#there's a lot to do

[astoldbychae]

Between work and trying to get everything moved from their old place (and Monet's storage unit), It's been a bit of a whirlwind for Melo and Monet these past few weeks. After seeing how much shit they've accumulated over the years, they decided to donate & sell damn near everything to start fresh.

Monet's godsister, Aura, is friends with an Interior Designer. They managed to squeeze in a virtual consultation over the weekend. They are set to meet in person next week, so that gives them a bit of time to complete the pre-planning questionnaire and sample moodboard. Luckily, Monet spends her days as a Staff Writer for Dream Home Decorator Network, so she is familiar with all things home, garden, & design.

They've only hired an interior designer because Melo was not playing about the budget. Plus, he has some big things planned for them this summer and he wants Monet's workaholic ass to relax and enjoy her pregnancy. There's a babymoon (or whatever the kids be sayin chile) in the works...she just doesn't know about it yet. Her first trimester sucked and he truly wants her to have an easy/relaxed/stress-free pregnancy. He doesn't play about that (especially after experiencing his ex-wife's second pregnancy...that was a hell of an experience)...

Anywho, Melo just finished setting up some of his workout equipment in the garage and is coming in to chill for the night. Miss ma'am was supposed to be getting a snack then starting on the design questionnaire however...

*Monet, singing and mopping her lil heart out*

*stares in if she don't sit her lil ass down somewhere* Melo: Lil Mama...What you doin?

Monet: Huh? Melo: If you can say "huh," you can hear *laughs*

*continues to clean...but has no clue he's that close to her*

Melo: Lil Miss "i'M jUsT gEtTiNg A sNacK"...come here! Monet: *laughs* I was...then I noticed somebody made a mess Melo: Shit! I'm tryna make another one...let's go sit down Monet: WE...need to sit down and finish that questionnaire...

Melo: Have you decided what you wanna do? Monet: I really like Modern decor but I want to mix in the elements of your old loft and Art Deco Melo: You're in control lil mama...just no pink in the living room

Monet: ...So no pink...in the living room huh? Melo: Shiiiiit! on second throught I'll take pink wherever you wanna put it Monet: Boy! Go sit your lil tipsy ass on the sofa Melo: Only if you're comin with me...

The struggle is...real😏

[spotlightstudios]

More bad photos of my wip character designs :)

[darkarfs]

Good night, y'all. My work to see that everyone is housed and paid a fair wage and that the bad ones are held accountable continues.

[alivingtypo]

you can pry starting sentences with 'and' or 'but' out of my cold, dead hands

[yeepof]

I understand that tall men are our POV characters, but surely being like a foot taller than everyone around them would have some occasional consequences

[sparklebyte]

“here’s what we know about the uhc shooter”

WRONG! He is a suspect and we should treat him as such. He should be treated as innocent until proven guilty, not guilty until proven innocent. He’s a person of interest not the killer. I don’t care what the media or authorities are saying, he’s a human being who deserves a fair trial and deserves to be treated as innocent until proven otherwise.

[mysillycomics]

[saja-star]

a phrase that kinda bothers me when talking about women's historical roles in europe is "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear it so often, those exact words in the same order even. and once you learn a little more you realize that the massive gaping hole in that list is fiberwork. im not an expert and have no hard numbers, but i wouldnt be surprised if fiberwork took up nearly as much time as the other three tasks combined, so it's not a trivial omission.

it's not a hot take to say that the mass amnesia about fiberwork is linked to the belittlement of women's work in geneal, but i do think there's a special kind of illusion that is cast by "cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children." you hear that and think "well i cook and clean and take care of children (or i know someone who does) and i have a sense of how much work that is" and you know of course that cooking and cleaning were more laborious before modern technology, but still, you have a ballpark estimate you think, when in fact you are drastically underestimating the work load.

i also think that this just micharacterizes the role of women's work in livelihoods? cooking, cleaning, and taking care of the children are all sisyphean tasks that have to be repeated the next day. these are important, but not the whole picture. when we include all kinds of fiberwork—and other things, such as making candles or soap—women's work looks much more like manufacturing, a sphere we now associate more with men's work. i feel like women's connection to making and craftsmanship is often elided.

[canonkiller]

I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"

specific examples include but are not limited to

why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)

why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)

why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)

why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)

why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)

who taught you that this is how things are?

how long do you plan on repeating it?

[almondpiglet]

ppl were drawing mikus from all over so heres habesha miku and her lil twin sibs rin and len!!

[butchfalin]

the funniest meltdown ive ever had was in college when i got so overstimulated that i could Not speak, including over text. one of my friends was trying to talk me through it but i was solely using emojis because they were easier than trying to come up with words so he started using primarily emojis as well just to make things feel balanced. this was not the Most effective strategy... until. he tried to ask me "you okay?" but the way he chose to do that was by sending "👉🏼👌🏼❓" and i was so shocked by suddenly being asked if i was dtf that i was like WHAT???? WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?????????? and thus was verbal again

[agnesandhilda]

if female top nudity weren't viewed as inherently sexually explicit. oh brother. I would be letting those puppies hang like you wouldn't believe

[badolmen]

WARNING 18+

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[yeepof]

Local PHD student at wizard school HARRASSED!! FOR SHAME!!

[max1461]

Disgust has absolutely no ethical weight. If you are basing your ethical positions on the emotion of disgust you should stop, it is entirely unjustified and leads to a huge amount of harm.