#daily labourer

[evkircheruhla]

Eltern sind verantwortlich, aber... – Parents are responsible, but

(English below) … sie müssen ihre Verantwortung für ihre Kinder auch wahrnehmen. Um sie dabei zu unterstützen, veranstalten unsere beiden Mitarbeiterinnen ein- bis zweimal im Jahr ein Treffen mit den Eltern unserer Patenkinder in Kigali (Ruanda). Dabei werden Berichte und Erfahrungen ausgetauscht, Erfolge erzählt und Probleme besprochen. Und unsere Mitarbeiterinnen vermitteln den Eltern wie…

[feluka]

the sisyphean task of explaining egypt's military rule to foreigners every time something happens to a monument that's famous enough for the rest of the world to care about while we have to deal with this shit on a daily basis

[maounteighn]

clay never learned how to hit back and bloberta played tennis. im guessing there was no domestic boxing bc honestly she would've twisted his spine with bare hands in 2 min. hes still walking solely bc of her choice to reserve to psychological torture only.

[pointless-letters]

Daily Express readers having a completely normal and in no way absolutely bananas reaction to the General Election result

[shirozen]

Hand wrapped with time

[shiominato]

can you believe it. it only took a full day but i did remember to get new toothpaste off the storage shelf

[reactionimagesdaily]

[urne-buriall]

spirit of the west daily substack stats

there are only 5 more sleeps until the first spirit of the west daily email arrives, and I've put together some stats:

there are 51 total emails with 2 in May, 15 in June, 16 in July, 17 in August, and 1 in October

the shortest email is on August 3 at 113 words. the longest email is on July 20 at 6565 words (it's a real important day. ahem)

there are 10 entries under 1000 words and just 2 entries over 6000 words (approx. 25 minute reading time). the mean length is 2747 words

the longest breaks and best catch-up times if you join late or fall behind are May 27-June 3 (7 days), June 7-June 15 (7 days), July 9-July 19 (10 days, excruciating), and August 9-August 13 (5 days)

as to the sheer amount of rural gay 90s yearning contained within: the limit does not exist

[sisaloofafump]

No Daily Diana today—likely not tomorrow or Sunday either. Life is very hectic and my body is shutting down 😔

Have this panel from issue 11 as recompense. I think it's pretty great

[eggsnatcheskneecaps]

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[evkircheruhla]

Sommer, Sonne, Urlaub? – Summer, sun and holidays?

(English below) Zumindest in unseren Breiten. Während sich unsere Schulkinder in Thüringen auf die Sommerferien freuen ist es auch für die Kinder in Ruanda bald soweit, daß sie Schulferien haben werden, und zwar Anfang Juli. Dann bekommen die Kinder der unteren Grundschulklassen ihre Zeugnisse. Die Kinder und Jugendlichen der 6. Klasse sowie der 9. Klasse und 12 Klasse büffeln jetzt für die…

[dangerliesbeforeyou]

i love how the first 2 series of the league of gentlemen has a lot of ~flirtations~ but by series 3 they're like 'fuck it let's all just make out and fuck' and honestly despite all the flaws i respect them committing to that lol

[rise-my-angel]

I’ve got a massive test I need to take in a couple days. Like i *have to* pass it. Could you give me a modern robb or jon imagine to make me feel better? Love your writing so much. Thank you for sharing it for free. Unpaid labor tbh.

The ways Robb and Jon approach when you have something like that would be both similar yet vastly different. Robb is ready to jump right into to help. He asks you first what its all about, what needs to be done to pass, and how confident you were compared to where your confidence was comfortable being going into it.

Firstly, he will be insufferable about keeping distractions from you. Not letting either of you be distracted by your phones or otherwise, they stay in the other room. He commandeers the kitchen so that there is little around to distract either, if anyone else needs to be in there, if it is not for meal times, no you do not need to be in there. Grey Wind will lay just outside the open frame between there and the main hall and glare like a guard dog whenever someone, usually Theon, tries to interrupt.

Robb will just yell at him what he wants and tells him to go away because he needs to help you focus. But the problem is, Robb himself, is the distraction.

He will shower you in praise along the way and it is so distracting. Gods help you when he pulls out "good girl" because he says it in that low bassy tone that is so warm feeling, and he is so earnest about his compliments. He is always impressed by your progress and your intelligence but he too knows his praises will distract you and he then can ramp up his teasing.

Little prompts about how unfocused you're being, how he can't reward you if you're not trying. He doesn't have to say any of it seductive or in your ear, he says it the same way he says everything else but his eyes shine with knowing. It's his own little test, can you study for his while he does and says everything he knows that will work you up.

But he will always keep you knowing he wants you, he will never end a study session by skipping right to your reward. No, you have the next day to study as well. "Good girls don't beg for rewards, my love. They wait until they've earned it and accept it without being a needy little brat about it."

You just wanted to study, but Robb turns it into a cruel game. Neither of you can tell if you love it or hate it yet, because he knows all the right things to call you to make you forget why you were annoyed in the first place.

He is great for help in some ways, but a menace in others.

Bless Jon, he is so much more straightforward in how he helps you. Jon is confident that you know when you need help, and when he will peek his head into your room to see if you need anything, he will judge by the stress in your eyes whether or not you need a break, or his help.

If it's his help, Jon is much more gentle about it. Closing the door, he keeps you comfortable in your own space, and brings a chair over to where you have everything laid out. He puts together where you're stuck and how he can help you, and does not waver in that.

He isn't touchy or distracting, he isn't teasing or cruel. Jon will always help with whatever you need, and if it's a break you need, Jon jumps right in. Gently closing your books or laptop down, and pulling you from your room entirely hoping the change of scenery helps. If it's a meal or something fun or needing to stretch your legs, Jon stays with you to do it even if you wanted to return to study alone.

Jon knows he's there to take care of you, not get in your way or be overbearing about offering you his time and help. He won't run you like a drill sargeant the way Robb runs things in the same scenario, but he will be strict about keeping you on track, knowing if you let yourself get too distracted, it will only stress you out later for putting things off.

On the other hand though, Jon doesn't wait to reward you. By the end of the night, before you stretch yourself too thin, Jon will gently turn your face to his and kiss you. Before leading you by your hands into his room. He is soft and slow those nights, but is incredibly affectionate and touchy. He is sure every night to let you know how proud of you he is and how much he knows you can do this.

Jon will wait until you pass to keep you pinned to his bed in pleasure like an animal. He just spent those days coming up on the test buttering you up like a predator lures in his prey before going in for the kill.

Both Robb and Jon have their advantages in situations like this, but there is no escaping their feral level of appetite to reward you for your efforts no matter what.

[pointless-letters]

CORONATION: Geoff from Eastbourne very generously taking account of human rights there.

[shirozen]

Being delicate with delicacies