#and if there were financial issues

[psychologeek]

Double Standards (light it up):

You know, in light of everything going on in Colombia U and Harvard, etc., I wonder -

They say harassing random people and murder and rape and the vandalism of (everything Jewish) is ok, bc it's "retaliation".

Continue this line of thoughts, does it mean I get Carte Blanche to burn a local mosque?

After all, my family had been oppressed for wayyy more than 75 years under the Yemeni occupation. We were exiled and had to flee for our lives. My grandma told me stories about their journey, the little she remembers. She nearly died.

(we think she had a brother who did)

Also, does it mean I'm allowed to go and beat up anyone wearing a cross?

I mean, my other grandma's cousins were murdered by Christians in Auschwitz-Birkenau (her grandad survived and came to live with them in Israel after the holocaust. But that's another story.)

*for the record - idk how your family things go, but I met most of this grandma's cousins and can name/give a detail about at least half of them. Also just last weekend we talked about her aunt that died as her refugee's ship broke halfway through the journey to Israel. I know this story and the ship name and the aunt and her kids since I was a kid. So yes, those memories are part of my life.)

And I guess people shouldn't be able to talk Spanish in public. After all, we all Know what They did in 1492.

But why going back so much?

There's exile of Jews from Iran in the 70s. But you'll never hear about it.

You'll never hear about the way we were kicked from Afghanistan and Lybia and Tunisia (where, btw, a mob burnt down an ancient synagogue this very year.)

No one's talking about how jews were kicked out of Egypt.

(this is how ppl sound. If that make you think "well, actually -"then, why isn't it never applied to us?)

[jyakkopotto-saddo-gaaru]

hate the word problematic so much it used to be so fun like oh yeah this guy just being killed in this gas explosion is pretty problematic to our great plan but now i cant say it without getting flashbacks to awful twitter threads calling out some famous charity worker who marches for the rights of many for saying the word faggot in a non offensive manner in 1995 when they were 12 years old. please just say its wrong or it upsets you and move on with your life youre associating a perfectly good word with something so petty and hateful it disgusts me

[xx-psych0-rabbit-xx]

btw not to be a disabled poor piss baby but the way ppl (SPECIALLY americans) treat struggling to recall things deemed common sense that you learned in school/straight up not knowing them as some personal moral failure is fucking weird lmao.every education system has a problem w failing disabled kids that cant follow along typical learning by just letting them fall behind w zero ways to catch up n my country has an issue w teenagers dropping out to support their families so they dont starve to death so it just rlyyy doesnt sit right w me when ppl claim if you cant remember some random fuck middle school class fact youre an idiot that doesnt remember bc you dont want to.i dont know how to explain to you all if a CHILD is being failed by adults to be taught smth its literally not their fault specially when in nearly all cases its bc of outside factors (i mentioned disability n poverty here but lets not forget stuff like abused kids being unable to focus due to stress or bc they lack a safe environment to study at home, for example)

idk ig my point is not everyone had a great home life w a stable financial situation n zero genetic conditions that let them get head pats from adults for being good at memorizing books, n its weird af to want to be superior than ppl who didnt have those bc its literally not our fault that as CHILDREN we were failed by adults n nowadays only managed (at BEST scenario, remember lots of ppl nowadays still cant even read bc they didnt even get the chance to do elementary) to remember actual essential basics that let us get by n not high school physics trivia.also if all those things r suuuuch big common sense idk why yall want to feel better than us for knowing them, by your own reasoning theyre completely worthless knowledge everyone has, no point in showing off you know smth like that, but ig at the end of the day its all abt feeling special for having success handed to you in a silver plate compared to the losers not born as lucky

[ghost--bot]

concluding my meming re: watcher update, had a wild time with the hysteria over the weekend but this seems like the best course of action (though you can come up with your own conclusions). hopefully this means something + will see if the future is any better but will be a bit wary from now on... what a nightmare

[flippedorbit]

i’m gonna be so for real, if things don’t start changing for me in good ways i will be disappearing off the face of the earth

[culmaer-sideblog]

please forgive me, but I need to complain and over-share or my brain is going to explode please feel free to ignore

[creations-by-chaosfay]

A thing I pre-ordered months ago has shipped!

What's the thing?

Keepsake Quilting, and several other quilt companies/stores, put a sort of gift box together with fabric, notions, patterns, and gift cards in them. You don't know what you're getting, making it a surprise. I have never purchased one because they're expensive. This was 50% upfront, 50% when shipped, for a total of $150. Considering how much is in it, and what reviews were left the last several years, it's a steal. Plus, I wanna treat myself after having such a stressful and unpleasant year.

My mom and one of aunts have ordered such boxes in the past, but according to my mom, they're disappointing because she has so many of the things in the package, or no use for many of them. Rulers (some of which cost $30), needles, rotary cutters and extra blades (blades can be $10/each, new cutters up to $50), fabric marking tools (chalk pencils, disappearing ink, etc), precut fabric collections (jelly rolls can be $80, fat quarter collections up to $100 depending on number of FQs), and yardage ($12.99-$21.99/yard). She's been disappointed by "ugly" fabric too many times.

I, on the other hand, have significantly fewer tools. I make things for people to buy, and some folks love fabric I cannot stand (like x-mas and patriotic prints). There have been fabrics I consider well and truly hideous, and those I list in my shop or sell to people here. One person's trash is another's treasure, right? I've met people who think pastels are ugliest things to have ever existed. I think baby pink and green military camouflage look fantastic together, as well as turquoise and light hemp brown or terracotta and peacock blue. My mom finds them hideous. I think pink and any shade of brown look terrible together, or red and khaki (likely from working at Target and seeing is everywhere). Again, personal taste.

If any of you ever fancy treating me to one of these random collections of fabric and/or notions, feel free to do so. They're the sort of surprise I enjoy (that and people purchasing my work, especially from my shop). Sure, there are things that may he of no use to me, but others can use them. Nothing goes to waste.

This package will be arriving on November 18th, and has me giggling with excitement!

[birbs-in-space]

heard someone say (irl) a while ago that a partial solution to the housing crises/young people generally being priced out of owning was to build more condos.

except here's the thing. i'm financially better off than most of the people in that group. im privileged enough to have savings. i could not afford even a 10% down payment for anything other than a shoebox, and once i moved in, i'd be hit hard by monthly hoa fees, because yes, most condos in the area are in hoa areas. i'd be lucky to get 1k sqft condo for the equivalent of what my dad bought his 2k/7k house for at the turn of the century.

here's the other thing. landlords love to buy up condos and rent them out because in most places in california, condos aren't subject to rent control. i know this because i rent a condo. also? owners also don't have to even worry about common area management because they put their property into the hands of a property management company who just pays the previously mentioned hoa fees.

so. idk i guess it could be temporarily good for temporary slapdash construction jobs but it just feels like an incredibly ineffective solution when, simultaneously, there are literally a large number of massive mansions sitting empty 10-11 months of the year because they're someone's summer home.

[bread-of-death]

Whelp. I just emailed the Dean.

[tiny-feisty-gay]

jobs will say they're disability friendly until you actually need them to be friendly about your disabilities

jobs will say they're mental health friendly until you actually have to miss work for it

jobs will say they support you taking time off until you actually do it

capitalism is a sham and employers do not and will not ever care about you, and if you're chronically ill, sucks to suck

i have an average of 1.5 absences a month and i'm tardy an average of twice a month, and somehow that's still too much.

18 absences in a year if i go at the current rate. 18. out of the 208 days total that i work (4 on, 3 off, with a 3 hour commute each direction.) 18. days. of absences. and that's too many.

and god forbid i be more than 15 minutes late.

[tuiyla]

All the people complaining that Willow and Tara lived in Buffy’s house while she was dead and greeted her with debt when she was resurrected and it’s like?? girl are you media illiterate or just dumb

First, we don’t actually know whether Tillow pitched in and that’s obviously not the point of the story. The point is for Buffy to get realistic and face financial troubles. Second, it’s not like Tara practically-disowned Maclay and Willow neglectful-parents Rosenberg were loaded, either? Third, GIRL were they NOT supposed to look after Buffy’s little sister and become her surrogate parents???!! Girl what do you want the lesbian moms to do. Girl it’s not like they were squatting in the Summers home and eating up Buffy’s savings on luxuries.

[gideonisms]

Do u have a venmo? Wanna help with the acquisition of headphones.

Aw that's sweet! Thank you for thinking of it anon ♥️ but I would prefer you save your money for people who are in like real financial trouble whereas the worst that happens to me is I move back in with my family who I disagree with politically but who won't kick me out

[baconcolacan]

Hiii! Not a EW related question but I came on here to ask for advice- recently a rlly toxic family member of mine found out/is suspecting I’m LGBTQIA+ cuz he stole my phone- and I don’t know when I’ll be able to get it back. Either way I know it’s dangerous for me now to use to communicate with friends and stuff. I’m trying to save up for a new phone now (secretly) and my current one stays a burner for family. I’m tryna save up until September! My goal is to try and get to 600. I currently have 700 or so in my savings and i wanna get around 1,300 before buying a new one- you think I can do it?? Any suggestions or tips you might have?..

Hey anon, Im really sorry to hear that this is happening to you but, I really am not the person you should ask this to. Your ask has been sitting in my box for a while because this topic (financial hardship/trouble/money) is one of my triggers. But, I didn't want to leave you alone in a hard spot, I didn't want to ignore someone who wanted help. I'm hoping you're in a better position now but if you still want it here's what I can say:

I'm not sure of your actual situation cause this really depends on your age and capabilities. I would say you should pick up a side job to earn a little bit of a cash to help you along, if you can't find full time work atm. Try to monetize your skillset. If you DO have a job, it's important you put away at least 3-5% of your pay every time you receive it, even the smallest amounts can add up every time you put some away. No luxuries until you reach your goal. Meaning no going out, no buying things you want, no expensive things be it food or materials, no eating out.

For anything else? Maybe someone could put their own advice in my replies, I don't know what else you could do.

[birdyverdie]

Not to vent on main but this has been a truly shit year

[ruvviks]

🖊️💯🤔 for ambrose!!

oc asks!

🖊️ BALLPOINT PEN — does your oc have any tattoos? do they want any (more) tattoos?

vibrating at a very normal velocity right now i've been WANTING TO TALK ABOUT THISSSS THANK YOU ok so ambrose has several tattoos >:^)

the oldest one is a scythe on the inside of his left wrist. it's something he got when he was known as "the reaper" at arasaka but ended up kind of hating it because he finally realized that he wanted to be more than just. reduced to a weapon by everyone around him basically? his status suddenly didn't feel like something he was proud of anymore and just felt like a burden :( that's why he ends up adding a bunch of flowers around the scythe, not really to cover it up but to kinda put it to rest if that makes sense!! he doesn't want to completely get rid of his past as the reaper because it's such a vital part of his life but he wants to be able to move on from it and the addition of flowers to the tattoos symbolizes that :D

at some point he also would've gotten a tattoo of flowers (which ones to be determined) covering his left side + the left side of his thigh >:^) mostly just flowers but it's got little details added to it as well, mostly insects and herbs and stuff. he likes bugs :)

brings me to the next one which is a butterfly behind his ear! a very simple one compared to the other two but he liked the idea of it, it marks a fresh new start for him at some point in his story when he starts leaving arasaka behind him and tries to build up a better life for himself and his daughter

and with that his last tattoo: the name of his daughter, rei, on the inside of his right wrist :D would've gotten this one before the butterfly tattoo still when he was still forced to work for arasaka so he could like, carry her with him every day despite being away from home so often

💯 HUNDRED POINTS SYMBOL — share three random facts about your oc that others may not know.

ambrose is a very good cook! was taught how to cook from a very young age and all the older people from the community he lived in taught him their best recipes which he's adjusted slightly over time to his own liking and has perfected nowadays >:^) he's got more time for it again nowadays with his retirement finally closing in (and eventually when he's retired from arasaka he actually starts working part-time in the kitchen of a restaurant!) and he's missed it so much. he's having the time of his life again now

he's also a GREAT singer but basically never sings. he's too cool for that nobody's allowed to know. but he Will sing in the shower when he (thinks he) is home alone and he will do it loudly and it will be very good but also if he realizes he was Not in fact home alone he Will die of embarrassment LMAO

and lastly he is Basically a cowboy. basically. he used to work on the farms of his community a lot when he was younger and would help with all the farm animals AND he was a horse girl. do with this information what you will

🤔 THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?

ambrose can be found talking to himself a lot but it's always just a mumble. good luck trying to figure out what he's saying even if you ARE able to hear it there's like only 50% chance it will make sense to you SHGFDKGDFJG

nail biter too. used to be very very bad because everyone always got on his nerves back at arasaka but he's managing a lot better nowadays :) when he Does start biting his nails again he's insanely stressed so if anything that tells those around him that he needs like a several week vacation at the earliest opportunity

he also makes the most godawful dad jokes you've heard in your entire life but he does it So effortlessly. especially he and rei bounce off each other very well in conversation, sometimes it really just sounds like two standup comedians both trying to do their bit at the same time but it WORKS

[faaun]

i feel like i have rly strict boundaries w ppl eating my food but i feel like i shouldn't but i like . recovered from an ED and i hate having my food messed w / having less food than i thought but i feel like i shouldn't care/just get over it