y’all know that john mulaney quote “the things crazy people say mean nothing to them but everything to me?”
every time i hear that quote, i think about how i got this light-up pen
i got this pen four years ago when i was working as a barista at starbucks. I was on the registers and taking the order of this woman, who ordered a nonfat latte, because she was “watching her weight”
so this guy behind her, whom no one was talking to, for some fucking reason says “wathing your weight? but what about the wait for your watch?“ (which is a completely unhinged response. like just complete Mad Hatter nonsense)
anyway this lady gets really uncomfortable and of the five people (me, him, her, the other checker, and the customer at the other register) who were now sucked into the uncomfortable silence, i decided that i should alleviate the tension by saying “you can’t wait for a watch; you don’t have the time”
and then he said “oh, quick girl!”, gave me that pen, got out of line, and left without ordering anything
Okay but…how can people say that cats have no feelings?
One time last year I accidentally nearly overdosed on my epilepsy medication. They were changing my medications – which ended up not working out, believe or not – and were slowly taking me off of my current medication.
Turns out the gave me 100 mg pills instead of 25 mg, but still told me to take six which – again, believe it or not, was not a great thing to do.
Because of this, I had a small stroke, and a seizure that lasted 45 minutes. During this time, one of my cats curled up on my chest to give me support, while making sure I didn’t move, which could have been disastrous (things that have happened when I’ve had seizures and tried to move/walk – a broken back that was incredibly close to paralyzing me, broken ribs that caused lung damage that resulted in a life threatening case of pneumonia, a broken arm, and various other bumps and bruises).
Apparently the paramedics kept trying to remove him, but he refused and just kept coming back. They’d never seen anything like it, and actually remember the situation if I need to phone an ambulance. (Small town, very few paramedics, tend to remember me).
But of course, cats can never love their owners the way dogs do. Even though my cats give me extra cuddles when I’ve had seizures, help me if I have anxiety, and saved me from severe harm that day.
I will never, ever not love my cats, or let people get away with saying they don’t love me just because they’re cats. I swear, I will sit down anyone who tries to tell me otherwise and tell them how fantastic and loving my cats are.
You can’t turn flirting into a complicated “game” that makes no sense and then throw a hissy fit when some men get confused.
giving minimal attention isn’t complicated lol
As a guy who has no idea how that “game” works, yes it is. Especially when a lot of girls do the “play hard to get” crap. Men aren’t fucking mind readers. My solution though, is rather simple. I’ll take it all at face value. I don’t play that stupid game. You play hard to get? Sorry, I’m gonna play dumb. You can fuck off or just come clean.
I mean, thankfully it doesn’t matter for me because I met my awesome GF and she cared as little for the “game” as I did. But it still annoys me when people play this game and this bitch when a guy gets the wrong idea. Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.
guess what! emotional attention isn’t flirting!
Guess what! For some girls it is!
You must be real fun at parties
I’m not bad at parties. The way I deal with this kinda shit is I just assume I’m not being flirted with until they make it obvious. I’m not very interested in playing the game so I essentially ignore any attempts to play it. My bigger problem at parties is that I’m not very good at breaking into conversations.
Stop being mad at men for not understanding you’re stupid game. If you don’t want stupid prizes, stop playing stupid games. I think it’s dumb when men play along with games they are unable to know how to play because they can end up getting it wrong, but don’t blame them for trying to play. If they get pissy at you and insult you and shit when they figure out you weren’t flirting then fine (although if you intentionally lead a guy on for attention then fuck you but that’s a different issue), they were wrong. But don’t blame a guy for getting confused.
Basic emotional attention isn’t flirting. not that hard a concept.
What bothers me about this mindset is:
1. When multiple women say something about women and one man bravely decides He is right.
2. The insistence that women play games as a method of flirting and throw tantrums when men are confused. Because women are these darn, irrational, temperamental enigmas, right, boys?
3. Shaming women who “play hard to get” and saying they end up with stupid prizes. I can’t speak for everyone, but when I was accused of playing hard to get, I was not interested in trying to flirt at all. Maybe us trying to reject a man while still being nice to him is what’s so confusing? I honestly don’t know.
4. The purpose of this post was to show how men feel entitled to the point where they believe any basic emotional attention indicates mutual atttraction. Because the basic courtesy and kindness we are referring to should never be considered a determinant of romantic attraction. And I think women telling men – quite simply – when their behavior is being misinterpreted and men arguing that women are wrong or liars says a lot about the initial entitlement…
I don’t even live in Texas but honestly we need politicians like Beto
What’s so great about Beto?
Doesn’t take any PAC money or big donor money period. Left or right. Won’t be beholden to big money interests.
Already pledged to support Bernie’s Medicare for All bill should he win
Legalization of Marijuana, expunging records of nonviolent drug offenders.
He wouldn’t have voted for Kavanaugh, and he would have voted for the Violence Against Women reauthorization.
Expanding of LGBTQ rights.
Public works projects like extending broadband access to rural areas and funding for the rail project between Dallas-SA-Austin-Houston.
Bringing back and protecting the voting rights act.
Increasing money for the VA.
Finding healthy solutions to immigration and the boarder, just like his home town El Paso a boarder town that’s one of the safest cities in the country
Yep, this is apparently an actual thing. The law requiring a residential street address to vote was signed last year, and while it wasn’t in effect during the primaries, it is now. There was an injunction on the law (because, uhhh, YEAH, it’s preventing US citizens from voting), but then the ND district court stayed the injunction, so the NARF obviously wanted to vacate the stay… and that’s what the Supreme Court shot down. That’s a lot of big useless words, so here’s the part that actually matters:
Not only does this disproportionately affect native voters and those under the poverty line (by design, I’d imagine), but that’s also a solid 2.4% of the population. It’s unlikely that a race in North Dakota would be close enough for that to make a difference, but that’s not the point. I know that 2.4% doesn’t SOUND like a big number, but try thinking of it in more… human, terms. One out of every fifty eligible voters in North Dakota is unable to vote under this law. Let that sink in for a minute. Going by averages, every single class in a North Dakota school would have at least one student who had a parent unable to vote.
beto being elected would be huge for texas. as someone from there, lemme tell you, he’s someone the state sorely needs. texas is in desperate need of a democrat and Beto is our best bet. in recent polls, cruz was shown to be ahead, but not by much. cruz. cannot. win.
there are ways you can help! if you live in Texas, you can sign up to volunteer. you can volunteer to do things such as send texts, emails, knock on doors. typical campaign stuff.
if you don’t live in Texas, you can donate. you don’t have to live in the state to donate. donating is one of the best ways you can support him because it funds his campaign! as mentioned above, he doesn’t take PAC money. he is 100% grassroots campaign, funded by people, for people.
i’m going to reiterate this. any us citizen* can donate. any. doesn’t matter where you live in the united states. so, I urge. if you don’t live in texas, donate. the average donation amount is $35, but any amount will help.
*if you don’t live in the united states/aren’t a citizen, legally you cannot donate. i don’t make the rules guys.
if you can’t donate, please reblog this so others can see it. people can’t vote in midterms if they don’t know who their nominees are.
this midterm election is crucial. getting Beto into the senate is crucial. reblog or donate!
i love prince eric. from the little mermaid. he’s hilarious. because he seems like one of the most mild-mannered and unassuming princes in the disney canon, but he is also one of the few to actively kill the bad guy. most disney villains die by consequence of the final battle but are not directly killed by the hero/heroine. most of them fall to their deaths or cause their own demise, and sometimes the hero is indirectly responsible because they’ll launch them into that direction or something, but they still don’t bring knife to heart directly.
but then a couple do. and prince eric is my fave out of those few because up until the final act, he is the most chill motherfucker u ever seen. like he is quick to spring to action during the storm scene n stuff, but otherwise? he’s really quiet n sensitive and runs along the beach playing the flute for his big shaggy dog n he smiles like a lil nerd and gets all cute around ariel and he’s so sweet n everything.
AND THEN IN THE FINAL BATTLE THAT MOTHERFUCKER STRAIGHT UP DRIVES A SHIP THROUGH URSULA LIKE WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!!!! NO WONDER NO ONE IS TRYIN TO LAY SIEGE TO HIS KINGDOM!! ALL THE NEIGHBOURS ARE LIKE “HOLY SHIT DON’T GO THERE! PRINCE ERIC IS A BEAST! HE’LL STRAIGHT UP DRIVE A BOAT THROUGH YOUR BITCH!”
i love him
At the beginning of the movie Prince Eric, without hesitation, jumps into the ocean, in the middle of a storm, and climbs onto a ship that’s on fire, all to rescue his dog.
Then when he’s convinced some mystery woman saved him, he starts looking for her just to thank her. On his way, he meets some mute naked teenage girl who can’t even walk or dress herself, confirms that she’s not the girl he’s looking for, then brings her to stay at his castle anyway, for no particular reason.
No one questions this, just like they don’t question when he shows up three days later with a mysterious woman one morning and says he’s getting married that same day. At said wedding, several witnesses see his fiance turn into a sea monster, which he then murders by piloting a submerged ship pulled up from the bottom of the ocean straight into her.
A week later, he marries the mute girl and the god of the sea himself rises from the ocean to give his blessings. Again, no one questions this.
I’m convinced that Eric had to have done some crazy insane stunts on a regular basis, cause despite him being so chill and relaxed normally, no one bats an eyelash at any of his ridiculous decisions or incredible feats during the course of the film. Clearly they’re all used to it, and rumours of him marrying an ocean princess would only dissuade potential enemies of his country even further.
a common conversation around the kingdom:
“Did you hear what Prince Eric did this morning?”
“Oh gods, not again.”
I always thought Eric was boring, but this changed my mind. Thank you.
not to be r*mantic on main but i deserve to be able to climb onto the roof of an abandoned building and stargaze with someone i love at least once in my life
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