#None of These Clocks Work (I)

[braisedhoney]

to be so familiar with death, you must be a ghost.

(it wasn’t a matter of if i would draw a version of this guy, only when.)

#the stanley parable #tsp #tsp stanley #clock 0ut #clock 0ut fanart #tsp fanart #the stanley parable fanart #tspud #the stanley parable ultra deluxe #ney’s art #went for yet ANOTHER aesthetic and hit the pixel brushes #which was… interesting #there is absolutely zero blending here #like none #been a while since i worked like that tbh #i know everyone is redrawing this frame so uh #here’s that but pov stanley

[anormalkidingotham]

i really don't get why gotham still does daylight saving's because it's been a while and the city still hasn't recovered from what clock king did last time

#someone really should have seen it coming #and at least guarded some of the bigger clocks #but i guess that would take actual effort... #yes i am just upset because i was late for school #because none of the clocks or watches in this city work #clock king #only in gotham #just gotham city things #unreality

[screambirdscreaming]

At the bus stop one time there was a gaggle of preschoolers waiting to catch the bus for a field trip day, and someone walked past with a couple of friendly little dogs, to great general delight.

But after a little bit, the dogs were getting overwhelmed, and the preschoolers were gently coaxed to back off so the person with the dogs could continue on. Specifically, one of the preschool teachers said, "Sometimes, when you're small, being surrounded by big people can be a bit scary and overwhelming. Even if they are friendly."

This was recieved as great wisdom: after all, the preschoolers were also small, and understood how scary and overwhelming big people could be! And the dogs were indeed even smaller than the preschoolers, so it made sense.

What was funny and charming was that, upon absorbing and reflecting on this wisdom, they all felt the need to tell it to one another. In tones of great insight, they turned to one another and said, "Did you know? Sometimes when you are small, being surrounded by big people can be scary and overwhelming! Even if they are friendly!" Back and forth, without any particular concern that they were all saying the same thing. Have reached comprehension of an insight, it must be shared!

I must say that this behavior is less charming in tumblr users than in preschoolers. Not least because tumblr users, having gained a little analytical skill to misuse, insist on Summarizing and Generalizing and Unifying the insights they repeat, quickly turning any interesting new information into formulaic dogmatic mush.

#i made the mistake of looking in the notes of the beach sand post i reblogged to see if anyone else had interesting comments #And the rate at which it went from like #1) person states with moderate confidence an opinion based on their personal observations #2) multiple people reply with “wow thats so insightful!” (aka it aligns with my preconceived notions of how things work) #3) someone else adds additional personal observations which are not really relevant but which can be absorbed into the narrative #4) people start outright stating the underlying belief on which this bias is constructed as if it were a fresh insight #5) general derisive attitude towards people who haven't seen the Obviously Correct solution to this complex real world problem yet #It's very....... #It's not like it's a high stakes post but it's such a microcosm of the whole dogmatic phenomenon #Also this js a more specific gripe to My Field or w/e #But the degree to which people react to the problems caused by the whole “Control of Nature” era of engineering #with this equally reductive “Nature will Fix Everything” type of attitude #Is sooooo frustrating. #Yes a great many of our current problems could have been avoided if we had not made massive changes to ecosystem processes on the assumptio #That they were simple and we understood them. And that they would respond in predictable ways. #the simplicity in retrospect of “wow we Should Not have done that” does not mean that they are simple to undo! #You can't go back in time. You can't turn back the clock on chaotic processes #Which is. Almost every process ever. #Restoration is hard! Returning to previous regimes of sediment or flooding or fire is tricky and full of foibles! #Moving towards a future which doesn't suck as much even if the past cant be recreated is also uncertain and difficult! #It's frustrating to see people act all high and mighty about how they Respect Nature unlike whoever is making all these decisions #When their understanding of the natural processes in question is AS simplistic as the people who caused the whole mess back in 1910 or w/e #Like I'm not saying there's not bad interests standing in the way of functional restoration on all levels #That's very much a fight to be fought. #But looking at that fight-in-process and saying “wow none of you Respect Nature like me uwu let nature fix it” #Is. #Ugh.

[fushigurro]

where all my fellow girlies (gn) with no lives at on this lovely friday evening??

#rambles. #fridays are like mondays to me #most people are out doing their thang #but i just clocked out of work and am laying on the couch. who else is with me #none of my usual activities are scratching my brain rn

[inga-don-studio]

I’m feeling so much kinship with my plants right now.

My idiot brain has decided that it’s clearly autumn, now that we’re heading back into chilly wintery weather after a warmer false spring.

My beloved idiot babies, i.e. my air plants, ferns & ZZ plants, have all been going hog wild sending out new growth & popping off new pups since the arctic blast as if it was the middle of spring.

This is an apartment of NO seasonal awareness and no brain cells (though I guess that’s more a problem for me than the greenery) and we’re all confused.

#🎃 cryptid sighting #At least none of the plants tried flowering in January *this* year #I just have one more day of work & then I can humor my fucked up inner seasonal clock with a lazy day of hot cider - #- and curling up to enjoy some of the fanfic I’ve fallen so behind on lately #As for the plants- I guess I’ll have to get some more miracle grow when I get paid #Hoping my dang tax return comes through by the end of the month like expected for a lot of reasons- #-& one of those reasons is so I can get the fixins’ for some chocolate chip pumpkin muffins that I’m too broke to splurge on yet #Need to eat a pumpkin. Simple as that.

[songsintheattic]

#i like the way literally none of the transitions or effects worked right #but i made this on the clock so i do not have time to fix it fkdjddls #gooseposting

[deankarolina]

.....forgot to buy my hotel for mitski in london next year early so now I gotta decide if I want a cheap hostel or treat myself and pay double on a hotel choices

#or do I wanna treat myself more #cos being in london does mean that I have a few friends who immigrated close enough #Like I could hit up reading or southampton or portsmouth or bristol or leicester theyre all like what 2 hours away on a train hmmmmmm #but this is a bad imaginary thought train to go down cos them I'm v easily like well the uk has the eurostar #so I could easily just hop on that and go to my friend in belgium and really I should not think this because I do not have the time #so really i'm gonna do none of this other than looking on google maps and procrastinating from work #can you tell I haven’t slept yet #and i don’t want to clock into work even tho i told myself i would like 2 hours ago #might just clock in at 12 #ramblings

[leejeann]

Anyway just finished episode 21 of Bungo Stray Dogs and what the fuck that was so cool

Also I am once again seeing Dazai and Chuuya interact and saying okay yeah I get it

#all i knew about Dazai and Chuuya was they used to be partners and everyone ships them #none of you told me theyre also sick as HELL in a fight like oh my god #ahem anyway i need to clock out at work lmaooo #bungou stray dogs #bungo stray dogs #dazai osamu #chuuya nakahara #lee speaks

[mifunebooty]

Happy one year anniversary to one of the biggest mental breakdowns of my life That made me see i have to start changing my life to better myself and my relationships with others by being responsible for my mental illness upkeep and stop living for others and live for me and now im taking film and theatre classes with a job on the side and have a short movie to my credit

#cherry says #woooo its been a year ..... #would i still do absolutely anything to take back what i did and not have wrecked that shit up badly #yes but it was my doing and my realization of the history of it caused me to see how bad my mental illness got #it is what it is but it did push me off the cliff to act and clean up myself #and none of it was fucking easy that mental rehab shit was so much work but it made me finally clean it all up #and start over and be responsible #and push myself out there #that fall semester was A LOT but i loved it i wanna stay in theatre its connections there #its like a rich fountain of connections #and you know what work creates more stuff to think about and thats okay #spring was more relaxing and i again accomplished a lot #that damn short movie y sabes que say what u will with Khalil but that there is a combo of networking #me finally being brave enough to make moves to somebody mixed with working on a movie #yea bitch...... worked on a movie before i got kissed or asked out but thats the lords doing #but i love where i am its always work its always getting up its always seeing what i need to do and fix #and its okay because its all good and everything rolls on like the great gatsby #we beat against the current bitch #im gonna go clock in now

[mildmayfoxe]

i bring a kind of “telling all my very talented artist coworkers to quit/drop hours/please please focus on your art work and your passions i will sit down with you and talk you through how i run my business so you can recoup some lost hours in art purchases i will physically help you set up on online store i will help you take photography i will tell you all my tricks please get out of here & work on art more” vibe to the workplace that my boss doesn’t really appreciate

#i’m the ‘manager’ monday tuesday evenings & told my young 23 yr old coworker that if they want to leave early & stay clocked in they have my #blessing. down with the machine!! (jobs) #and they were like :o !! and i was like dude i don’t give a shit. do whatever man! jobs are stupid!! #i also mean this genuinely i work with several very very talented people & watching them waste away here not making art kills me #none of us should have to be stuck here worried about money we should be MAKING THINGS!!!! #chatpost #work tag

[vanity-complex]

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#just gonna post some thoughts down here real quick #being trans has felt incredibly scary recently #so like when I go to formal events I dress fem #it’s more fun that way for me #some people are none the wiser #others can clock me #usually it hasn’t made a difference #but the other night I went to an event and went out for drinks with friends after #and I had a great time and felt very glamorous #but then as I was walking back to my car two people started following me and I became very aware of their presence #and in listening to their conversation they started talking about how they should teach me a lesson #I wanted to run but I knew that would aggravate the situation so I called my mom and put my keys inbetween my knuckles #hoping they’re get the message #ultimately I made it back to my car and they kept walking but it was one of the scariest moments I’ve had in a long time #and then last night I went to another gala for my work #and I of course dressed fem again #and this time it was all polite society #but I felt like such an alien #like people watched me as I went into the bathroom #and despite me being in a dress and heels #people would call me sir with a sneer #and it all just feels so scary #like upper society will cast you out and spread rhetoric that make those in vulnerable positions feel like you’re the enemy #and I’m really just considering being more quite about it so that way I stay safe even if it means I’m unhappy #I won’t because then they win #but it’s so tempting

[useful-boy]

Hate when bitches at this store try to tell me "Ummm I need you to start the audit already, we're supposed to leave by 11" like damn that's crazy maybe if you left me a better store or did anything to help me out I wouldn't be starting so late after picking up all your bullshit

#literally the first thing i did was walk the entire store to see what all still needed doing and then i told the manager who still had #Several clerks on the clock 'hey the womens bathroom needs to be hit and all the counters need to be wiped down' and she went 'okay!' #then of course. wouldnt you know. when i get back in from my lot sweep (basically picking up excess trash or emptying trash cans #that got full after they took out trash earlier) (of which there were a Lot tonight. very unusual when most nights i can get by #without changing any of them) #none of the things i told her about had been done <3 And the kitchen was a fucking disaster #'you got clerks for that you coulda made them clean it' 'no ill do that later they did a lot today' okay sweetie whatever you say #they always wanna leave Me a shitty store to come into and then get an attitude when they have to stay late because again #I am spending more time fixing things that they should have taken care of already before i got there #wasting Both our time on clerk tasks just to get the store down to manageable levels of filth before i do the audit #and then you wanna complain like its My fault? whores #only One of the managers here ever leaves me a decent store (not Perfect but its still a huge improvement over other days) #and no matter how many times i give the same feedback to every manager i relieve or who relieves me in the morning #shit does not get better #i love it!!!!!! #meh. #mild vent #i guess #its just me bitching about work so whatever #also? you Told me you were gonna stay an hour late already? why are you fucking complaining about me being 'too slow' #to start the audit. bitch

[thevegetablewhichnoonedaresname]

can i just teleport to a fictional world and recuperate for two weeks and come back. i think that would fix me

#heck i'll even take one of the dangerous ones as long as i'm given the necessary weapons or superpowers #i just need about two weeks to worry about different problems than the ones i currently have #two days over the weekend or thanksgiving is not enough time to properly reset anything #i miss being 10 and having the leisure to just clock out and read for forty-eight hours straight if i so desired #pickle pontificates #i got up at EIGHT this morning so I could finally get stuff done and it's almost 1PM. #i have 1) drunk coffee 2) done daily commissions in genshin 3) taken a leisurely dump and 4) learned a new karaoke song #it snowed today and i just wanna go lay face down in it #but have done exactly none of the five projects i'm supposed to be working on and didn't do yesterday or friday #i have a presentation on tuesday another on wednesday and another on thursday #and a full day of school every day this week #so.

[soldier-poet-king]

Actually fuck capitalism even more than usual

I'm the ONLY employee who has to be physically in office every day, other than the reception/admin lady, I'm literally THE only employee without vacation or even paid sick leave (let alone benefits), and I'm THE only employee not allowed VPN access so I can work from home and not lose pay DURING A WINTER STORM WARNING while everyone else works from home or takes their saved up vacation time

'oh but youre contract' I'm FULL TIME CONTRACT FOR 16 MONTHS. I HAVE MULTIPLE GRADUATE DEGREES. I AM ALMOST CERTAINLY MORE QUALIFIED THAN EVERYONE IN THE BUILDING EXCEPT MY BOSS AND THE ACCOUNTANT, but no I'm YOUNG and PEOPLE PLEASING and apparently I'm earning my dues and my father is like "yeah that's just how it is at entry level' like???? AND UR JUST OK WITH THIS SHIT??? WE COLLECTIVELY DECIDED THIS WAS JUST???

#my last job gave me Vpn access and it was MINIMUM WAGE PART TIME #franposting #most days im like yeah my workplace is good the ppl are nice #and that is true #and none of this is my direct boss' control/fault #but its BULLSHIT and unjust #and tbh like. ironic given the kind of organization i work for. hypocrites but i kinda already knew that #genuinely am too socialist for the way the world works #so yeah im risking my neck to go in for a half day tmrw :) #truly everything is going wrong bad all the time this month #i would go do bullshit on the clock if my conscience didnt prevent me from doing so #im genuinely so angry #its not one thing after another theyre happening simultaneously now #NOT TO MENTION #im not the fuckin clowns at work constantly opening phishing emails #WHY ISNT THEIR ACCESS REVOKED HUH??? #ive veered from righteous anger to just plain mad #but im just SO angry

[straydogged]

now I'm 26 and it doesn't feel right at all

#sorry idk my birthday is just. #it's gotten harder and harder the older I get. time is passing so fast and I can't keep up and I feel like I have a clock ticking down #I have to get my shit together and fast. I'm in the latter half of my twenties and people are going to become a lot less kind about #me not having any work experience and struggling in the “real world” #not that people have been particularly kind about it before now but that's. not the point #and none of this is even touching the “I never believed I'd make it to 18 let alone 26” feelings

[supergameboytwo]

GOD most of the "TUTORIAL" videos that clog up any search engine when you're literally just trying to find the god damn manual aren't even right about how to operate the device because they didn't bother reading the manual either. They just bought new device and went HEY WAIT what if I plug this in and record me figuring it out and post it online so I can make number go up!

#I JUST NEEDED TO KNOW HOW THE SET THE ALARM ON THIS ALARM CLOCK #AND I JUST WANTED THE MANUAL #but i mistakenly assumed these videos would TELL you EVERY STEP to do that! #and it kept not working. #The alarm clock has two alarms and you can decide between alarm 1 alarm 2 or both #WHICH IS FINE #but in order to set the alarm #you have to have that switch set to alarm 1 or alarm 2 #THREE FUCKING VIDEOS and none of them mentioned that bit <3 #I literally just wanted to find the manual