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@ USAmericans that are following me, if you (like me) get anxious you'll somehow have issues with a mail-in or drop-off ballot: I forgot that in a lot of places (here's a site to check!) early in-person voting is an option, so I figured maybe you did too!
Lines are MUCH shorter than election day,
which means it's quick and you have more time to look things up at the voting booth if necessary,
and you have a LOT more ability to find a time that works for you than if you just vote on Nov. 5th (which I would be have been almost completely unable to go out and vote on).
Early voting y'all it kicks ass. A quick google of "early voting (my city/county" immediately brought up the exact address, days and hours of where it was available. Will definitely patronize the fine folks at my local polling center again in four years assuming that. Things go well. And we still have a democracy in four years. OTL
#USpol#US pol#LOVE poll workers love the extremely clear signage at my polling place and the people positioned every fifteen feet or so#whose whole job is to nod at me and go 'yup you're in the right place go right around that corner and see the first open person at the desk#nothing assuages my 'I'm going to mess up this important process and go to jail probably' anxieties#like having someone give me clear directions and instructions every step of the way. bless.#anyway I was scheduled to work a 12-hour night shift on either side of election day because that's how my schedule works#and by hell or high water I was going to make it out to vote anyway but like MAN it's a relief to be able to go in person but not uhhh#at the cost of coming back to work wildly sleep deprived. LOVE that shorter line A+ process.#Anyway I don't often make posts about real life around here but I did fully forget this was an option so I thought I would shout it out!
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I think the sad thing is that Viren didn't have to coin Kpp'Ar, y'know? Yes, the old man had threatened him, but there was no way Kpp'Ar was going to reach King Atticus that night to tell him of Viren's choice/betrayal, let alone before Viren could save Soren.
Viren could've hurried home, uncorrupted, probably gotten the tears from Lissa consensually because she wouldn't have been scared of him, and then saved Soren.
There would've been consequences. Maybe banishment from court or Katolis (at best), or arrest / imprisonment (at worst). But the rest of his family would've been Okay.
But Kpp'Ar had said "You will lose everything" (your position, your status, etc) and Viren couldn't have that, so he coined his mentor and set off a domino affect... until he really had Lost Literally Everything, and it was too late.
#tdp viren#pre series#morally ambiguous fam#tdp spoilers#tdp#the dragon prince#s6 spoilers#6x06#arc 2#s6#breaking motif#paying the price#might be time to shift that tag from rayla&harrow and give them a new foils tag#in favour of the price / cost motif the series Adores
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Advanced Hall Monitor Technique: Go To Detention
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#lan wangji#thats not supposed to be lan qiren; just a lan elder#once again wwx tries to play chess (setting up a pin) only for lwj to take the peice and crush it in his mouth#teen wangji is the definition of lawful good. Follow and obey the rules outlined by your [group laws] even at the cost to yourself#lawful good gets done so dirty in media (lawful stupid is usually what the result of trying to write such a character becomes)#but here? nah. LWJ’s severe lawfulness does get used for humour but it does *so* much more too#We get to establish a strong character basis for the fact *he stands by what he beleives in—unshakingly*#idk if anyone is out there saying LWJ moves alignment; cause I’d argue his code of law simply shifts to something (someone) else#regardless; i love this scene a lot for what it shows about lwj’s character and its also such a good character dynamic#oh I forgot to wish everyone a happy first day of spring (north hemmies) and fall (south hemmies)#may the change in season be a blessing B*) not for me though I have seasonal allergies#ramadan started recently too; Ramadan Kareem to all the muslims passing by this blog!
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Obsessed with what America and England have going on in HetaOni. America's like "I keep having to watch my dad die from overusing his magic in past timelines and not knowing how to stop it is killing me inside but I'm not going to talk to him about it" and England's like "I can't seem to hold a conversation with my son without insulting him but I won't hesitate to use my dying breath to ensure I can protect him from beyond the grave"
#good morning i still have hetaoni on the brain#that scene where it looks like america's going to die but turns out past loop england used the last of his strength to cast a shield on him#(+italy and germany) before sending them back to the present.... godddd#and then current loop england goes and takes on the monster america was worried about and succeeds. at the cost of going blind.#one of the very things america was afraid would happen!! he was so relieved when england survived the fight before finding that out too!!!#i don't know if this is coherent im just. they care about each other so much even though they won't say it and 😭😭😭 it makes me ill#sigh. rotating both them and hetaoni in my mind at the same time makes me so. waaughh#(also obligatory disclaimer that hetaoni doesn't label their relationship in any way them being father and son is just canon in my brain)#hetalia#hetaoni#hws america#hws england#tea dad n coffee son#personal#i have an old hetaoni wip fic that i think i intended to do more with but was mostly just about america and england as far as i got...#i can't remember the rest of my plans for it so maybe i'll shift the focus to them and try to get it finished sometime
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they have refs too. also here are there artfights:
[ELW] [NMMST] [NCTG]
#luna oc tag#rw mip au#rain world oc#everlasting lotus waters#eolw#elw#nctg#no cost too great#nine moonlit melodies shifting tides#mobile iterator project#lunart#eggmoon creations#iterator oc#rw ancients#oc refs
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some of my friends n family have been asking to commission knitting projects from me 4 the holidays so i l accepted a handful of projects and they r being so niceys to meeeee
#i feel rly under qualified but i’m rly only accepting projects of things ive made before already or that i feel rly confident i can do well#i also feel bad charging ppl so i’m pretty much just having them cover the yarn cost lol but they r all very generous tippers which i didnt#even consider or account for 🥺#but at my job i am able to knit all day long so smaller gift-y items get finished quickly bc i basically spend my 10 hour shifts knitting#but idk ! its kind of fun#i typically have a hard time holding momentum on gift knits so having a small amount of incentive to keep making them makes it so much more#fun and fulfilling !!!#they r getting a very good deal by just paying for yarn + a tip if they choose and i am getting to make gifts w more consistent motivation#anyway idk it’s just fun to me i’m rly excited to ship out this stuff#it’s like pretty much ALL going back to my hometown 🥺#so far it’s all mittens gloves scarves + socks which i loveeee knitting#anyway if anyone is interested in a good deal on a handmade knit item from someone who is learning all the time + likes to keep busy#send me a dm <3#personal#knitting
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so there's a reason my new job got back to me so quickly about my application and that's bc it's an absolute fucking shambles like actually perfect timing for me to decide to rewatch the bear bc i have never more felt like ive been thrown into a broke on-its-knees establishment trying to crawl its way up the ladder where i am somehow a godsend to them. my old job was crazy and shambolic in the sense that the industry is just Like That but this one?????? insanity. every 5 mins i am questioning what im doing with my life. ive already had a walk-in fridge moment
#so i explained before that there's 3 venues and on my very first shift they had me doing the restaurant venue for 2 hours#which was FINE like i was a bit cautious bc my manager is VERY stressed all the time and the place generally feels like it's falling apart#not the building itself just. the way it's run like it's just got new owners and the previous manager apparently#EMPTIED THE TILLS AND TRASHED THE PLACE like cost them THOUSANDS of pounds and on top of that#there was beef with the head chef and the new owners that meant he left and took the ENTIRE BACK OF HOUSE WITH HIM#THERE ARE NO KITCHEN STAFF ATM. I HAVE TO LIE AND TELL CUSTOMERS WE DONT HAVE FOOD ATM BC OF 'REFURBISHMENT'#WHEN IN ACTUALITY THE /RESTAURANT/ DOESNT HAVE CHEFS. DO YOU KNOW HOW CRAZY THAT IS#and then the front of house staff are very lacking aside maybe 2 people we're ALL NEW and all of them EXCEPT ME#LIKE LITERALLY JUST ME IM THE ONLY EXCEPTION. ALL OF THEM ARE UNTRAINED#so when i applied with bar training coffee training and very solid waitressing skills they genuinely treated me like a saviour#like i am FENDING off shifts tbh im in a v good position bc they need me too much to get shitty w me if i refuse hours but i can literally#have as many as i want bc they will just give me them. like they're obsessed w me im rota'd for over 60 hours this week#but anyway that very first shift after 2 hours in the restaurant i then walked to the mini golf venue on the OTHER SIDE OF TOWN#and my manager stayed for 30 MINUTES. IF THAT. and showed me around the place + how to close THEN LEFT ME THERE#FIRST DAY HE GAVE ME THE KEYS AND LEFT ME TO RUN AN ENTIRE VENUE. IT'S NOT SMALL EITHER IT'S A WHOLE BAR#AND I HAD TO CLOSE ON MY OWN TOO and ironically the shift itself went rlly well like it was so chill#it was kinda boring but honestly i kinda rated it it's v easy money and the close went perfectly nothing cropped up that i was unsure about#and then. AND THEN. i havent even ranted to my mutuals about this yet bc i was acc so horrified by it but i locked the front doors#and went to lock the gate AND THE KEY GOT STUCK IN THE LOCK. WOULD NOT COME OUT. HELLA VS KEYS ROUND 3927593#my mum even showed up and tried to help me wrestle this thing out i called my manager and he literally told me to just snap it#bc he'd rather a snapped key that NO ONE could get out than just leave it there overnight but bc of my recent house key moment#i was like AM I FUCK SNAPPING THIS KEY. WHY DOES THIS KEEP HAPPENING. so i had to just leave it and at the time#i was realllyyyyyyyyyy beating myself up but my manager is actually rlly nice he's just stretched v thin#and ive also had time to be like uhh actually they shouldnt have left a random 21 y/o girl alone with the keys on her first day#omg i havent even talked about what happened on saturday. ACTUAL SHAMBLES#LIKE THIS /\/\ ISNT EVEN CLOSE TO EVERYTHING! IM RUNNING OUT OF TAG ROOM! IM GONNA REBLOG THIS TONIGHT W MORE PROBABLY!#BC GUESS WHO IS WORKING A CLOSE LATER AT THE NIGHTCLUB THEN OPENING THE RESTAURANT AT 8AM. GUESS#hella slaves to capitalism
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Some Masked crumbs for yall.
#lethal company#lethal company masked#masked#kisudraws#I can't get these guys out of my brain#them just holding onto each other so tightly#comforting those that are distressed and protecting those that are hurt or scared#making sure nobody hurts them ever again#holding the hands that reach and biting the ones that beat#ripping them apart so they will never move again#never cause harm#and never feel the warmth of another being#even if in the end it will cost them their body#the teeth will keep biting and the hands will keep holding#in a continuously shifting shape#forever more#sorry i'm going insane in the tags I just love them so much ueueueee#skittering away
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flight rising needs a mobile app so badly and any time someone tries to suggest it in their forums a swarm of joyless gatekeepers explain condescendingly how it's too much resources. and it's like having the game easily portable with a interface actually meant for my phone is infinitely more exciting than a new type of dragon or familiar rollout I don't mind if it takes a lot of resources if it makes daily play of the game feasible for people who don't have infinite time at an unfirewalled computer
#flight rising#i also think they would make back whatever money it costs to develop especially if they make a 1x premium adless option accompanied by gems#didn't think I'd have to say this but it's completely normal go expect they'd finish a mobile site before an app#and every other website that has shifted to an app also has a mobile view in browser with zero exceptions I can recall
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One of the worst parts about accidentally gaining a reputation as the Reliable One Who’s Always Happy To Help Out And Pick Up Shifts is that I’m often one of the first people the managers ask to fix it when shit’s fucked at work, often with no stipend, special compensation, or even favor down the line
One of the best parts about accidentally gaining a reputation as the Reliable One Who’s Always Happy To Help Out And Pick Up Shifts is that when this happens, I get to watch the panic and anger in their eyes when I tell them no
#did I just work twelve days in a row? unfortunately yes BUT it was all volunteered#ASK me to help? let my consult my planner#my planner is a middle finger#those dumb fuckers have sucken costed themselves into this staffing crisis and the fact that I’m grabbing some overtime while I can does not#mean I’m going to single handedly save them from it. in fact I’m often LESS willing to pick up shifts when they specifically ask me to#the sun shines
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now why on earth did i do that
#^experiencing instant regret after picking up a shift i absolutely was under no obligation to pick up#meaning i work a double tomorrow#shaking myself. what was the point.#i mean the point was money and also to make my coworkers like me#but at what cost. at What Cost#parker posts
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Genuine question, why is Kuukou's official translation Kuko? It's always confused me. The way they pronounce it is Kuukou
i’m not familiar with the actual jargon behind this, but, for whatever reason, the standard policy for jp↔️eng localisation is to omit long vowels sounds. like ichiro is written as ‘ichirou’ in jp but it’s ‘simplified’ to a short vowel in eng
i guess it’s bc the way the eng long vowel works is a different from the way jp’s work eg if kuukou was an eng name, since eng is the stupidest language on the planet, kuukou could read ‘coo-coo’ since the ‘ou’ can read like ‘you.’ the ‘ou’ sound can also be pronounced as ‘ow’ so eng kuukou could maybe be read as ‘coo-cow.’
except that’s stupid asf since even short vowels can sound different regardless of where they are lmao. we’re still assuming you’re familiar with jp vowels sounds to read a name so why not use the full romaji version lol???? 😭😭😭
anyway for proof it’s like a localisation standard, here’s a list of mha/bnha names that have been afflicted by that standard
those names should be ‘shouto todoroki,’ ‘katsuki bakugou,’ and ‘tenya iida’ lmao
#vee got an ask#tl standards have shifted over the years tho#like when naruto was being tled forever ago they used to use the long vowel marker#like jinchuuriki was written like ‘jinchūriki’ gaara got to keep his name etc#we also had (still do if they’re older i think) tls romanising senpai as ‘sempai’ lol#waaaaay back in the day official manga did very in tl standards from publisher to publisher and we got uniformity for ease of readability#probably lol#but like i LIKED going to the back of the manga and reading the tler’s notes on honourifics lol#i LIKED reading notes on how to pronounce things and cultural tidbits#it probably cost more to include tho so it’s whatever lol fr i get having a standard i just wish it wasn’t so sanitised lol
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#the way this came to me in a literal fever dream#get it cause pidge….pigeon……do you g—#man pneumonia when ur asthmatic SUCKS#it was like mr.mucinex decided to host his daughters bat mitzvah in my lungs#they prescribed an antibiotic a few days ago and its done wonders phew#they kept trying to get me to go to the hospital and i was like gurl do you have hospital money?#cost of admission??? in this economy??#not out of the woods yet and probably wont be for a while rip#i still get really winded just from shifting in bed and asthma attacks are 24/7 here at this motel hotel holiday inn#BUT i no longer feel like my next breath might be my last so i'll take it!!#✨progress✨#the doctors are hopeful there won't be any permanent damage either knock on wood#gonna try and start gettin back to messages and posting some things i owe wooo#did you miss me?#.....on second thought don't answer that#🪞𝐩𝐢𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧 👛 ✎ *☆ ᵒᵒᶜ.
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I survived High Tide Glowflies on Jammin’ Salmon Junction and all I got was this lousy tshirt
#our roller was STRUGGLING and it only cost us every person’s special on wave 1#we won that shift but. my god. never again please give me that roller#||lost kin doodles#splatoon#salmon run#//vaporwave#splatoon 3
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#talked to my credit union about pre-approval for an auto loan. im gonna frow up#tldr; i just started a new job after completely depleting my savings over the last couple months#and my fucking car has decided that NOW is the time it wants to begin its death throws after 17 years & 190k miles#so rather than wait for the engine to explode on the highway or something i'm spending money i don't have#(many thousands of dollars that i will need to borrow. specifically. 🤢)#to shell out for a newer & hopefully more reliable car before winter hits. and then i'm just gonna pray my new income can cover it!!!!!#on one hand i'm excited cuz it'll be the first car i've ever owned that wasn't a shitty hand-me-down with over 150k on it already#and i am absolutely drooooooling over the one i'm gonna test drive tomorrow#but on the other hand. it feels very precarious to take on this amount of debt right now and i'm FREAKING THE FUCK OUT.#i was worrying this morning tha ri was rushing into things and maybe it would be better to try to hold off for a couple months#but then i had to use my own car for work today instead of a fleet vehicle and the engine started displaying Silly Behaviors*#(*RPMs doing whatever they feel like randomly & a noticeable Clunk whenever i'd shift gears)#and since this thing has already cost like 1k in two emergency mechanic trips in the last two months#i feel justified in my decision to just take the L and hope nobody will look at it too closely when assessing its trade-in value 😔#ctxt#money talk cw
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