#Vendor Experience

[tiresomespaceplant]

it's been raining in manila hindi ka ba nilalamig !?!?!

[didnt-hear-cold-as-you-live]

my flight to Australia includes a 17 hour layover in Shanghai and I'm literally so excited about it my heart starts racing every time I think about it likeeeee I'm kinda scared but what a fucking ADVENTURE it's gonna be

[mensfrightsactivist]

okay so i told my coworkers i went and checked out the local winter pow wow over the weekend and like half of them didn’t even know what that is?? and the rest were like “but you’re white is that allowed?” so:

[girderednerve]

do you think academic librarians feel about the public adulation for jstor the way i feel about the public attitude towards libby (i.e., negative)?

[calvincell]

Between all the podcasts & video essays on Willy’s Chocolate Experience & adding Wonka (2023) to my watchlist on MAX, the phrase “Wonkavania” suddenly dissolved to my mind & I was struck by just how intriguing of an idea of a Metroidvania game set in Wonka’s Massive Highly Dangerous Factory would be. A mix of Candly Land & Hollow Knight. Putting the idea out into the ether to be grabbed by someone actually qualified & competent enough to make such a game.

[avithenaftali]

flashbacks to when I grabbed Leonora Carrington's (very short) stories from the library and scanned in my favorites during my lunch break

[kraniumet]

“you want me to not have copyright on my own work? you want a big megacorp to just be able to take my work and make money on it, or making it so nobody will ever see it, leaving me entirely out of the loop, if they desire?”

the current copyright system:

[allalrightagain]

I have made too many decisions this week. I’m done. No more decisions, no more meetings, no more purchasing or making or canceling appointments. I have surpassed decision fatigue and landed in some extreme-doneness category never been seen before. And I still have to buy groceries.

[victorluvsalice]

-->And Roxana did, going straight for a $3 cone of ice cream! Which, to my surprise and delight, prompted Smiler to gain a special Confident moodlet about selling ice cream on an extremely hot day, “The Coolest Vendor In Town!” XD Plus a separate moodlet for selling excellent-quality food. :) And, as usual, once one Sim had bought something, all the others in the area were eager to check things out! Notable sales included:

I. A guy named Asa trying out the mushroom waffles

II. Someone named Finley also going for a cone of chocolate ice cream

III. Roxana coming back for something more filling and also trying the mushroom waffles

IV. A guy named Mitchell taking a chance on the seafood pizza

V. Someone named Desmond deciding to go for a BOWL of ice cream, because why settle for a cone

VI. Don Lothario showing up and being convinced to buy a slice of Curious Pizza because I thought it was funny

VII. And my very first Sim ever made, Geeker McTest (in this save file a minor celebrity), showing up and also grabbing a bowl of ice cream. :)

Not bad at all, huh? The day’s profits weren’t amazing – $233 for five ice creams, four waffles, one slice of seafood pizza, and one slice of Curious pizza – but the gang doesn’t need the money, they just do this so people have good things to eat that they might not be able to get in their home worlds. :) Plus it’s just fun!

-->Ah, but what were Victor and Alice doing while Smiler was getting their sale on? Well, Victor ended up helping Alice with the ribs (by standing around and chatting with her, because he couldn’t do much else), then they each had a plate (chowing down with Roxana as she enjoyed her waffles) before heading over to the chess tables to play a game! As they both had a want to do so, you see. They spent their time chatting and flirting while Smiler worked the crowd, with Alice ultimately winning the match. All that time spent in Looking-Glass Land must have really made her a chess queen! (Literally – she does indeed get a fancy crown and everything at the end of that book. XD)

-->Once the food sale was over, it was time to start taking care of everyone's needs! Smiler, who was thirsty, went over and chatted with Roxana, learning a bit more about her (“she/her” pronouns, dislikes pop music and fitness) before convincing her to let them have a drink, while Victor and Alice, meanwhile, both used the toilet (with Victor nearly getting walked in on by KATRINA! Caliente – decorum, woman!). Alice then had a brief cloudgaze while Victor went around the side of the building to privately practice Untamed Magic, getting the “Necrocall” spell (which lets you summon ghosts from their gravestones) in the process (and a cute little message from Darkwing saying “New spells are fun!” :) ). I then tried to have Alice and Victor build a sand sculpture together to wrap up the day...

Only for Victor to just stand around supervising while Alice and SMILER ended up building a sand cowplant out the front of the park. O.o Well, I guess that’s one way for them all to participate? It was starting to get a little late, though, and I didn’t want the food in Smiler’s inventory to go bad...

[toytulini]

bro indoor ren fair is bleak. just let me get rained on next time. this shit needs to be under the open sky. out in the grass and the dirt. it aint right.

[fhroggg]

wedding planner arthur whos gotten divorced 3 times

[niteshade925]

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[iwritenarrativesandstuff]

We can tell you're Canadian bc of the "ow" sound in house & about! It's pretty much the only noticeable difference between a Midwestern American and a general Canadian accent lol

I just spent the better part of five minutes recording myself saying these two words and trying to listen for the difference hjdfbvhs

I guess, on listening back, there is one, but to me it's so minor. Apparently it's real obvious to Californians and New Yorkers though...

[peterlorres21stcentury]

Lorre: Yesss, for you see, it was secretly I, the evil twin all along

Lorre: I thought I was the evil twin.

Lorre: quiet, you're spoiling the reveal

[thegreatyin]

forgot to post about it earlier so im posting about it now. mists of pandaria timewalking started today which meant i could finally buy one of my top ten most wanted WoW mounts 💚 peace and love and glowing noodles on planet azeroth

[stillcominback]

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