#finding meaningful work

[99thpercentile]

places where the audio distorts

image ids under the cut

tmagp 4:

tmagp 5:

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tmagp 8:

the audio distorts when people lie.

I imagine this knowledge will come in handy later.

[id: ALICE: This is not something you go poking around in. Not if you want to keep your job… or your neck. SAM: (a little amused) Okay, okay! I get it. Consider me scared straight. "Consider me scared straight" is highlighted. end id]

[id: LENA: Now, while I understand your concerns, you need to understand that Colin has held the IT Manager position for some time without incident, and although he is somewhat… frustrated with his current assignment, he can request help from the central IT team at any time. I am certain that should he find his responsibilities unmanageable, he will request assistance. Or resign, of course. Either way, the problem will resolve itself. "Or resign, of course" is highlighted. end id]

[id: CELIA: Is there any way to look up specific files? ALICE: Like what? CELIA: Oh, I don’t know. Every case about… being buried alive, or meat, or… whatever. ALICE: Well, there’s a search bar, but it doesn’t actually do anything. You’d have to dig through them all manually. (suspicious) – Why do you ask? CELIA: Just figuring it all out. Ah well, I guess I’ll need to find Bigfoot on my own time. "Just figuring it all out" is highlighted. end id]

[id: GERTRUDE: I see. Well, I’m sorry, but I don’t think Gerry can help you – GERRY: (casually) Yeah, I barely remember any of it. "I don’t think Gerry can help you" is highlighted. end id]

[id: GERRY: Oh yeah, but I was pretty young. I remember filling in a bunch of forms and questionnaires, then some old men asking me questions about what books I liked to read, who did I look up to, that kind of thing. And then I left. SAM: (disappointed) That’s all? GERRY: Yeah, afraid so. Other than just sitting around with a bunch of other kids in a room that smelled like old books. "Yeah, afraid so" is highlighted. end id]

[id: CELIA: I’m trying to look into… Weird physics stuff: time travel, other dimensions, teleportation, all that good stuff. Freddy doesn’t really do searches, so you could keep an eye out and let me know if any come up in your cases? SAM: Uh, sounds a bit sci-fi compared to our usuals. What’s this for? (amused breath) You’re not doing research for that podcast you were on, are you? CELIA: (surprised) You know about that? SAM: I might have given you a quick Google. CELIA: Then… yeah. I’m doing a favor for Georgie. "yeah. I’m doing a favor for Georgie" is highlighted. end id]

#tmagp #The Magnus Protocol #tmagp theories #tmagp spoilers #original #most of these are relatively easy to clock as lies regardless #which makes sense. they need to be for us to notice the pattern and apply it later #but it does tell us for sure that Colin can't quit #or maybe he can but he won't be able to work anywhere else like Teddy? #in any case he (and possibly the rest?) can't quit in a meaningful way #if you find any I missed please let me know!! #why is this happening? who knows! Beholding thing maybe?

[sule-skerry]

this twitter thing is a circus, we can make lots of hellsite jokes, but also we're watching the world's richest man buy a communication platform used among other things by governments, scientists, and organizations to communicate with the public and each other (mostly the latter, governments should not be doing business with each other on twitter) and destroy it because nobody can tell him no, and that should terrify you.

#just in my tiny corner of the world #thinking about how important twitter was for prison book programs to reach supporters #specifically non-incarcerated people who can financially support us #but also #look i'm just a schmuck who works in retail #can i roll up to a science conference and ask to sit in on presentations? #can i email this political historian and ask for their take on news events? #no! #but on twitter someone like me can find them and hear directly from them #that is meaningful #at least to me it is

[augustheart]

In honor of Rachel Pollack's life, here are two personally meaningful pieces of writing she did on transgenderism, archived on the WayBack Machine. They are companion pieces to each other in their exploration of transgenderism. I've linked them along with their description by Transsexual Women's Resources.

Archetypal Transsexuality

Rachel writes eloquently about transsexual spirituality, emphasizing the passion, power and transcendence of our experience. This article, which appeared in Issue #9 of TransSisters, is a concise introduction to many of her ideas.

Abandonment to the Body's Desire

One of the issues Rachel explores in this important essay is the way genital surgery can allow us to experience our true selves -- including our androgynous or masculine aspects -- with authenticity and acceptance. "Abandonment..." was first published in the Fall 1992 issue of Rites of Passage, the original newsletter of the New Women's Conference.

When the news of her loss comes—and even though I'm afraid it's going to come soon, I am also unfortunately sure of it—I hope we can celebrate her life by revisiting her writing and sharing in the joy of transsexuality together. Here is my favorite passage from Archetypal Transsexuality:

"I would argue that transsexuality arises from a passion so powerful that it transcends issues of happiness. The word passion originally meant suffering, not pleasure. The suffering of transsexuality, however, is like that of religious ecstasy, or even orgasm -- overwhelming, intense, and ultimately joyous when we surrender to it and let it carry us into the power of the experience."

#rachel pollack #transgender #long post #g-d. i cried during my lunch break at work #pollack's writing is undeniably from the lens of womanhood and femininity #but i find it so personally meaningful even as a man. i understand it so deeply and dearly. i think everyone should read her work #even if it's just these two articles

[naamahdarling]

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#i feel like my presence here has narrowed so much because my life has narrowed so much to encompass mostly pain and frustration #with the medical system and disability and the state of my fucking country #and the occasional highlight of my cats #i can't work on my art #it's agonizing to even try and i wind up crying #and it's because this horseshit rigged system has ripped the safety out of it #i might as well give my work away for free since they want to take 100% of my earnings out of my check #which like i am not even remotely opposed to giving my work away (would prefer even) but we need the money and i'm not allowed to keep it #i don't know #my life is just so small right now and i don't know how to find meaning again in a world that keeps so much of what i love away from me #it's a slog and every day is the same #and nothing i do feels meaningful #except holding my cats and being with my boyfriend #and that's about all i can do.

[askpokepelago]

Moon, Gladion, and Hau’s Silvally playing tug-of-war on the shores of PokePelago

#silvally #art post #these are drawings I did late 2021 when I was hoping to start the blog back up again #but seeing as how my entire old audience has left and nobody has read the plot thus far I guess there's no point #I mean Mohn is talking to Lillie for the first time ever and nobody cares about that which really saddens me #since thats one of the things I find most abhorrent about USUM's handling of the aether family #this illustration was for an event where Mohn and Gladion finally mend their relationship in a meaningful way #while giving Gladion some insight and appreciation for his father's tenacity and what he's made of Pokepelago #if you want bad enough I'll recap and post future doodles on TheGoodSpirit on tumblr if you wanna follow my work as a whole universe #in Pokemon world

[metanarrates]

speaking of the concept of universal themes/emotions: there are emotions that a lot of the population will inevitably experience. things like loss, or joy, or loneliness ARE a really common component of being a person! and it can be comforting to know that your experiences are broadly shared. you are not alone, most likely, in both certain types of suffering and certain types of joy. it's nice to experience that connection to other human beings.

but the second you start calling things universal, you start to veer towards prescriptivism. statements such as "all art is about x" and "all humans experience x" frequently has the unspoken sentiment that "I will not contemplate the absence of x." there are people who do not experience love. there is art that is not made, in a general sense, to explore "the human condition," but rather to explore some other idea. and I suppose you could insist that no, it IS in fact about the human condition, or about love, or whatever, but to do so misses out on both what people have to say and what art has to say. you close yourself off from really vital, interesting perspectives of the world by doing that.

people have interesting things to say outside of your current worldview! and of course art does as well. don't do others the disservice of refusing to engage with it! you won't grow at all that way.

#narrates #just thinking about how like. for example #people will say hozier's works are all about love #and while he DOES sing about love frequently he also has quite a lot more to say! #both about love itself and about other topics. his art is very politically charged #and its such a disservice to focus on the 'universal' (read: comforting) theme of love at the exclusion of the much more uncomfortable idea #that he also expresses #the specificity of people's sentiments is a very good thing! it's okay if universality doesn't exist. #you can find ideas meaningful AND revel in their commonality without needing them to be shared by all human beings

[moregraceful]

I had a good meeting today, I want that on record. I want it on record that I had a good meeting. I had a meeting that did NOT make me want to take to the sea in a little rowboat.

#my job is so much fun when i am like. ALLOWED TO DO IT #like it's a cool job!! i get to do reference work that helps people!! i get to advocate for my coworkers!! i get to help people #so that they can feel secure and empowered to do incredibly hard and meaningful work!! #but since november it's been like meeting after meeting of the most insane bullshit presented in the most therapized words by #the fucking executive team and it's just like. ok i am just some guy like my job is not to call bullshit on the executive director #so i love when i have a meeting with someone who is just like my living situation sucks and i need some help getting out. LIKE YEAH!! #I WOULD LOVE TO HELP YOU GET INTO HOUSING THAT WILL MAKE YOU HAPPIER!!! I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE YOU FEEL SAFE #RATHER THAN LISTEN TO SEVERAL 45YO WOMEN ON THE EXECUTIVE TEAM TRY TO THERAPIZE THEIR WAY THROUGH HOSTILE MANAGEMENT!! #fresno oilers.txt #i was explaining my job to someone once and they were like so you're basically the union...but like you're not union. and i was like yeah 🥲 #neither hr nor the union but a secret third thing (vibes guy finding low cost therapy and telling people to take their lunch breaks)

[icewindandboringhorror]

I find it kind of silly that so many of those "time based life rule" sayings are like ~deep serious guidelines~ of some sort, but then there's that one other Well Known Rule that's just like "hrmm can I eat something off of the ground or not"

#the duality of human condition.. two biggest concerns in the modern era are attempts at self fulfilling productivity #and also 'if i drop my sandwich can i still eat it :(' #Also while capitalism is often linked with/the source of hyper productivity culture - note that I do not mean the images in that context #'meaningful to you' does not have to mean 'productive within a capitalist system'. The point is not 'every waking hour of every day #must be spent in the most societally productive grinding mindset hyper efficency mode possible' but more like #if you've always wanted to learn french ever since you were a kid and you think it would be fulfilling to you (just because you like it #absent of any larger purpose like using it for a job/monetizing it somehow/etc.). and you've just spent like 5 hours straight on tiktok #or something mindlessly scrolling the internet. maybe someimtes it'd help for your own personal fulfillment in the long #run to try to - the next time you have 5 spare hours - work on learning french or something that is actually significant to you #as a person and that you'll be glad you worked towards. instead of weeks and weeks passing by and feeling you have nothing to show for it #or etc. AAANYWAY. The images/rules themselves are also NOT the main point of this post. More just the juxtaposition of them together #and the fact that 3 of them are serious seeming while one is so mundane it seems silly in comparison. #BUT even though they're not the main point . I still didn't want it to come across as if I was like promoting or buying into capitalist #productivity culture propaganda or etc. I don't find productivity tips like this inherently bad as long as they're kind of divorced from #those ideas. I think it's still important in life to have goals even if those goals exist outside of the typical expected framework. #I mean that's actually part of why a culture of chronically exhausted overworked deprived people is damaging because if you #'re forced to spend 85% of your waking time working at some job that is perosnally meaningless to you that brings you nothing that #youre only doing under threat of starvation and houselesness and etc. then of course you don't have much time for hobbies or things you car #about and of course you'll feel more aimless and personally unsatisfied and like life is not fulfilling or interesting. #Productivity and efficiency is GOOD actually. as long as it's able to be directed in ways that are actually meaingful to the community or #individual and bring some sort of feeling of fulfillment or progress or accomplishment and working towards a person's personal ideas #of happiness whatever those are. rather than just working away aimlessly so some guy you don't know can buy a 20th house or etc. etc. #ANYWAY.. lol.. Me overthinking things perhaps.. probably not as likely #that people see the silly little cat images and go 'WOW EVIL you must be a capitalist grind culture lover' like its pretty clear #thats not the point... but... just in case... lol.. I loooove to over clarify things that don't actually need clarification

[foreverppl]

Moodboard for my MC Evander for @uroboros-if

I so enjoyed playing this demo last night and have been having many Thoughts about it.

#it was so tough finding pics i thought would fit what i have in my head but this will do for now #i was up thinking abt this IF for soooo long it’s unreal #what is eternity? #unending time but also timelessness #like what does it mean to be the container for something that has no beginning or end? #the container is rendered useless obvi #but here the MC stands so there MUST be something to that right? #maybe it just means they must act as a witness to it all. #they are resigned to an existence of knowing and seeing things others do not and being unable to impact those things in any meaningful way #like an echo #like a black hole that is packed so densely with matter but appears to be little more than a void. Nothingness (capital N) #*me muttering to myself while reading and making this mb*: the symbols the symbols the cycles the void the echoes #the fact that when mc is summoned into existence one of the first things we can choose to have them do is replicate a smile (echoing) #idk if i’m explaining this well. tried to talk to my sister abt it without sounding like a madman and suffice to say that didn’t work out #i’m really losing it #those quotes from house of leaves: ‘divinity seems defined by echo.’ + ‘and where there is no echo there is no description of space or love #there is only silence.’ #that bit from disco elysium #‘how do you measure something that doesn’t exist?’ ‘easy. you measure it by the world around it.’ #evander is fond of mortals. they are humanity’s echo in the truest sense. #they are therefore in a very unique position for the conflict that is about to come #of course these are all just my interpretations and thoughts #my mcs #mb #mc: evander (uroboros) #if: uroboros

[mueritos]

Hi there! I hope you have a good day. I know you're working really hard with school and I know trying to improve the world around you is a thankless task. From one stranger to another, I'm rooting for you. Take care.

Hi friend :) I appreciate the kindness. could not have come at a better time. went to a wonderful liberation group meeting today and spent time with lovely friends. feeling happy. i hope you feel loved this week my friend and i appreciate the encouragement ❤️

#muertoresponds #thank you #the past yr in social work school has been all kinds of difficult but well #its been all kinds of awesome and meaningful and liberating and full of joy #i hope you find those moments for yourself this week too :)

[lionydoorin]

Can we get some buff robin with tattoos or maybe working out

hii anon !!!!! sorry sorry SORRY for taking so long, i really wanted to do the tattoos but i had NO CLUE on what they could look like. special thanks to ana @hopelessronantics for helping me out w a few ideas, though! 💗💗

not particularly proud of this one, but i've got to admit, they look kinda nice 🥰 and nancy is a mood

#i both aspire to be buff robin and date buff robin #she's just something else bro.. #they were gonna work out together but nancy got. distracted #i mean i dont blame her #hey! she has a luna moth on her neck 🥰 how nice right ? #the birds on her back and arms are a reference to her being. Birdie #yea :) #and the other thingy im not sure i just thought it'd be cool #maybe i'll revisit buff tattooed robin once i figure out more meaningful tattoos though #nancy's hair tho. it looks nice. think im finally finding a way to draw it #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #ronance #buff!robin #ma ur arting #doodle requests <3 #ask #anon #btw ! thank you so much for the request anon 🫡💗

[miutonium]

Yesterday during Pre-FYP pitch:

#asuka speaks #im sorry guys but i just want to tell you guys the critique went well i just need to fix just a tiny little thing in my slides #anyway my lect is happy because it seems that I know very well about my topic and relieved that she doesnt need to worry about me #also im just really happy i get to tell her about some of the cool ads related to smoking like omg im cryingjrkrnem 😭😭😭 #like you guys dont get it this is the first time Im able to nerd out about it and tell her about the ads I stumbled on and have a really- #meaningful discussion about it wagsjshqkial 😭😭😭 #when i said I love psa and ads in general i actually mean I actively seeking out these things on a weekly to daily basis #and sometimes i put it on when i do work lol #yes there's actually compilation of it on youtube lol they even categorised it based on topics #i personally like the british/europeans one i just feel the message were so hard hitting sometimes #but i also love the old anti drug ads from the 80s-90s because of nostalgia lol #i know this seems probably weird but like lmao if anyone ever give me a chance to ask me which top 3 i like #i would give like 10 instead hsksksksk #anyway the fyp topic i picked were about smoking since my trip to the hospital and also my personal observation made me realised- #the initiative the moh are doing for anti smoking awareness is just so outdated lol #i dont despise smoking lol dont worry i just find that whatever the moh is doing isnt working for this era anymore #so i thought it would be neat to incorporate both art and psa because psas aren't suppose to be boring #and that's what consensus thought it is #sorry jdjidjslaoqlql im just nerding out here aldjdkalalql i just want to tell you guys what happened yesterday

[kittiesfordays]

i've watched 9 episodes of last twilight

and it's just so meaningful. it's so beautiful and important.

but having seen spoilers for episode 12, my heart hurts, knowing what it could have been, what it could have given us.. and what we got instead.

#last twilight #rant in tags #i'm speechless #i know people had many issues #such as #the breakup #but i would even take a break up #or a non end game for day and mhok #and i get that having a disability is also wanting to not have it #and realistically because day wasn't born visually impaired but got it later in life #he would especially want to do anything to cure it #just because you accept something doesn't mean you wouldn't change it if given the chance #and that's the mindset that i'm going towards the last episode with #i also find it kind of hypocritical of us that we all hoped that the first surgery would work out #or at least we said it would be cruel to give him hope and have it not work #which it didn't #but when it worked the second time around we were all upset #i have so many complicated feelings #because i truly understand that accepting your current situation and making the best of it doesn't mean not taking a chance to fix it #but it also would have been so meaningful to have him stay blind and live proudly #but i also get him seeking cure and it working out #it's complicated

[steelycunt]

hello good morning beautiful friends!

#another day! what are we all planning on doing with it! what is everyone reading right now! having finished gios room yesterday i #am currently not reading anything except um. hex hall. with ren. because i love ren. but a second hand book site had a sale going #on so i got 4 secondhand books for 13.30 and they're arriving this weekend :-) today i am planning to. carry on looking for jobs which #is miserable especially considering my cv is underwhelming and looks like i dont have much meaningful experience because i was #unable to find a delicate way of mentioning that on top of my old job i also did my managers' job starting from the ripe old age of 16 #because they decided to just stop putting managers on most of the shifts i used to work so all the stuff that the manager was responsible #for was left to me and was not reflected in my pay...not that im bitter about that or anything...ANYWAY. also today i plan to #make some genuine progress with planning [noisy train passes by] and also get my paints down and sort through them to find which #ones havent dried up..maybe paint something..like a pigeon although i dont know how to draw or paint pigeons i just love pigeons and sheep. #(ridi's) bigmouth strikes again

[aroacettorney]

perhaps the reason why aup ended like *that* is because it was not supposed to have a happy ending in the first place, but sayren didnt have the guts to deal with readers' backlash for when they finally kill off the main character so a half baked happy ending is what we get 😔

#for a happy ending of a story to be narratively satisfying the characters gotta actively work hard for it #this happy ending feels empty because quite frankly speaking ludger did nothing to deserve it #he has zero character developments from the beginning to the end and has always been the same #well except for his emotional state getting worse over time #bc instead of making any attempt at all to healthily address it like a mentally mature 40yo adult he let it swallow him whole #(not that im necessarily blaming him but its quite frustrating to see him remain unchanged if aup is meant to be a redemption story) #his OPness is inherent #his genius is inherent #(this is not to say he isnt hardworking / only relying on his inborn talents but the author repeatively failed the 'show dont tell' checks) #(bc it was only implied in the past and we've never truly seen it in the canon present timeline either) #his kindness is inherent #ngl dad!ludger content doesnt appeal to me as much as dad!edgeworth cuz the latter is the fruit of the character's growth and hard labor #while the former is well... its just who he is #usually i love found family content but in aup it bores my mind out bc his interactions w the students + owens are so static & predictable #it was heartwarming at the moment of adoption but later on i find it as tedious as reading generic established romantic relationships #was it because of the lack of tensions and conflicts i wonder #they all became his yes men and no one ever actively challenged his unhealthy mindset or behaviors #anyway id have been more interested if he recognized his biases/favoritism/prejudices towards some certain characters & worked to change it #but welp. that would require character growth which is too much to expect from him ig #he has learnt quite nothing from his journey and tbh aup would ironically feel more meaningful if it ended on a tragic note #ofco i got noblesse'd again 😔 #would i kill for aup to have a happy ending? yes #would i rather have a sad ending over the half baked and empty good ending we get? also yes #if it must burn then let the whole world burn. cuz at least it would be more much memorable and impactful that way #and i wouldnt have to feel this disappointed and lose all of my interests in one of my only two beloved aroace MCs in aup </2 #rant

[surumarssi]

I love you sinister machinery I love you abandoned factories

#thinking about amnesia rebirth #I have mixed feelings I think you can go either way on the pregnancy plot and wether it works #depending on if it's like personally meaningful to you #and there's other stuff too that I find kinda.. poorly thought out #BUT I love the Engineering Horror