badass-sunshine

[badass-sunshine]

did you guys know about this oc stuff. you can just make a guy. big if true

[badass-sunshine]

#not a school exam but my black belt test was on my birthday #also the hot cross buns and library one

[badass-sunshine]

the (after) life of the party

#ough i mean champion #this ain't a scene it's an arms race; dance dance; centuries; the kids arent alright #so many #tag games

[badass-sunshine]

I’m bored and nosy. Please reblog this with the book you’re currently reading.

#black water sister #its really good! #wish i had more brain to read it #...i should close tumblr and read that

[badass-sunshine]

like, does it suck that a lot of girls* are socialized to learn to do household chores for an imagined future husband who learned to do none of that and may use his ignorance as an excuse to do as little home labor as possible, even possibly exaggerating it in service of that goal? obviously yes.

AND it's also doing a lot of boys* a huge disservice--not just because cleaning is an essential skill for any adult in today's more egalitarian society, but because cleaning and decorating and buying clothes and All Of It is a form of self-care, and it's a way of putting your identity into your environment. to grow up under the impression that you should have no interest in these skills, that they're just extra labor to avoid, and that if you did you would do them badly anyway--it sucks. if you can't even begin to imagine how to make a home nice for yourself or dress yourself like an adult, how do you even start to want those things? there's an element of learned helplessness to it, and it is in fact hard to catch up later in life.

(but it IS POSSIBLE!!!)

*this is the Gender Asterisk, which denotes I am aware people of many different genders are socialized many different ways, speaking as an afab person who sympathizes heavily with the Boy Problems I am describing here

[badass-sunshine]

cursing and sweating and shaking as I open a pill bottle and spill three into my hand and toss them back without water like a guy self medicating after being wounded in an action movie but you see they’re lactase pills and i start eating a bowl of ice cream

[badass-sunshine]

THE PEOPLE OF MYANMAR ARE RISING UP FOR DEMOCRACY

Students, civil servants, nurses, and others are putting their lives on the line to resist tyranny. In order to sustain the movement, they need lost-income support for food, healthcare and housing.

Mutual Aid Myanmar (MAM) is a collection of activists, academics, and policy makers working to support the democracy movement in Myanmar.

Our deep connections in the country allow us to distribute funds efficiently and target activists with the most need and greatest impact.

[badass-sunshine]

Using the bathroom in general is a human right and should be enshrined as such and I'm not joking. Too many groups of people are denied bathroom breaks or the use of bathrooms entirely--disabled people, blue-collar workers, children, homeless people, prisoners, students, the elderly. I'm surely missing other groups. Not using the bathroom when needed can cause serious, long-term damage, not to mention death. Free, clean, accessible bathrooms should be available everywhere. It's fucking cruel to deny someone the use of the bathroom, regardless of the reasoning. I'd rather every student in the world goof off and every homeless person make a mess and every worker "steal company time" than let one person suffer because they're denied the right to fucking pee in peace.

[badass-sunshine]

stop showing me taylor swift lyrics that's scary

[badass-sunshine]

Yeah quiet quitting is great and all but have you tried chaotic working?

Like. I remember back in my grocery store cashier days I did so much crazy shit.

When WIC (Women, infants, and children voucher program to help low income mothers/families with children) people were in my line I would pretty much know who they were. Before the cards they had to tell us upfront they were WIC and show us their vouchers for what they were allowed to get (it was awful some times. Like. 2 gallons of milk. $4 worth of vegetables etc etc). They’d always have items hanging back, waiting to see what the total was and if they would have to take it off the belt.

I began to place the fruits/vegetables a certain way on the register scale so that like 1/2lbs of grapes read as like .28lbs or something. Then act shocked when I said that they still had X amount of lbs left. They got all their fruit and vegetables.

I think it started to kinda? Catch on to the women? Because I would have the same moms in my line month after month. And even after they switched to the cards (they worked like food stamp cards?) I’d still do the same thing. They were able to get more produce for whatever shitty max amount Indiana gave them.

Anyways. Be chaotic. It’s more fun that way.

[badass-sunshine]

FRA FEE IS IN REBEL MOON?

#why did no one tell me this #im not very far in but hes apparently the evil regent that took over the space monarchy #les mis fans were still winning #rebel moon #les mis #bc i can tag what i want #spilled marbles

[badass-sunshine]

If you're struggling with the cost of living right now (reasonable), this is your PSA to...

Google universities/colleges near you.

If you can't get out to more than one, look up which one has the highest tuition.

Look-up when the graduation date is

Drive neighborhoods near the university the week before graduation

So much stuff gets left out on the curb. Wealthy college students tend to prioritize convenience over money, so instead of carefully reselling their perfectly good stuff, they frequently give it away or put it out with the trash because that's easier than moving, reselling, or donating. Take advantage of this.

I furnished pretty much my entire apartment from college giveaways and yardsales.

What I got for free:

Mattress and box springs

2 10 ft area rugs

The massive 9-drawer chest (that has a label on the back that it was custom-made and shipped across the country) that my TV sits on.

Two 13 x 2 ft raised garden beds

My desk - just sanded it down and refinished it.

Three short stools

An organizer rack

Watering can

Tommy Bahama outdoor cooler (retails for $350)

Chairs

Shelves

What I got for cheap:

Two futons for $50

Custom coffee table with storage for $25

Three tall stools for $30

[badass-sunshine]

i really like looking at google image searches for “firemen rescuing cats” or something because you get super cute pictures like

AND THEN THERE’S THIS ONE

[badass-sunshine]

its really cool that we discovered glass which is the material that doesnt have any chemical reactions with anything in the universe very useful for doing chemistry due to being able to put things in it to contain chemical reactions and never having it react with the things that are in it due to it being completely and entirely unreactive to every chemical

[badass-sunshine]

culture tips for writing asian settings: naming taboo

naming taboo is a big thing in the chinese cultural sphere. essentially, there's an importance attached to personal names that to certain extent makes it taboo to say the name of/name others after important persons—and by "taboo" i mean if you violated this, you would be seriously audacious

a MAJOR example of this is the name of the emperor. historically, people whose names shared the same characters as the emperor's had to change their names when he came to power. (certain benevolent emperors might change their names to obscure characters to avoid a statewide headache.)

within the family, these taboos discourage naming children after their ancestors (i was always weirded out that bella swan could name her KID after her PARENTS). there are also elaborate naming patterns for relatives, so you don't have to call older relatives by name (like "aunt lin" or "uncle mingchi")—there are terms in chinese that mean "dad's older sister's husband" etc. this is perhaps an extreme example but i only learned my grandma's name a month ago, because no one i know will say it, and it would've been rude for me to ask.

the taboo also applies to the names of famous and important people, like historical figures. this is quite different from, for instance, the catholic practice of naming children after saints.

if i had to explain the impetus behind the taboo, i would say names can be super personal in chinese culture. up until the early 20th century, chinese people could use several names in their lifetime, with different groups of people using different ones. naming someone after an important/respected person feels audacious, like you're prematurely trying to claim some of that importance

disclaimer | more tips

[badass-sunshine]

modern coffee shop au: cute underpaid baristas, awkward first impressions, meet-the-cute scenarios in mundane settings, hot beverages, fluff

18th century coffe shop au: newspapers and political pamphlets, social unrest, everyone is a free mason, Jean-Jacques Rousseau is discussed extensively

[badass-sunshine]

i need to (remembers that suicide jokes only hurt yourself and those around you) fag it up