! And we might be red! But that doesn't mean we can't be square!"

[holylulusworld]

I second that.

comfy bed. take me home. to the place. where i belong. pillow blanky. sleeping soundly. take me home. comfy bed

[word-count-bullet-count]

I've been seeing a lot of knight posts recently. pretty great

[yeagrave]

my contribution to this trend🙇

[dafodils-on-the-moon]

I honestly am terrible at small talk but I feel like I’ve gotten way better at it recently due to the “small talk” unit in duo lingo for the language im learning. Whoooole bunch of little scripts with variations to work with.

That being said though, I think that “small talk” is different in neurodivergent circles. Like we HAVE “small talk” in that we have ways of signaling “I am friendly and safe” verbally.

Saying something weird or asking about any kind of merch/crafty fashion/etc that could be related to a hyper fixation or SPIN, asking weird little icebreakers, referencing memes, complaining about poor accommodations or social rules, all signal “AYO IM NEURODIVERSE AND FRIENDLY AND SAFE, YOU COUDL DROP THE MASK IF YOU WANT.”

It’s like the “I like your hair/pins/patches/etc for queer people.”

One of the reasons I think what I perceive as neurotypical modes of small talk makes me uncomfortable is because cause to me it feels like a signal of “time to mask now, I’m not safe for you.” Or “I’m not comfortable unmasking around you yet.”

Maybe it’s just culture clash. Still don’t really know how to talk to people who aren’t neurodivergent without feeling anxious and out of place. I wanna find a way to meet in the middle, maybe we could both be comfortable or be uncomfortable together?

I know this is the Anti Small Talk Website but small talk is one of the most effective social glues out there for getting to know people and forming friendships with them.

When I was just starting out at a job right after college I had a coworker who I thought was the nicest person alive and after a few weeks I realized this was just because she consistently asked other people things like, "How ya doing? Whatcha having for lunch? Got any weekend plans? Seen any good movies lately?" instead of politely ignoring everyone around her.

[matkatkitkat]

i started playing Disco Elysium and last night (the same day i started playing) i woke up to my stomach hurting so bad that in my delirium i thought it had to do with something from the game.

and looked it up…

i thought this was completely normal until waking up later after the pain was gone.

[valtsv]

stuck between "psychological horror statement" and "objectively the funniest thing you could say to your real flesh and blood dad" in the father's day card aisle

[goldrogerstits]

[cartoonsinthemorning]

Since you guys liked Marcille as Kermit that much, it seems fitting to thank you for my 12k milestone with MORE Kercille. And this time, Miss Falin is also here.

Thank you so much again everybody! MWAH 💗

[arynneva]

wait do people read first person stories and think they're the ones in the story???

Saw people talking about not liking first person, which is fair, but their reasoning was like "I would not do that" and I don't understand that mindset.

First person stories are still about a character. A character making their own decisions. First person isn't about you???? At least I thought it wasn't. What am I missing? I've always seen first person as just a more in-depth look into a character's mind and stricter POV. Not as a reader stand-in.

[stevenrogered]

Dame Maggie Smith as Muriel Donnelly The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)

[s-aint-elmo]

pass it on!

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[batcavescolony]

Katniss is such an unreliable narrator. She says "Then something unexpected happens. At least, I don't expect it because I don't think of District 12 as a place that cares about me" girl you deliver strawberries to the Mayor, you hunt and trade for the district, when you fell at Prim being chosen someone caught you, when you went to Prim people parted for you, when you volunteered EVERYONE stopped. Idk how to tell you but I think you're a pillar of the community.

[james-p-sullivan]

the older i get and the closer i am to reaching 30, the more the people around me try to deny me my age. it’s a constant ‘oh you’re just turning 29 again teehee 🤭’ or ‘dont tell your SO that, he’ll leave you for a younger model 😉’ and i just???? hate it?????????

i spent my entire teenaged years fighting for my life. i crawled through the deepest pits of my depression to cling to the promise of a life beyond that pain. i was so convinced that i was going to die young, that i would never see the grace of my age starting with a 2, let alone 3.

so im going to turn 30, and there’s not a damn thing anyone can do to stop me from loving it.

[everchased]

THAT one's goin on the list too now!

[anthonycrowley]

deletes don’t count. this is how long you’ve known about/been part of this website. if you left and came back say when you made your first blog even if you no longer have access to it (but also tell me how long you were gone for because i’m nosy like that)