#aka coliver

[arisu-alisa-alice]

[battleangel]

Trumpian Individualism & The Myth of Capitalism

Reject the lie of the axiomatic individual that our capitalist society constantly endlessly pushes.

That youre only worth something if you can support yourself.

Collectivism is for pussies.

Get yours.

Pull yourself up by your bootstraps.

Its every man for himself.

Survival of the fittest.

Dog eat dog.

Baptism by fire.

Stand on your head.

Put the fire hose in their mouth and turn it on all the way.

All the other cliched, heartless tripe fucked down our throats our entire lives endlessly reinforced by K-12 school system, the feeder system for corporate that is college, the hallowed halls of the corporate America 9 to 5 machine, the coveted Fortune 500, the prestigious Fortune 100, the elite Fortune 25, the "you've made it" immediate clout of big tech, the "dream job" at Disney, Ernst & Young, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte, PwC, Morgan Stanley, Bank of America, Merril Lynch. Wall Street, investment banking, financial services, big tech, big banks. Silicon Valley, Paypal, Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Tim Cook, Jamie Dimon.

All bullshit, all toxic, all untrue, all empire building, all to prop up capitalist America, all Trumpian, all Michael Douglas in Wall Street, all Jordan Belfort, all Wolf of Wall Street, all Art of the Deal, all my way or the highway, all I got mine, all double or nothing, all lets make a deal, all get a job, all shes nothing but a welfare queen, all they dont want to work, all you are the weakest link goodbye, all you're fired!, all soy boy pajama boy, all thats your ass, all quit your whining and quit your complaining, all be all that you can be, all Dow Jones Index, all we're number 1, all profit, all revenue, all derivatives, all gains, all investments, all stocks, all portfolios, all property flipping, all Robert Kiyosaki, all Rich Dad Poor Dad.

All the drizzling absolute motherfucking shits.

Reject the societal conditioning, endless brainwashing, non stop reinforcing and grooming.

Reject individualism and embrace collectivisim:

🤲🏽Consider living in a co-op (cooperative housing) instead of an apartment, condominium or house. In a housing co-op, the residents collectively own the building or land in which they live, not the independent units. Instead of paying rent to a middleman, or having individual mortgages and condo fees, co-op monthly payments contribute to the collective property expenses. Co-ops operate on an at-cost basis, often making them more affordable and typically more financially stable.

🤲🏽Consider coliving. Coliving is a modern form of shared housing. Essentially, residents live in a communal space that’s often pre-furnished and shared with a number of other individuals. Coliving communities can accommodate anywhere from 15-100 individuals at a time.

🤲🏽Start your own mini-socialism experimental group where all participants (friends, relatives, significant others, co-workers, neighbors, classmates) pool their money together into a combined account to be used for unexpected layoffs, firings, medical emergencies, unexpected financial burdens, loss of income, disability, severe health issues, etc. within the group.

🤲🏽Reject the endlessly pushed notion of one salaried or hourly job providing all of your income.

🤲🏽Look to diversify your income through multiple income streams:

🤑W-2/1040 (traditional 9 to 5 - consider working part-time)

🤑1099 (freelance/entrepreneur/consulting)

🤑W-9 (business owner paid by client as a vendor vs an individual employee), etc.

🤲🏽Consider decoupling health insurance from what you do to generate income aka "your job".

🤲🏽Consider catastrophic coverage (not for individuals with pre-existing conditions, on maintenance medication or those who are parents) like CYA.com (coveryourass.com). Its about $25 a month for catastrophic coverage that will pay out up to $100k for a catastrophic illness, accident or hospitalization.

🤲🏽This could possibly free you up to pursue non-traditional employment options while not bankrupting yourself if you are freelancing or own your own business and are uninsured if you get into a serious accident, have a heart attack, etc.

🤲🏽Limit purchases. Use a want vs need decision matrix. Pause all wants and wait either for a holiday or special occasion or dont buy and have a cash limit ($50 to $100 per item). For wants, come up with alternatives to spending cash (borrow, rent, make it yourself, challenge consumerist mindset of mindless overconsumption). Write down needs and budget accordingly.

🤲🏽Dont go on annual vacations. It makes no sense to spend thousands on a week or two. Instead of "annual summer vacations for one or two weeks", consider staycations, local amusement parks, laser tag, arcades, state parks, hiking, nature trails, day camping, local road trips, state fairs, museums, carnivals, rollerskating rinks, farms, sip n paint, pottery class, candle making, salsa classes, hula hooping, etc.

🤲🏽Never buy a new car as they depreciate 28% in value the moment you purchase it and drive it off the lot. Buy used cars only if you absolutely need a car. Alternatives to owning a used car are riding the bus and/or train, ridesharing (Uber & Lyft), carpooling with a licensed driver with a car, owning or renting a bike or scooter, rollerblading, walking.

🤲🏽Attempt to live as frugally, ecoconsciously and minimalistically as feasibly possible. Do not own a credit card or take out loans. Dont buy a house and avoid personal debt as much as possible. Dont buy a car if you can avoid it, if you cant, buy a used car 10 to 15 years old for $3k or less. Live in a cheap 1 bedroom apartment (~$1k or less) if at all possible.

🤲🏽Avoid paying in installments for online purchases (Klarna, AfterPay, etc.) as it breaks purchases into smaller payments which encourages mindless spending and pushes you to spend more since its spread out over time.

🤲🏽Do not order delivery or takeout (doordash, grubhub, ubereats) more than a few times a year. Avoid eating at sit-down restaurants. Eating out, delivery and takeout, especially adding delivery fees and taxes, literally wastes thousands of dollars a year. Buy a slowcooker and/or airfryer and make simple meals yourself.

🤲🏽Eat vegetarian 80% of the time (5 days a week). Make homemade salads and salad dressing and homemade fruit & vegetable smoothies. Make cooked quinoa with hot sauce and you can also add avocado and/or veggies. Eliminate all processed and prepackaged snacks (Oreos, Lays, Pringles, Pop Tarts, Chips Ahoy, Doritos, Cheetos, Ritz, etc.) and replace with nuts, yogurt, fruits and veggies. Eliminate boxed cereals and replace with oatmeal with flaxseeds. Reduce or eliminate alcohol, juice, soda & coffee and replace with water and herbal tea. Take a break on the weekend and eat and drink whatever. This way you are eating healthy in a way that nourishes your body the majority of the team. This will eliminate bloating, reduce your weight, leave you slimmer and toned as you are removing most processed foods, caffeine, sugar, additives, chemicals, toxins, preservatives, fat, sodium, gluten and artificial flavors from the majority of your diet. Your digestion and health will improve and you will feel lighter, less sluggish, less heavy, have more energy and avoid sugar highs and rushes as well as caffeine jitters and crashes. Fresh vegetables & fruit are also much cheaper than meat so you will alsp save money eating vegetarian 80% of the time.

🤲🏽Avoid buying new clothes.

🤲🏽Repurpose outfits (mix & match, layering, accessorize).

🤲🏽Buy clothes from online thrift shops (depop, Poshmark, etc.), in-person thrift shops, consignment stores & individual Etsy shops.

🤲🏽Avoid buying clothes from fast fashion apps (SHEIN, Fashion Nova, etc.), malls (Forever 21, H&M, Macys, etc.) and big box retail (Amazon, Walmart, Target, Kohls, etc.).

🤲🏽Most of my daily outfits are from my high school years (25 years ago) -- check my TikTok (@y2kbadbhabie), they still look brand new. Say no to constant clothes consumption. Stop filling landfills with your clothing deals.

🤲🏽Avoid four year colleges and universities as they are a debt trap.

🤲🏽Consider alternatives to traditional college:

🤲🏽Online coding academies

🤲🏽Rwo year community colleges

🤲🏽Trade and vocational schools

🤲🏽Paid apprenticeships

🤲🏽Online content creation

🤲🏽Starting a business

🤲🏽Coaching

🤲🏽Consulting

🤲🏽Sales

🤲🏽Consider creative careers:

🤲🏽Singing

🤲🏽Dancing

🤲🏽Acting

🤲🏽Writing

🤲🏽Playing instruments

🤲🏽Modelling

🤲🏽Painting

🤲🏽Drawing

🤲🏽Directing

🤲🏽Producing

🤲🏽Visual effects

🤲🏽Game design

🤲🏽Videogame coding

🤲🏽Theater

🤲🏽Comic book artists & writers

🤲🏽Cartoon artists & writers

🤲🏽Screenplay & scriptwriters

🤲🏽Tattoo artists

🤲🏽Body piercers

🤲🏽Aerialists

🤲🏽Pole dancing

🤲🏽Magicians

🤲🏽Burlesque dancing

🤲🏽Trapeze artists

🤲🏽Firebreathing

🤲🏽Makeup artistry

🤲🏽Hair stylist

🤲🏽Masseuse

🤲🏽Aesthetician

🤲🏽Nail technician

🤲🏽Vlogger

🤲🏽Streamer

🤲🏽Influencer

🤲🏽ASMRtist

🤲🏽Mukbang creator

🤲🏽Stand up comedian

🤲🏽Online comedian

🤲🏽Consider freelancing online:

🤲🏽Data entry

🤲🏽Virtual assistant

🤲🏽Online business manager

🤲🏽Transcriptionist

🤲🏽Content writer

🤲🏽Technical writer

🤲🏽Copywriter

🤲🏽Ghostwriter

🤲🏽Appointment setter

🤲🏽Cold calling

🤲🏽Lead generation

🤲🏽Technical support

🤲🏽Online researcher

🤲🏽Graphic design

🤲🏽Web design

🤲🏽Creative writing

🤲🏽Editing

🤲🏽Community management

🤲🏽Social media marketing

🤲🏽Social media management

🤲🏽Online tutoring

🤲🏽Translation

🤲🏽Best online freelance websites are Upwork, PeoplePerHour, Fiverr, Freelancer.com.

🤲🏽Consider in-person freelancing:

🤲🏽TaskRabbit.com (dry cleaning, moving, etc.)

🤲🏽Gigworker.com (rideshares, deliveries, caretaking, etc.)

🤲🏽Ridesharing (Uber & Lyft)

🤲🏽Delivery driving (Doordash, Grubhub, Ubereats, Postmates & Instacart)

🤲🏽Consider entrepreneurial businesses:

🤲🏽Wigs

🤲🏽Faux eyelashes

🤲🏽Acrylic nail designs

🤲🏽Makeup

🤲🏽Baked goods

🤲🏽Catering

🤲🏽Clothes designer

🤲🏽Tshirt printing

🤲🏽Drinks

🤲🏽Herbalist

🤲🏽Cannabis

🤲🏽CBD

🤲🏽Shoes

🤲🏽Bathing suits

🤲🏽Lingerie

🤲🏽Sex toys

🤲🏽Candles

🤲🏽Coffee

🤲🏽Tea

🤲🏽Hot chocolate

🤲🏽Beer

🤲🏽Candy

🤲🏽Jewelry

🤲🏽Cosplay & costumes

🤲🏽Decorating

🤲🏽Party planning

🤲🏽Nightclub owner

🤲🏽Party business

🤲🏽Photography

🤲🏽Trip planning

🤲🏽Real estate agent

🤲🏽Real estate investments

🤲🏽Resume writing

🤲🏽Virtual assistant

🤲🏽Recruiting

🤲🏽Consider coaching:

🤲🏽Twerking

🤲🏽Sensuality

🤲🏽Intimacy

🤲🏽Sex

🤲🏽Life

🤲🏽Dating

🤲🏽Relationship

🤲🏽Confidence

🤲🏽Public speaking

🤲🏽Image & style

🤲🏽Fitness

🤲🏽Nutrition

🤲🏽Spirituality

🤲🏽Wellness

🤲🏽Finance

🤲🏽Budgeting

🤲🏽Careers

🤲🏽Writing & publishing

🤲🏽Cooking

🤲🏽Business (entrepreneurs)

🤲🏽Social media & content creation

🤲🏽Parenting

🤲🏽Music

🤲🏽Singing

🤲🏽Vocal

🤲🏽Dancing

🤲🏽Cheerleading

🤲🏽Wrestling

🤲🏽Beauty pageants

🤲🏽Modelling

🤲🏽Acting

🤲🏽Stripping

🤲🏽Pole dancing

🤲🏽Aerialism

🤲🏽Hula hooping

🤲🏽Belly dancing

🤲🏽Yoga

🤲🏽Pilates

🤲🏽Tarot cards

🤲🏽Astrology

🤲🏽Reiki

🤲🏽Shadow work

🤲🏽Somatic work

🤲🏽Solo travel

🤲🏽Sabbaticals

🤲🏽Divination

🤲🏽Palmistry

🤲🏽Psychic readings

🤲🏽Consider side hustles:

🤲🏽Carvertise or Wrapify (use your car as a billboard by wrapping ad around it

🤲🏽Create a video course & sell it on Udemy, Coursera, Teachable)

🤲🏽Create an e-book & sell it on Gumroad & Kindle

🤲🏽Self-publish a book & sell it on Amazon 🤲🏽Become a paid public speaker on Badassery

🤲🏽Sell handmade items & sell online on Etsy

🤲🏽Design & sell t-shirts on Redbubble rent your car out to people on Getaround.

[caitlesshea]

Top 5 OTPs

Listing my top 5 - I think everyone has already been tagged!

Thanks for the tag @meghangrove83, @claudiah2102, @adrianintown, @heatherofthenight, & @allthehearteyes!!!

1. Deran & Adrian - Animal Kingdom. I can’t help it. I love them so much.  And, they really need a ship name. Derdrian? Derian? Adran? Something!

2. Malec: Magnus & Alec - Shadowhunters. I’ll admit, I like the TV show version better, but I am a huge HSJ fan, so I may be biased.

3. Coliver: Connor & Oliver - How to Get Away With Murder. Their wedding. That is all. 

4. Malex(?): Michael & Alex - Roswell, New Mexico. My newest faves! Two episodes in and their chemistry is fire! I never look away, not really.

5. Rory & Logan - Gilmore Girls. My original faves. Don’t @ me. She belongs with Logan. 

Honorable Mentions - aka still pissed off at the show runners:

1. Zude: Jude & Zero - Hit the Floor. I will never forgive James LaRosa for Season 4.

2. Japril: Jackson & April - Grey’s Anatomy. Still so mad. SO mad.

3. Patrick & Kevin - Looking. Useless movie.

4. Gallavich: Ian & Mickey - Shameless. Still don’t trust John Wells.

5. Brian & Justin - Queer as Folk. Five years for nothing.

6. Merluca: Meredith & DeLuca - Grey’s Anatomy. Not mad yet.

7. Schmico: Nico & Levi - Grey’s Anatomy. Not mad yet.

[rxdscarf]

Actually, i want a culmets kiss similar to the coliver kiss from 3x02

aka the best, softest kiss in the history of tv shows

[puiss]

My thoughts on htgawm 5x07

No one wants them, but here they are

- Bonnie didn’t kill anyone THANK GOD

- She’s still helping the murderer covering it up though so not good for her I guess  

- YA BASIC

- I swear to god themselves if Connor or Oliver are EITHER the murderer or the dead body i’m gonna lose my mind. They deserve so much better. It’s their wedding day, please, it’s bad enough that a murder is happening but don’t make them kill/ get killed.

- Michaela referring to God as a she 

- Bonnie knowing AK so damn well, where to search for the empty bottles and making the note for the AA’s meeting

- Teagan being her amazing self 

- I didn’t like the fact that they made a flash forward of a month after the last episode. It would have been nice to see how Bonnie got back to work, what happened with AK and especially Nate.

- That scene at the church was really sweet. Not especially because of the priest but because Connor and Oliver are adorable

- Papa Nate deserved better. It still breaks my heart to see what they did to him

- Micheala letting go of the fabstinent thing, and Asher still not being over her

- I smell that either something will re-happen between AK and Nate or AK and Teagan. I’m here for both (but more for Teagalise, really)

- I want to know what’s going on with Gabriel. And Laurel and Franck ? Could Gabriel have witnessed something ? Know something ? Is Flaurel back together ? And can they please stop using Bonnie’s house to spy on someone thanks

- Could Gabriel also please stop to try to get invited to Coliver’s wedding ? They clearly don’t want you there, go away bro

- THE LITTLE PLUSHY GIRAFE IS BACK YAY

- Bonnie in pant suits 

- Edouard getting more and more likeable as the season goes. I hope he doesn't dies (well, maybe a little because he is really not that important)

- I think we can pull out Nate from the list of “who died at the wedding”.  Comparing to Bonnie’s size (aka tiny) the corpse didn’t seem that tall

- WHAT ARE THOSE ADOPTION PAPERS ?? DID AK ADOPT SOMEONE ? LIKE WES ? OR GABRIEL ? OR ANYONE ELSE ON THE SHOW FOR THAT MATTER ??

- The nose boop Laurel gave Christopher before leaving 

- Asher giving his blessing to Bonnie ? Dude no

- I still don’t get why he would eat out Connor’s mom at the wedding though. To get over Michaela ?

- As soon as they got out of the club i understood what was going to happen. It absolutely didn’t make any it less difficult for me to watch so there’s that

- “Is there poison in there ?”

- So the blinking at the end of the episode really made me think that the person Bonnie was talking to is Gabriel ? (because since the first episode he’s the one who’s been blinking ?)

[go-strt]

Artist Spotlight: C. Valenta

Who is C. Valenta & why we love them

Cornelius AKA “C. Valenta” is a Utah local rap/hip-hop artist and local poet. His brand emaculates community, vulnerability, and resilience. C. Valenta grew up with a lot of hardship and decided to turn his adversities into opportunities. 

We love C. Valenta’s drive and hustle to grow as an artist.

Where they’re at

In 2018, he decided to pursue his music career and established his artist name “C. Valenta”. Ever since establishing his artistry, he has created and produced singles and music videos. In 2020, he spoke at TEDxSalt Lake City in standing for "Black Voices Matter". Not only is he at the starving artist stage of chasing a dream, he is an activist for Black rights. 

Where they’re going

C. Valenta is planning to be one of the most influential artists of his generation. He is continuing to produce music while creating a fan base. 

Learn more and support C. Valenta at - 

https://www.cvalenta.com/ 

https://open.spotify.com/artist/1FMgtQjDCV2PfyG688xBMp?si=KqPNZAf3SRuLw9QJ19Edkg&dl_branch=1 

Create the Future.

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[delicious-marshmallow]

“Walshy needs a hug.”

↪ Asher aka the biggest Coliver shipper ever...  ♥

[onlythefuturewiththelightson]

Is the coliver 404 video up yet? (Aka the only part of this terrible show I even vaguely care about any more)

[intertwincd]

i just need someone to break this wall of bricks i’ve built (coliver angst)

part 1/3 of the handle with care trilogy

hello, chelsea here. this is a lil something i wrote in attempts to give myself closure and to help myself reminisce of the times everyone in htgawm wasn’t pulling bullshit stunts (aka season 1) and i hope you enjoy it! huge, enormous thank you to @colormayfade for editing and beta-ing too 

oh also i forgot to mention that the title of this part is borrowed from Yuna’s Places to Go

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i just need someone to break this wall of bricks i’ve built

It wasn’t as if he was scared, right?

Wrong. Of course he was scared, petrified even. Connor never knew what it was like to be brought back into a memory again and again every night; but that was before he and the other 4 of the k-5 killed Annalise Keating’s husband with their very own hands. He woke up drenched in cold sweat some nights; knuckles always bleach white and clutching at his sheets, trying to find some comfort, some security. This, ladies and gentlemen, was one of those nights.

He took lengthy breaths, in and out, trying to wash out the discomfort, fear and most of all—guilt.

In his head, Connor had long stopped trying to forgive himself for what he had done, because it was wrong in every sick disgusting way. Can you imagine killing your lecturer’s husband, cutting him up into sizable chunks and then pouring gasoline over it before proceeding to burn it? They might as well had tied a pink ribbon around the body and left a thank-you card with it at her doorstep.

As Connor raked his fingers through his wet hair, he laughed bitterly at what a mess he was. Even he couldn’t give himself the consolation he needed.

What he did the other night seemed to have created a black hole in him, a vacuum that sucked at whatever dignity or feelings he once had.

“Connor, I know this is hard on you, but you have to try— ” W es had tried to make him feel better, offering empty words of comfort that echoed around the house of Annalise Keating.

“And then what? Forget? We killed a man, Wes. ” Connor had stormed out of the house, unable to sustain another minute being suffocated by the air in the Keating house. God knew how many times he had to put himself through those memories until they’d stop resurfacing.

He sat in his car, letting his head rest against the steering wheel while the steady hum of the engine calmed him. The night in retrospect started its loop again, a broken VCR, a reminder that he had a debt to pay.

He wanted to be punished for what he had done wrong, he wanted to face the consequences of his crimes; but he just couldn’t find the bravery in him to own up.

Although Connor feels the things he does and claims to already accept that he himself had actually done something so unthinkable, he knows there is some part of him that is still in disbelief, too scared to come out of his forged armor and be true to himself for once.

The drive home was painful. Being alone was always an open invitation to the voices and the flashbacks, the silence a game of fill-in-the-blanks for the screaming and wailing.

He turned his music all the way up, and yet all he could hear was a mixture of his own screaming and the voices in his head going on and on and on. Thank God his subconscious self could still drive him home safely.  

A whole week after, and Connor still hadn’t  made any progress , unless the increasing number of beers he could finish within an hour passed as‘progress’.

He always liked living in the city. He found comfort in the fact that it was never completely asleep, and that he could fall into sweet slumber to the whirring of the city coming alive. Like it was a life form on its own, made up of a million others. Despite how people always call him vain and conceited, it was ironic how afraid he was of the idea of solitude.

Every night he turned on the TV, and weirdly enough,  the static buzzing and monotone voices between the constant flickering of channels provided c onnor all the company he needed.

And,  of course, there would be alcohol. Beer, usually, but occasionally, a fancy bottle of Jack as a congratulatory award for putting up with himself for yet another day.  But surely we all know that wasn’t the only reason Connor had such a knack for drinking.

He was pathetic, lonely, and empty–just like the barren apartment he owned.

Connor would fall asleep with the windows open, television still on,  surrounded by a pity party of beer cans scattered everywhere: the coffee table, the floor and even one still half full in his hand.

The other hand would hold a cell phone more often than not, and if you were lucky, his thumb would still hover over that number even his drunk self couldn’t bring to call. On other nights he would lie in the dead center of his bed, arms hugging his knees together, boxing himself in feeble attempts of covering  up that gaping hole in his chest called Oliver.

Who would’ve known Connor Walsh had feelings after all?

When the dreams came, every single detail—especially the ones he tried hardest to blur out or dilute with the uncanny amounts of beers he consumed—would remain untouched; sometimes even clearer and sharper. It was as if the alcohol he doused himself in was never enough to erase the memories, like the blood on his hands that would always make him feel dirty, inside and out no matter how many times he washed them.

The reason Connor took so much alcohol was to knock himself out to the extent that the hangover he’d wake up to could distract him for everything he feared: the truth.

He hated it when he was sober and awake, because even though he’d be one step further from the voices in his head, he would see his life laid out in front of him (like a PowerPoint presentation of his life—“Look, this is how much of a failure you are!”) and, as the people in the streets partied their lives away, he would feel every second passing, every tick of the clock a reminder that this was his life.

Staring at the ceiling, he learns this really is it. The hope and courage and kindness he had accumulated his whole life seemed to lessen every time he replayed that night in his head. He had his one shot in making his life one to be proud of, loving someone and letting them love him back and he blew it. He fucking blew it.

And then as the sky would turn another shade brighter outside the window of Connor Walsh’s apartment, he’d wonder about Oliver.

He’d piece everything together, every fray memory, every single second shared between them—trying so hard to find that one stray thread; the one thing he did or didn’t do—the single moment where he went wrong, the first symptoms of a splintering relationship.

He would go on for hours, just looking at the peeling cream-colored plaster until his vision doubled over. Sometimes, he’d even take out the old shirt Ollie left at his place ages ago and will himself not to call him, even if it meant just being sent to voicemail—at least he could hear his voice.

That’s when he would realize he no longer had the luxury of calling Ollie. He hurt him, and that was reason enough to cut all ties between them.

Do you ever do it? Sift through all the times you’ve had with someone you once held so closely, replaying them in your head again and again, looking for that one happy memory you can hold onto without all the pain that came with it, and then realize there aren’t any and everything is just one meaningless mess? You are down to your hands and knees, trying to clean up the stain of your mistakes that would just never quite disappear. The more you try to mend yourself, the bigger of a mess you make.

And yet, Connor did it repeatedly despite knowing there was nothing left to savor from that fractured relationship between him and Oliver. It hurt him to reminisce, but there was little he wouldn’t do to just hang on to some reminder of the latter.

In summation, it was beyond-words-woeful. But there was something about that one night that was different, because Connor figured it out.

He had found the missing puzzle piece, the answer to his one aching question; he knew where he went wrong. It was all his fault, all him.

He was scared of hurting others, so he never committed and instead gave away parts of himself to people who called him names and moan that ”God, they loved him,” and yet… it was only sex, nothing more.

The thought of commitment and exclusivity scared him enough to never settle down with anyone, enough for him to disappear before they could get his last name, enough for him to only leave empty white sheets in their wake.

He pushed people away when they got emotionally involved—he pushed Ollie away.

For years he had lived in the mindset that he was trying to protect others from getting hurt by him, but all this damned time the only person he was protecting was himself. The more distance he put between himself and all the people who cared for him (or who cared, in general), the safer he felt.

He was a liar. He lied to his parents when he said he was doing fine, he lied to Ollie when he said his charm wasn’t a weapon he used oh so often, but most of all he had been lying to himself: convincing himself that he was only lessening the casualties by doing what he did. He lied and he lied, telling himself he was over it, telling himself he was an independent, capable young man as he would pull out another beer. One sip for taste, two for company and three to forget everything completely.

So much for capability.

▪

There is only one thing worse than waking up smelling like a bar itself on a Tuesday morning with your apartment looking like an aftermath of World War II—having a witness.

In this case, it was Oliver Hampton; IT wizard, hacker, and the newly discovered love of Connor’s life. While you go on to wonder why on earth he was here, Connor’s attention was snatched by that feeling in his stomach whenever he…

“Fuck, I called you, didn’t I?”

Oliver looked up from his tablet, feet propped onto the coffee table that still had empty cans of beer that reeked of misery, despondency and the night before. He looked nothing short of as tired as Connor, and he definitely had been up till late.

For starters, Ollie was always a light sleeper; but his phone had been ringing off the hook; the caller ID flashing like a warning as he pondered on whether he should pick up or block the number. Naturally and eventually, Oliver picked up (he could never delete c onnor’s number anyway, he memorized it by heart); with his sweaty hands while he paced the floor in his slippers.

“Ollie? I know you really don’t want to talk to me right now, and it’s four in the morning…but I just, I figured it all out. I’m so broken and messed up and so fucking stupid, but I figured it all out. I hurt you a lot, and I lied even when the truth was out in the open.”

Oliver stared at the carpet some more, hearing his heart beat in his ear. “And I just need you to know that I’m sorry, and I miss you, I miss you so much. I didn’t mean to hurt you, Ollie, I really didn’t.”

The line went dead and the man on the receiving end heard his heart shake and shatter just a little.

That is how he ended up in the depressing apartment of Connor Walsh. With a soft heart like his, Oliver couldn’t have kept away for long even if his life depended on it; he just wasn’t the type to walk away and stay away. He’d known both of them would cross paths sooner or later, but he didn’t expect it to be this soon.

When Oliver had let himself into the apartment (Connor never changed his lock, and he had a spare key—“For emergencies,” Connor had said) the whole place emitted the foul smell of alcohol, and his eyes carried out a panoramic sweep of the area, landing on the subject—a man presumably wearing clothes from the day before, a shirt with its sleeves folded and its collar unbuttoned and a cell phone lying next to his ear.

He did what he had to; changed Connor into one of his old tees and carried him to his bed. He found a trash bag and started to clean up, but stopped halfway. He had to stop picking up after Connor and let him learn his own lessons, or nothing was ever going to work for both of them.

Now, Connor lay in his bed, sitting against the headboard in the fresh set of clothes courtesy of Ollie. “I…What did I say to you?” He looked down, studying the creases on the sheets.

Oliver had so much he’d wanted tell him, so much anger and frustration he hadn’t been able to voice all this time. There were days where he felt he could punch Connor square in the face, but then and there he couldn’t seem to summon that anger because his heart ached in longing for this man that was staring at him, bloodshot eyes and unkempt hair.

“Something along the lines of I really miss you…or some really needy drunk talk?” Connor tried to probe some memory of him calling Ollie, but nothing would come. He chuckled nervously, still struggling to hold a steady gaze.

The bespectacled boy sighed. “You really don’t remember? Not even a little?” A crease formed between his eyebrows, suggesting that the phone call meant so much more than just some “really needy drunk talk” as Connor had put it.

Connor bit his lip, equally frustrated.  “I…really don’t remember.”

The other man reached for his briefcase, putting his tablet inside and getting ready to leave. “Well, then I guess it’s about time I get going.”

 He didn’t sound like Oliver at all. There was something cold in his voice that made Connor feel even more helpless than before.

“Wait, no. Don’t go. Stay.”

Oliver took one look at Connor who held onto the fabric of his shirt, trying to find some part of himself that didn’t feel forlorn.

“Fuck, why do you keep doing this to me?”  

“You always do this. You bat your eyes, and everything goes your way; you tell me to stay and I always do.” Oliver wasn’t thinking anymore. Every word he had vested in himself for so long… they were all pouring out.

“You made me watch you tear my heart to shreds, you cheat on me; and when you turn up again I just fall helpless to your charm, always crawling back to you.” Months and months of words gushed out—a broken dam.

“It’s not fair that I have to go through all of this. Sometimes, I just feel so damn vulnerable, you know? When you use that charm of yours and you get anything you want, I can’t help but feel like I’m just one of those ‘things’ to you. I feel so worthless. You do it repeatedly and you keep hurting me. And when I finally find the courage in me to actually leave you, this is what I get?” Sleepless nights, a thousand and one texts begging to be answered, and tears leaked from his shattered heart.

Connor sat cross-legged on his duvet, startled. Oliver was still …Oliver. The first and last person he had ever truly loved, and everything he said made sense: Connor pushed people away when the only thing he had wanted was to get closer.

“Look around you. You have a drinking problem, and you can’t take care of yourself. I told myself I had to stop cleaning up after your mistakes, because you will never learn if all everyone ever did was cover up your dirty work.”  

Oliver held up an empty can. “Can after can, you are drinking your whole life away, and you don’t seem to care about how you are hurting yourself, but can’t you have a little compassion and see how much this hurts the people around you? How much this hurts me?” Raised voice, pounding head.

“You broke me, Con. You broke me and now that I’ve left you, can’t you at least give me some comfort in knowing we are both better off apart? Not to have you call me four in the morning and see you destroying everything you are? Don’t you think I deserve at least that much?”

Connor kept silent, lost in his own turbulence.

“I’m so stupid. I shouldn’t have come looking for some kind of…explanation.” Oliver wiped at his face which was now tear stained. “Look at you.” he laughed bitterly. “You’re not even trying. And those words you said to me, I really thought you figured it out.”

The law student stared at his palms, trying to grasp at any memory of the night before—anything at all.

“You’re right,” Connor started. “I’m a tragedy and I hate it just as much as you do…but I can fix this, I can fix us.”

Oliver scoffed. “God! Get over yourself, Connor. You fucked up, big time and you aren’t going to be able to fix us if you don’t start working on yourself.”

Even in crucial moments like this, Oliver’s heart still ached for what they once shared, but he knew it in his conscience that this was the right thing to do. He handed Connor some freshly laundered clothing and the black garbage bag he found earlier, not making eye contact the entire time.

“Here,” his voice softened, “Clean up this mess. Wash yourself of this self-pity and try to get yourself together.”

At this point, Connor had long surrendered, so he took the towel and went into the shower.

In the small cubicle the water rained down Connor’s lean physique, washing off the feeling of exhaustion, clearing his mind of the haze it had been caught in layer by layer as he lathered his body with soap and rinsed himself clean.

His skin grew red at the heat of the water, and he remembered. He remembered everything—from the beer to calling Ollie—he remembered it all.

Most importantly, he remembered that he did, in fact, figure it out.

He put two and two together and realized that the only reason Oliver would’ve turned up with that light in his eyes only barely lit was because Ollie had chosen to believe him when he said he had an explanation.

With his heart finally revving up again after what seemed like weeks of stagnancy, Connor hastily wrapped his towel around his waist. There was still time. He could still explain himself and convince Ollie he could find a way to mend himself and their relationship—light up that fire in Oliver’s eyes again.

“Ollie?” Connor called out as he stood before his apartment, only to be greeted by the quiet Ollie-less air of the living hall.

What lay before him was a whole new arrangement, a few novels stacked neatly on the coffee table replacing the beer cans that had been there for weeks on end, a laundry bag of clean clothing and the shades opened to let the light in.

Connor looked around for any sign that Ollie might return afterwards only to find a spare key—laid next to a bag of Chinese takeout.

The steam from the food was wafting out in slow spirals—warm, just like the spot on Connor’s temple that tingled; remnants of the kiss Oliver had left when Connor was tucked in bed, his calloused fingers clutching Oliver’s hand.

Connor probably didn’t realize, but that was the first time his nightmares kept quiet through the night.

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11 passeios grátis para aproveitar o fim de semana em SP ❤

E aí, animad@ para o fim de semana em SP? A cena cultural está fervilhando de eventinhos imperdíveis – e pra deixar você na expectativa, selecionamos 11 passeios culturais lindos e gratuitos!

De sexta-feira a domingo, a capital recebe Maria Gadú, 1º Festival do Samba, Bicho de Pé, Samba do Sol e muito mais! Vamos nessa?

Achou pouco? Nossa agenda muitos outros eventos lindos e baratex para todos os gostos, idades e bolsos – clique aqui.

Vem no amor:

Bicho de Pé no Sesc Itaquera 

Bora forrozear, meu povo? Bicho de Pé é um grupo que compõe e toca música regional brasileira, com ênfase nos ritmos dançantes do norte e nordeste!

Neste show, a banda apresenta um repertório de 20 anos, misturando músicas autorais com famosas composições de Luiz Gonzaga, Dominguinhos, Jackson do Pandeiro, Fagner, Zé Ramalho, Alceu Valença e muit@s outr@as.

Quando? 18 de outubro, das 20h às 21h30 Onde? Sesc Itaquera | Av. Fernando Espírito Santo Alves de Mattos, 1000 – Itaquera Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Sounds of Siririca

Corpos dançando, música boa e paz no coração: é assim que a festa Souns of Siririca chega na pista da Fatiado Discos!

As DJs e rainhas da p*** toda Gabi Ubaldo (aka Pensanuvem) e Mari Boaventura comandam o som do rolê +++ chopes, burger, drinks e quintal avarandado. Gostou? Então cola!

Quando? 18 de outubro, das 17h às 23h Onde? Fatiado Discos e Cervejas Especiais | Av. Prof. Alfonso Bovero, 382 – Sumaré Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Reggae music comSue & Mokaya 

A banda independente (e incrível) Sue & Mokaya se apresenta no CEU Paraisópolis, levando canções autorais e versões exclusivas de músicas consideradas “Lado B” do reggae mundial, como Nneka, Hoolie Cook, Peter Tosh, Mad Caddies, entre outras.

Coração quentinho e mente livre! Viva a música!

Quando? 18 de outubro, das 19h às 21h Onde? Anfiteatro do CEU Paraisópolis | R. Dr Jose Augusto de Souza e Silva, s/n – Jardim Parque Morumbi Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Fuzuê no Trackers: A Sacerdotisa do Tempo

Sexta-feira é dia de celebrar o poder feminino em mais uma edição da festa Fuzuê! Sabe o que isso significa? Uma mistura linda entre música, projeções, performances, intervenções, leitura de tarô, comidinhas, flash tattoo, bazar de marcas independentes e muito amor!

A discotecagem fica na mão d@s DJs Rubinho P, Dadita, Lucas Van, Lumar e Iasmin e as projeções por William Walker.

Quando? 18 de outubro, das 23h às 6h Onde? Trackers | Rua dos Pinheiros, 1.243 – Pinheiros Quanto? Grátis com lista até 00h| Sem lista R$ 10 até 00h | R$ 15 até 1h | R$ 30 após 1h

Nome na lista mande para fuzuê@trackers.cx ou confirme presença no evento

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Maria Gadú no Sesc Campo Limpo

Maria Gadú traz seu show de comemoração de 20 anos de carreira. Duas vezes indicada ao Grammy Latino, a cantora lançou seu primeiro álbum em 2009, mas desde os 13 anos já se apresentava em bares, festas e shows locais.

Em 2019, lançou seu novo single “Mundo Líquido” e está produzindo um novo álbum. Entre os sucessos que marcaram sua carreira, destacam-se “Altar particular”, “Bela flor”, “Dona Cila” e “Shimbalaiê”.

Quando? 19 de outubro, das 20h às 21h Onde? Sesc Campo Limpo | Rua Nossa Senhora do Bom Conselho, 120 – Campo Limpo Quanto? Grátis

Quer saber todos o s detalhes e curtir o fim de semana em SP? Então clique aqui

1º Festival do Samba e Suas Raízes no Parque da Água Branca

Evento convida os apaixonados pelo samba para uma viajem no tempo, resgatando as tradicionais rodas de samba de raiz e celebrando a cultura popular brasileira!

Entre os shows, estão: o grupo Samba de Chita, que aposta na sonoridade dos pandeiros e vozes, prato das sambadeiras, cavaco e sanfona – e as sambadeiras vão ensinando, no pisado miudinho, passos do samba de roda.

Também rola Samba Certo, que traz ao parque referências como Fundo de Quintal, Zeca Pagodinho, Jorge Aragão, Almir Guineto, Arlindo Cruz, Exaltasamba, Pixote e Turma Do Pagode.

Já o grupo Coisa de Família reúne as melhores canções clássicas do samba, ao som do cavaquinho, surdo, violão e tamborim!

Quando? 19 e 20 de outubro, das 9h às 19h30 Onde? Parque da Água Branca | Av. Francisco Matarazzo, 455 – Água Branca Quanto? Grátis

Quer saber todos o s detalhes e curtir o fim de semana em SP? Então clique aqui

Blues na Floresta no Sesc Consolação

Sábado é dia de contar, cantar e dançar histórias do Saci Pererê, Cuca, Mula Sem Cabeça, Curupira, Iara, Lobisomem, Boitatá, Bicho Papão e Matita Pereira junto com os músicos ajudantes dos protetores da floresta…Isso é Blues na Floresta!

Quando? 19 de outubro, às 13h30 Onde? Sesc Consolação | Rua Dr. Vila Nova, 245 – Vila Buarque Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Ritu Ritu_ saudação ao pôr do som no Mira!

O Ritu_ritu é um coletivo de eletro-batucada / downtempo / improvisação que mescla DJ sets e música ao vivo, pesquisando sons étnicos e folclóricos do mundo com musica eletrônica.

E se você ainda não conhece o Mirante 9 de Julho, a hora é essa! O espaço embarca em um novo momento, com gestão comandada por mulheres (yeah!) e suas facetas: pluralidade, democracia e liberdade – além de mudar seu nome para MIRA.

Ritu_ritu é Papaleo (Mundo Pensante / Terça Open House), Thiago Duar (Mental Abstrato (Oficial) ), Lorena Hollander (OXU), Ariane Molina (Mbeji), Angelica Figuera e convidad@s.

Quando? 19 de outubro, das 18h às 22h Onde? MIRA | R. Carlos Comenale, s/n – Bela Vista Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Samba e africanidades no Sesc Osasco

Grupo Firma o Ponto dedica seu trabalho de pesquisa ao universo dos terreiros e casas de matriz africanas, revelando assim elementos desta cultura que estão intrincados nas mais diversas tradições do Brasil.

Quando? 19 de outubro, das 16h às 18h Onde? Sesc Osasco | Avenida Sport Club Corinthians Paulista, 1.300 – Jardim das Flores Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

5 anos de Samba do Sol na Casa das Caldeiras 

Na festa, serão quatro ambientes recheados de atrações, somando três rodas de samba, sete DJs convidados, feira de artes e de gastronomia, além de um espaço especial para as crianças.

A celebração de cinco anos de Samba do Sol faz parte da edição extraordinária do projeto TODODOMINGO, que agora acontece apenas em datas especiais.

Quando? 20 de outubro, das 15h às 23h Onde? Casa das Caldeiras | Avenida Francisco Matarazzo, 2000 – Água Branca Quanto? Grátis para as primeiras 300 pessoas | R$ 25 após – compre antecipado

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Boteco do Futuro: gostinho de futuro com ação solidária

Não somos Mãe Dináh mas temos uma previsão do futuro: o futuro será mais vegetal, artístico, solidário e divertido…Mas para isso acontecer, precisamos olhar pro presente, por isso o Boteco do Futuro!

Boteco do Futuro | Em parceria com a Fazenda Futuro, o projeto criou os lanches mais gostosos e futuristas dessa São Paulo com um propósito social: cada lanche vendido será revertido em um prato de comida para pessoas em situação de vulnerabilidade através da ONG Beija-Flores Solidários.

Shows | O evento convida artistas que fazem com arte um futuro melhor, como Kacá Novais que usa a música ferramenta pra levar amor por aí; e Daniel Feittosa, que com muita poesia e ritmo mantém sonoridades regionais vivas, atualizadas e representadas.

Arte | Bruna Bandeira, do Imagine e Desenhe, usa a arte para trabalhar o feminismo, o empoderamento, e a luta contra o racismo por meio. No evento, ela fará ela fará uma ilustração exclusiva para cada pessoa que doar 1kg de alimento não perecível.

Não acaba por aí: ainda rola exposição dos trabalhos da artista Giovanna Nunes, flash tattoo solidária e bebidinhas deliciosas!

PS: levando 1kg de alimento, você ganha um drink em dobro!

Quando? 20 de outubro, das 13h às 23h Onde? Backyard Coliving | Rua Harmonia, 255 – Vila Madalena Quanto? Grátis

Para saber todos os detalhes, clique aqui

Cineminha de segunda-feira é uma bela ideia, hein?

A Cinesala, localizada em Pinheiros, oferece ingressos baratinhos para você:

Veja também: Assista lançamentos dos cinema a R$ 8 na Cinesala, em Pinheiros

11 passeios grátis para aproveitar o fim de semana em SP

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This Week in Jobs: Winter is here, and so are some sweet gigs

Editor’s note: Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ — “twidge” — here at Technical.ly HQ). Below is this week’s edition. Here’s the last one we published on the site; it’s meant to live in your inbox.

Sign up for the newsletter here.

This winter — it has us right where it wants us. Sad, grey skies. Irreparably chapped lips. Irresponsibly long, hot showers where we accomplish nothing other than staring blankly at the tiles, afraid to leave.

And adding insult to injury, there’s hat hair. So much hat hair.

Defy the chill with us for a moment and warm up with a hot dose of this week’s best tech opportunities, won’t you? Really, get cozy. In fact, grab some fleece and a hot chocolate while you’re at it. We’ll wait.

Ready? Let’s do this.

Ready to think outside the cubicle? Amble, a startup that plans sabbaticals for creatives, coordinates with impact-based organizations to give freelancers the chance to work and support a mission while they explore the world. Great for those who need to get outta dodge for a bit but want to stay productive. Check out upcoming sabbaticals and learn more about Amble here.

Coliving company��QUARTERS is about to become Philly’s new roomie. Owned by Berlin-based company MEDICI LIVING Group, QUARTERS has been bringing the coliving concept (like coworking but with sleepy time) to cities around the U.S. and plans to announce its move to Philly within the first six months of 2019. Stay tuned for updates and tune into future job openings here. And don’t forget to put the toilet seat down.

In D.C. news, The Center for Innovation Technology’s Virginia Founders Fund just invested in Virginia-based Micronic Technologies, a sustainable water purification technology. The fund supports women, minority and veteran founders, such as Micronic’s CEO and Cofounder Karen Sorber, who founded the company after a humanitarian trip to Peru where she saw the impact that living without clean water had on its people. Get in on the good-doing through a Micronic Technologies career or internship.

Director-level pros of Philly, please form a straight line:

Custom software builder PromptWorks is hiring a Director of Engineering and offers ergonomic workstations. So you probably won’t need the generous 100 percent health coverage, but, you know, it’s there if you do.

Center City-based healthcare data company HealthVerity is looking for a Director, Software Product Management, New Platforms. Mentorship programs, team hackathons and high-fives included.

Digital pathology platform Proscia seeks a Director of Marketing. Word on the street (well, the Technical.ly company page) is that they use their walls as notepads and chat on couches overlooking the city. For work. Not just games of hangman.

Philly UX Designers, a new experience awaits you:

Cloud hosting provider Linode seeks a UI/UX Designer to join its “real” swanky office space on N3RD Street. Benefits galore, including free hosting service for your own enjoyment.

Microlending fintech startup Perpay is hiring an Experience Designer. Office includes an “epic coffee setup” and some delightfully offbeat team extracurriculars.

Motorcycle-centric eCommerce retailer RevZilla is looking for a Visual Designer to serve its passionate audience of moto-enthusiasts. Leather outfit not required.

And for our greater Mid-Atlantic techies:

“In an interview, remember to be yourself, breathe, and relax. There is a reason for an interview process: to help both you and the interviewer figure out if this is a fit. Don’t try to sell yourself as something you aren’t or get so caught up in the ‘right thing to say’ because you don’t know what responses the interviewer is looking for. By digging deep into the conversations, you’ll be able to make sure this is the right position and company for your next career move.” — Melissa Richardson, Hiring Manager for Deacom, Inc.

Technical.ly’s curated tech jobs fair NET/WORK is coming up soon! We build a no-pressure environment where employers and attendees can interact and get to know one another. Pant suits and ties are optional and conversations that dig deep are encouraged:

NET/WORK Philly goes down Feb. 26 at the The Fillmore Philadelphia. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK Baltimore is happening March 14 at Thumel Business Center of the University of Baltimore. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK Delaware will take place March 20 at CSC. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK DC will happen on March 27 at Alley powered by Verizon. To RSVP, click here.

Stay warm, friends, and thanks for joining us!

Happy job hunting!

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This Week in Jobs: Winter is here, and so are some sweet gigs

Editor’s note: Every week we ship an email newsletter featuring the region’s most exciting career opportunities. We’ve lovingly called it This Week in Jobs (aka TWIJ — “twidge” — here at Technical.ly HQ). Below is this week’s edition. Here’s the last one we published on the site; it’s meant to live in your inbox.

Sign up for the newsletter here.

This winter — it has us right where it wants us. Sad, grey skies. Irreparably chapped lips. Irresponsibly long, hot showers where we accomplish nothing other than staring blankly at the tiles, afraid to leave.

And adding insult to injury, there’s hat hair. So much hat hair.

Defy the chill with us for a moment and warm up with a hot dose of this week’s best tech opportunities, won’t you? Really, get cozy. In fact, grab some fleece and a hot chocolate while you’re at it. We’ll wait.

Ready? Let’s do this.

Ready to think outside the cubicle? Amble, a startup that plans sabbaticals for creatives, coordinates with impact-based organizations to give freelancers the chance to work and support a mission while they explore the world. Great for those who need to get outta dodge for a bit but want to stay productive. Check out upcoming sabbaticals and learn more about Amble here.

Coliving company QUARTERS is about to become Philly’s new roomie. Owned by Berlin-based company MEDICI LIVING Group, QUARTERS has been bringing the coliving concept (like coworking but with sleepy time) to cities around the U.S. and plans to announce its move to Philly within the first six months of 2019. Stay tuned for updates and tune into future job openings here. And don’t forget to put the toilet seat down.

In D.C. news, The Center for Innovation Technology’s Virginia Founders Fund just invested in Virginia-based Micronic Technologies, a sustainable water purification technology. The fund supports women, minority and veteran founders, such as Micronic’s CEO and Cofounder Karen Sorber, who founded the company after a humanitarian trip to Peru where she saw the impact that living without clean water had on its people. Get in on the good-doing through a Micronic Technologies career or internship.

Director-level pros of Philly, please form a straight line:

Custom software builder PromptWorks is hiring a Director of Engineering and offers ergonomic workstations. So you probably won’t need the generous 100 percent health coverage, but, you know, it’s there if you do.

Center City-based healthcare data company HealthVerity is looking for a Director, Software Product Management, New Platforms. Mentorship programs, team hackathons and high-fives included.

Digital pathology platform Proscia seeks a Director of Marketing. Word on the street (well, the Technical.ly company page) is that they use their walls as notepads and chat on couches overlooking the city. For work. Not just games of hangman.

Philly UX Designers, a new experience awaits you:

Cloud hosting provider Linode seeks a UI/UX Designer to join its “real” swanky office space on N3RD Street. Benefits galore, including free hosting service for your own enjoyment.

Microlending fintech startup Perpay is hiring an Experience Designer. Office includes an “epic coffee setup” and some delightfully offbeat team extracurriculars.

Motorcycle-centric eCommerce retailer RevZilla is looking for a Visual Designer to serve its passionate audience of moto-enthusiasts. Leather outfit not required.

And for our greater Mid-Atlantic techies:

“In an interview, remember to be yourself, breathe, and relax. There is a reason for an interview process: to help both you and the interviewer figure out if this is a fit. Don’t try to sell yourself as something you aren’t or get so caught up in the ‘right thing to say’ because you don’t know what responses the interviewer is looking for. By digging deep into the conversations, you’ll be able to make sure this is the right position and company for your next career move.” — Melissa Richardson, Hiring Manager for Deacom, Inc.

Technical.ly’s curated tech jobs fair NET/WORK is coming up soon! We build a no-pressure environment where employers and attendees can interact and get to know one another. Pant suits and ties are optional and conversations that dig deep are encouraged:

NET/WORK Philly goes down Feb. 26 at the The Fillmore Philadelphia. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK Baltimore is happening March 14 at Thumel Business Center of the University of Baltimore. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK Delaware will take place March 20 at CSC. To RSVP, click here.

NET/WORK DC will happen on March 27 at Alley powered by Verizon. To RSVP, click here.

Stay warm, friends, and thanks for joining us!

Happy job hunting!

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Source: https://technical.ly/philly/2019/01/23/this-week-in-jobs-winter-is-here-and-so-are-some-sweet-gigs/

[noga-pupa-twarz]

tagged by @mushewhosta (pls send me link to the movie tag again, thx ;** )

rules: tag nine people you want to get to know better

one: relationship status: single pringle

two: favorite color: yellow

three: lipstick or chapstick: lip balm??

four: last song i listened to:  Sleepover by Hayley Kiyoko

five: last movie i watched: DUNKIRK (I’m still processing it)

six: top three shows: (more like the only 2 shows I watched this year) HTGAWM, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries + everyone’s problematic fave aka Glee

seven: top three characters: Luna Lovegood, Mark Watney, Wednesday Addams

eight: top three ships: Coliver, Hobama😂😂, me+happiness

I tag: everyone

[ricamora-falahee]

totally random but do you think the s4 coliver promo stuff will be like the s3 was? (aka none). only cause they kept it under wraps because of stanford..but now wont they keep them hidden because of the proposal? i feel like its just gonna be no footage or interviews again because of the cliffhanger lol!

Yeah, they don’t really promote Coliver. But I’m sure Pete Nowalk, Jack Falahee and Conrad Ricamora will talk about the ship when they’re asked about their storyline and that cliffhanger in particular. 

[cinematographicstudios]

My issues with Connor Walsh

First let me declare my undying love for Jack Falahee who's acting skills amaze me every week like yass bby come through! Second, I love that this show really takes the time to explore a gay relationship. It can be complicated like every other relationship and I applaud Shonda for not using Coliver as shock value aka kill the gays (looking at you CW). That being said. CONNOR AIN'T SHIT Y'ALL! His idgaf attitude was cute in the 1st season but now we just giving him excuses for his appalling behaviour. He doesn't care about anyone but himself. He's proven time and time again how selfish and self centred he is even towards the ones he loves! I mean he always says the shittiest borderline aggressive and inappropriate things to hurt peoples feelings especially my bby Wes. He constantly lashes out even going as far as sleeping with Oli's fling. He told a GRIEVING Laurel to have an abortion not long after Wes' death was revealed! I mean WHO SAYS THAT?! In what world is that ok?! What i hate is seeing all the excuses people come up for him. Being your favourite gay character doesn't give him a pass. Nope his ass is cancelled. Next season I wanna see him get called out. The boy has some unresolved issues for sure and hasn't been a true friend AT ALL THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE SHOW. Stop praising him.