Monday is the first day of the work week that many people dread. Not all people dread it, but some. Let's take a look into the Numerology of Monday to decode the energy and what it can be used for to work with it and not against it.
M - this is the 13th letter of the alphabet vibrating at the energy of 4. The energy of 1 is action and the energy of 3 is connecting with others through collaboration. This puts a focus on responsibilities and for most people, it's a work or school day which connects with this. Although it is about being responsible, it's still the energy of 4 which is mellow and controlled energy. O - this is the 15th letter of the alphabet vibrating at the energy of 6 which is about using your creativity constructively to take care of the tasks or duties you need to take care of. 6 is the number of beauty, duty, and routine. N - 14th letter of the alphabet vibrating at the energy of 5. This is about using your energy to be responsible and making space for enjoyment while doing so. 14 is a karmic number, but not when used correctly. As a karmic number, 14 is about someone who ditched their responsibilities and now have to deal with some challeneges(5). Proper use of this energy is using it for creative purposes. D - 4th letter vibrating at the purest energy of 4 which is about calmness, caution, and security. A - vibrating at 1 as the first letter of the alphabet, this is about action and energy. Y - The 25th letter of the alphabet vibrating at the energy of 7, but through cooperation with others(2) and compassion for others(2) and with the use of creativity (5) or even humor(5). Big lover energy as 5 can point to romance and 2 can point to soulmates.
Monday full numerology comes down to 8 and 8 can represent long and drawn out processes, wait times, and pressure. The dreadful energy can be moreso due to this 8 energy. People can work with this energy by being patient as 8 points to tedious tasks. With this insight, you can now simply start expected a little time in between things and pacing yourself. It can seem like a long day or your duties may be plentiful.
This is a day best utilized in a constructive (8) way with the use of wisdom and calculation(7). The 7 is the soul urge influence of Monday based on the vowels. 2 vowels A and O which equals 7. Being calculating and seeking depth will allow you to master the energy of Monday. Use this day to get the most done with your projects or workloads.
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Dear Karthik Subbaraj,
Congratulations on yet another interesting movie, and for resisting the impulse to name this one, too, after a food item. Iraivi is an unusual feminist film, in the sense that it’s seen entirely through the prism of sympathetic male characters. Your men aren’t monsters who drink or cheat on their wives or subject them to torture. They do these things, yes, but… differently. Arul (SJ Surya) drinks, but only to drown out his sense of failure – he’s a director and his film is in the cans, being held hostage by a sadistic producer. Michael (Vijay Sethupathi) has sex with Malarvizhi (Pooja Devariya), and he continues to lust after her after his marriage to Ponni (Anjali) – I love that all your women have names that suggest classical heroines, including Arul’s wife Yazhini (Kamalini Mukherjee) – but it’s a marriage he committed to in a hurry and he still hasn’t reconciled himself to it. He’s being a bastard, certainly, but he’s not a one-note villain. And the torture they inflict isn’t the stubbing-a-cigarette-into-the-wife’s-bare-arm variety. It’s more mental than physical.
So we get women who are collateral damage – and I include Arul’s comatose mother (Vadivukkarasi), and the nurse who’s not allowed to do her duty – of men being men. They’re being babies, really. Yazhini tells Arul that he should get on with his life, write another story, make another movie. He says it’s like her trying to have another child while still pregnant with their daughter. (Yes, all these men end up with girl children.) He’s a wallower – but maybe all artists are. You like to do that, don’t you Karthik? Even in a film like this, you deliver a commentary about filmmaking and the artist. Why, even Arul’s father is a sculptor, and though we never see him ill-treating his wife (thank you for sparing us the clichés of raised hands and raised voices), we’re informed that he’s responsible for her state. His son’s following the father’s footsteps. Maybe you’re trying to say that the wives of obsessed artists are doomed to become collateral damage. Your films make us think, Karthik, so thank you for that.
All your stories have at their centre a filmmaker, or at least (in the case of your first film, Pizza) a storyteller. And through them, we seem to hear your voice. “Works of art should not be in places where they are not respected.” “Namma padam pesanum, naama pesa koodadhu.” You compare masala movies to a massage with a happy ending. (I laughed, but please don’t judge me when I say I rather like massages with happy endings – I refer to masala movies, of course.) We even get a line of dialogue about Dolby Atmos. (What will the B/C-centre audience make of this, Karthik? But then you don’t really give a shit, do you? More power to you.) And you like your insider jokes. That crass, egoistic producer who does not care about art – he reminded me of the crass producer from your earlier film, Jigarthanda. You like Rajinikanth too. You referenced Thillu Mullu in Pizza, Thalapathi in Jigarthanda, and now you have Arul singing Malayala karayoram, Michael singing Oorai therinjikitten.
Or is that more of an Ilayaraja homage? You like to keep the audience guessing, right? When the Bobby Simha character in Jigarthanda said he was a Shankar-Ganesh fan, it appeared that you were mocking the endless Ilayaraja nods in Tamil cinema, but here you are, doffing your hat to the maestro. “Raja Raja dhaan.” Arul says this… twice. (By the way, which is that nightclub which plays Maanguyile poonguyile? Do let us know.) And the reuse of Unnai thaane – first in a scene between Michael and Malarvizhi; later in a scene between Michael and Ponni – is the kind of Easter egg we come to your films for. Let me list some others, though I’ll probably need to watch the film a second (or third) time to get them all. The name of the bachelors’ quarters is Ambal Mansion – it goes with your theme and title. I didn’t get the bit about the windmills (something connected to the gust of wind that makes the row of cycles fall over in the first scene?), or why you showcased the book of Shanta Shishunala Sharif’s poems. (I confess. I Googled up that name. I can’t remember the last time a Tamil film made me Google something up. Madras, maybe.) And despite your note at the beginning that Iraivi is inspired by the works of K Balachander (he made female-centric films, but I don’t know if I’d call them feminist films), this is really more of an ode to Mani Ratnam, isn’t it? Specifically, Aayidha Ezhuthu. The three men, one of them – the impulsive one – named Michael. The film starting out as Arul’s story, then becoming Michael’s story, and finally Jagan’s (Bobby Simha) story. The finale with the woman on the train. Plus, the arc of the Madhavan-Meera Jasmine plot was essentially about being easily misled (in the case of the man) and becoming collateral damage (in the case of the woman.) And yes, the rain. All that rain. As though the skies were weeping for these women.
Am I digressing, Karthik? If I am, I’m just following your style, which is the opposite of simple and linear. As a result, I find your films longer than they need to be. (You may feel the same about my reviews.) For instance, I did not care for the scene in the nightclub where a director is felicitated. I realise it was there as a last straw for Yazhini, but it felt redundant. But I suppose they couldn’t be any other way, because you like these shaggy-dog stories that you then embellish with novelistic detail. I love the way you introduce your characters, the time you take with them. Our films lay out characters and their relationship to each other the minute we set eyes on them, but you make us wait to know how Arul is related to Jagan and where Michael fits in and so on. And when it appeared that a semblance of a plot was kicking in (something about Arul needing money to buy back his film), I dug out my phone and checked: it was a whole hour into the movie. Borrowing an image from Malarvizhi’s profession (oh wait, she’s an artist too; she’s literally an artist), it’s like daubs of paint slowly forming a bigger picture.
And you really like an expansive canvas. Not only does the crass producer have a brother, you also bring in his wife later on, to conclude a deal he began making. These segments practically form a mini-movie, with another woman left reeling by the actions of her man. Your films have this… density. They’re packed – with characters, with complications, with information doled out in bits and pieces. (A character says, “Un kitta onnu sollanum.” And instead of hearing what he has to say, we cut to someone else.) Take the scene where Michael asks Arul for money he is owed. You just need to get Michael to Arul’s antiques shop, so the next part of the plot can be staged. Arul could have told Michael to collect the money at the shop. Instead, this is what we get. Arul tells Michael to wait for a week, when he can get the 50 lakhs he is owed. Michael says he wants only 10 lakhs. Arul says he has only 8 lakhs, he’ll give the remainder later. Michael goes to Arul’s father, in the hospital. He has only 5 lakhs. And he directs Michael to the shop, to get the remaining 3 lakhs. Your signature intercutting adds to this texture, Karthik. Shots of Michael and Arul’s father in the hospital are intercut with shots of Arul hunting for booze. Shots of Michael and Jagan outside a courtroom are intercut with shots of Arul being consoled by his father. Happenings are stretched and meshed the way they would be in real life, and not compacted according to the page-per-minute requirement of screenplay-writing textbooks.
I could never predict where the film was going (win!), what these people were going to do (again, win!) –though I must admit I found this to be the weakest of your “twists.” The subplot about stealing sculptures, too, I found rather conceit-y, something half-heartedly cooked up to fit with the title and the theme, rather than something plausible, something these people would do. When Michael, here, commits murder, with a hammer, I went, “This mild-mannered chap? Really?” But then, even in Jigarthanda, I wasn’t quite convinced that the characters would do the things they did. They seemed to be puppets of a screenplay rather than credible human beings, whose actions evolve organically from who they are (or at least, who they seem to be).
But even if I am not convinced by the overall trajectory of your characters, I love how fleshed-out they are on a moment-to-moment basis. I loved the scene where Arul barges into Yazhini’s house, after their separation, on the day of her engagement to someone else. In a lesser film, she would have asked him to get out, and he’d have dug his heels in, and she’d have cooled down and… But here, she rushes straight into his arms. And you make us see why. She was frustrated, fed up with him. But she’s also confused. Was she hasty in abandoning this man? Should she move on with another man? Does she even need a man? With just this one scene, you’ve compensated for the underwritten heroine of Jigarthanda. The story arc may be Arul’s, but Yazhini registers as a fully formed character. Similarly, Michael’s arc allows for the delineation of Ponni and Malarvizhi, and through Jagan, we get glimpses of his mother, and possibly of all womanhood as viewed by a compassionate man. And then you say that women don’t need even this compassionate man (poor chap!), that they have to emancipate themselves instead of looking for a penis-wielding emancipator. What delicious irony, given that you begin the film with women talking about marriage, tying themselves to a man!
Or not, in the case of Malarvizhi, who is easily the film’s most interesting character. Her husband is dead, and she doesn’t want love anymore – only sex. When Michael buys her a diamond necklace, she gives it back to him – she can buy her own trinkets, thank you very much. But the character feels shoe-horned into the film, Karthik. I felt betrayed – and I bet she did too – that after a point, she was used simply as a plot device to get Michael and Ponni together, and also to illustrate Michael’s (who is now standing in for all of mankind) hypocrisy. I felt she deserved more. And yet, I appreciated your generosity in fleshing her out like all the others, without judging her. She gets to be the rare woman in Tamil cinema who dumps the man, and the way she lets go of Michael is echoed in the way Arul lets go of Yazhini, with a heavy heart and some playacting. A side effect of the Malarvizhi subplot is the reassurance that Vijay Sethupathi is still interested in making cinema, rather than just massy entertainers targeted at the box office.
Ponni gets a better deal (and Anjali is terrific, raw and expressive in a way she has never been). In a great scene – rather, a set of book-ending scenes – Michael tells Ponni that he was forced to marry her, and she’s going to have to “adjust” to this if she wants to be with him. Much later, she throws the “adjust” word back on his bearded face when he asks her if she slept with someone else. In a different kind of movie, we’d be invited to see this symmetry, stand up and applaud. But you’re too subtle for that, Karthik. Iraivi is your subtlest film. Which is why I winced at the melodramatic lines about men and women, most of which came towards the end. Aan, using the long-sounding vowel, versus penn, with the shorter one – for such a visual filmmaker (this is another outstandingly shot film, less showy than Jigarthanda and probably richer for that), do you really need the crutch of linguistic special effects from another era of filmmaking? Also, when the rest of your film is so allusive, isn’t there another way you can explain the twist without having a character resort to such an inelegant information dump?
And why is it that your films come together more in the head than in the heart? Why are they easier to admire than love wholeheartedly? I used to think it was because your characters are essentially deceitful, self-serving and unsympathetic, so though we were invested in what they did, we didn’t really warm up to them. But here, you have Ponni and Yazhini and Malarvizhi – and they’re still remote. But perhaps this is bound to happen when there are so many people, so many strands, when we don’t follow one person’s simplistic “you go, girl” journey like we do in, say, 36 Vayadhinile? But when the parts are so well-crafted, we don’t complain as much about their sum not adding up to a satisfying whole. I am sure that you will, one day, make that wholly satisfying film, but for now, thank you for these parts. Thank you for the ambition. I felt there were too many songs (some good work by Santhosh Narayanan), but thank you for ensuring that they don’t break character, the way songs usually do when a character speaking in his or her voice suddenly segues into the playback singer’s voice. Thank you for giving us SJ Surya, the actor – I never dreamed he had such a capacity to hold a scene, to hold the screen. Thank you for continuing not to sell out. Thank you for trying to do so much, even if not all of it needed to have been tried. And thank you for making me fight with myself, for not making it easy to decide if you’ve made a “good” film or a merely “okay” film. For now, Iraivi is a fascinating film, and that’s enough.
Sincerely, etc.

My name is Emily. I'm from the United States and I wanted to end my 20's with a bang, and I'm happy to say that I ended my 20's in Korea.Actually, Korea was not a country that I had much to do with.Originally, I was a person who was immersed in Japanese culture since college.Japanese anime became my friend. There's a lot of interesting things about Japanese anime, like the fact that they depict real places in Japan, and they depict real food, and so I fell in love with Japan, and I even traveled to Japan a couple times, and I thought that Japan was the sum of everything that I longed for.
But then, in my late 20s, I met a friend who would change my life. It was a simple meeting with a long-lost college classmate, Sarah, who had gone on to work at a large firm in New York City, and whom I had shared anime and Japanese food with in my dorm room in college. She told me honestly that she had recently traveled to Korea and was seriously thinking about moving there. Unfortunately, the large company she worked for in New York had recently gone through a business crisis, and she was laid off.
She said that she was confused by the sudden betrayal of a well-known company, and to clear her mind, she went to the airport with the intention of leaving anywhere. She thought she would go to Japan, but when she arrived at the airport, she changed her mind. When she thought back to the places and restaurants she frequented most often while working at the company in New York, she remembered that she often went to Korean streets and Korean supermarkets in New York, and she thought that going to Korea on an impromptu trip was a really good idea, so she chose to go to Korea rather than Japan, which she already knew.
And buying a plane ticket on the spot at the airport was more than twice as expensive as booking a ticket in advance, but Sarah said that she didn't care, because she was depressed after being fired from her job, and she went to the airport to leave, but the curiosity about Korea that came over her made her want to leave right away, even if she had to pay for the expensive plane ticket.
He expressed that although he went to the airport courageously, he knew that the plane ticket would be too expensive, and he thought that maybe he should just go back home again, but his curiosity about Korea came from somewhere deep inside him, and it exploded like a bomb, and he was naturally drawn to it.
Sarah, who likes emotional things like essays and poems in college and enjoys such poetic expressions, but even so, I wondered if it was a little overdone, but when she said that she had been to Korea, I became more focused on her story.
However, I was able to understand why she expressed herself in such an over-the-top way after listening to her Korean stories.
"Korea is an amazing place, the people are so kind and warm, and most of all, the employment system is very well organized. There are many programs and support for job seekers, which is very helpful for people who are in a difficult situation like me."
When Sarah started with this story, I realized that she was really traumatized by being laid off.Now, she had been through a big ordeal and was in the process of recovering from it through Korea, so I decided to focus more on her story."You said you traveled to Korea, so what else did you do?" I asked."For example, what kind of programs were there?" I asked her.
"I happened to visit a job fair in Korea," she said, "where job seekers can get free career counseling and get the training they need." "I got a lot of help there, and it gave me the strength to get back on my feet, and maybe even get a job in Korea." "And most of all, the work culture in Korea is really family-like," she said, "I was impressed by how much my coworkers cared about each other and supported each other."
Sarah said that she was curious about what Korea was like, so she visited a large convention center in Korea and participated in various fairs, one of which was a job fair, and she interviewed with several Korean companies, and the Korean companies were ready to accept her as a colleague if she applied as an American. I also learned that Korea has many companies with global reach, and they are open to foreigners with various experiences, but in Korea, unless it is a large company, people don't prefer them, so if it is a small company, they want foreigners, but there is a sad reality that no one applies.
Unlike in the U.S., where you have to report your performance every week, and if you fall short, you are threatened with termination, Korean companies are definitely not more performance-oriented than in the U.S. They value their employees and do everything together to grow together, not threaten them with termination. In the past, I knew that corporate culture in Asian countries such as Korea was more collectivistic than individualistic, and as a student, I thought that such a collectivistic culture was a bad culture with a high level of disease in Asia, but after experiencing social life in the United States, I heard that the tendency of companies to be extremely individualistic, talking about job insecurity, and treating people ruthlessly, caused me to be fired from a good job overnight, and the future plans I had planned in advance became uncertain, and I even talked about envying the Korean culture that does not have such disadvantages.
Sarah, who has never worked in Korea, but was always afraid of being fired, said that she learned a lot about Korean corporate culture by interviewing many Korean company officials.
She said that she even considered settling down and living in Korea because, besides the culture, there were so many other conveniences and benefits.
She talked about her experience of working in New York, being left alone in the office to get things done because of her performance, having to leave late at night and being afraid to go home, sleeping in the hotel next door, and having to live with the exorbitant rent in Manhattan and the two-hour round-trip commute to work, and how she realized that unlike in the U.S., where it is difficult to see a doctor, she would not have to worry about these things in Korea.
Sarah's story made me even more curious about Korea.The warmth, systematic system, and various charms that she experienced in Korea couldn't help but have a great impact on me.I've been experiencing a lot of stress every day due to the pressure of performance and the threat of being fired, and I've recently been undergoing expensive psychotherapy.I decided to learn more about Korea, and eventually decided to travel to Korea.
Of course, I didn't travel to Korea with the intention of moving to Korea or settling down in Korea, but rather to spend my last 20s in a new country, Korea, and to see a different world than the familiar Japan.
I made my preparations and headed to Korea sooner than I expected, arriving ten days before my birthday and extending my itinerary beyond what I had originally planned, staying in Korea until after my birthday and then flying back to the United States.
The first day I finally arrived in Korea, I started walking around the streets of Seoul.The first thing that greeted me was the warm spring weather in Korea.The sky was clear and the air was crisp.I was told that it is common for Asia to have very bad air quality in the spring due to the influence of China, but I didn't have to deal with that during my trip.
The streets of Korea are very different from the United States, and everything was new to me.There were many beautiful flowers in bloom, and the well-maintained trees were really beautiful.It has been a long time since the common people's neighborhoods in the United States have such beautiful landscaping because of people who destroy these trees and flowers for no reason, or secretly take them and sell them.But this was not the case in Korea.The streets were like a beautiful flower garden.
I was walking down a beautiful street lined with flowers, and I was looking at them, looking at the big big map that was displayed on the screen at the bus stop.I was just curious to see what my neighborhood looked like, so I was looking at the map and taking my time, and a middle-aged woman came up to me and said, "Where are you looking for?" She didn't speak fluent English, but I was so grateful that she was trying to help. I was too embarrassed to tell her that I was just looking at the map, so I told her one of the destinations I was planning to go to, and she gave me direct directions to the place I was looking for, and I was able to get there without any difficulty.This unexpected kindness opened my eyes to the Korean people and warmed my heart at the same time.
I was ready to accept everything in Korea with an open mind.The first impression was very good, I was touched by the kindness of the people.I couldn't ask for anything more from Korea.The food was so fresh and amazing to me.I visited Gwangjang Market, a famous traditional market in Korea.
Unlike a regular restaurant, it was a place where you could sit down and try a variety of food. As a traditional market, it was full of Korean food. There were no pizza, pasta, or burger joints, but I liked it better that way. It was a place where you could see the traditional look and feel curious about everything.
I also tasted foods such as tteokbokki sundae and hotteok.Everything else was fine, but I was a little worried when I first tried sundae because it looked so strange and a little gross, but I decided to give it a try and the moment I put it in my mouth, the rich flavor filled my mouth.Korean food often seems difficult to eat, but when you try it, you can see why it is so popular in Korea.
I stayed at Gwangjang Market for a long time and tried a lot of different foods, especially kimchi and pajeon, which I still remember because of their crispy texture and spicy flavor. I would recommend them to everyone.Experiencing the deep flavors of Korean food firsthand made me fall in love with Korean food.
And then there was a shocking thing that happened to me in Korea.I was having a lot of fun traveling around Korea and everything was interesting, because Korea is really the best place to be, you know, you're running around, you're busy, you're going from place to place, and I had the misfortune of losing my passport, which was really stupid.
I was traveling in Korea, and I got an international call. Someone was calling me from Korea, and when I saw the international call indicator on my phone and realized that the call was from Korea, I had a million questions.
I thought I shouldn't answer the call, but then I realized that it was an international call, and I thought maybe they were calling me because they had some business to take care of. I answered the call, and I was told a really crazy story, because I heard a calm English voice asking if it was Emily, and she introduced herself as a police officer and asked if I could come to the nearest police station.
I thought I had done something terribly wrong, because I had just eaten delicious tteokbokki and sundae, kimchi and pajeon, and I was so happy to eat them, and afterward I was just walking around the streets of Korea, smelling the flowers and seeing the pretty trees.
I started to check my belongings one by one and realized that my small pouch containing my passport and some of the money I had exchanged was missing.
I quickly headed to the police station, which was where I was told to go, and from the front gate, I was controlled as to what I was visiting.
The great thing about Korea is that even for someone like me who doesn't speak Korean, it's not difficult to navigate these government offices. Not all Koreans speak English, but at least the ones I've met have been able to communicate with me in a simple way. Even if they don't speak perfect sentences, they understand most of the words, so I was able to communicate the reason for my visit to the police station.
I had never been to a police station before, even in the U.S., but here I was in Korea, and I was greeted by friendly people.The pouch with my passport in it had my contact information written on the inside, and they said they would contact me with that.The bag was found in a marketplace, and the first person to report it was the stall owner of the place where I had my first sundae.It also had all of my clean, new Korean money in it, which I had exchanged separately.
I was so impressed with how conscientious Koreans are and how good they are that I was able to find the pouch, sign the paperwork, and walk out of the police station.
I went back to Gwangjang Market, and when I got there, the owner recognized me and looked like he was about to say something. I held out the bag and showed it to him, and he smiled and liked it.
I thanked the Korean boss, and we ate another snack on the spot. It was an experience that made me realize how heavenly Korea is.
And like Sarah said, I didn't just want to see how clean and pretty Korea is, I wanted to see what an American working in Korea could do and what life would be like.Through the Reddit community, I was able to get in touch with Americans working in Korea and even met some of them in person.
David, the American I met, works for a company that is not a large Korean company, but rather a small or medium-sized company. As Sarah said, Korea is a country where products are produced for the global market, and many things are actually exported overseas.
However, in Korea, unless it is a large company, every company is experiencing a job shortage, and because of the atmosphere in Korea, where foreigners are not welcome at all, it is not difficult to get a job in a company that specializes in exporting overseas, even if you are in the United States.
And David told me that he put all his passion into the first company he worked for in the U.S., and even made a lot of money for the company, but when he didn't perform, the company fired him without mercy, and he said that he was so shocked, not to mention the feeling of betrayal, that he took depression medication at that time, and it was so hard that he took depression medication, and then he found Korea by chance and settled in Korea, and now he is so happy. He told me that he was fired from his job because of the unrelenting treatment in the U.S., that he found a second chance in Korea, and that he is happy with his life here.
I'm not sure I have the courage to move to Korea right now, but I learned that there are a lot of people like Sarah and David who have been hurt so badly that they end up leaving the country. I'm scared that this could be my future, but I also learned that Korea is an option for me if it happens to me.My trip ended like this: experiencing the culture, food, and hospitality of Korea, and getting to meet and talk to Americans living in Korea, made my trip much more rewarding than my trip to Japan, which could have been an anime trip.
Korea has given me new perspectives and experiences, shattered my notion that Japan is only good, broadened my horizons, and opened my eyes to another gem that is Korea.
I now like to say to my friends, "Go to Korea, you'll see how good it is." Korea has taught me so much, and I will cherish my experience in Korea, which now holds a special place in my heart.
If Sarah goes to Korea and settles down, I will be there to congratulate her and support her in her new relationship in Korea.

Hey there! Hope the word "wife" doesn't scare you off. I'll get straight to the point here; I'm trying to meet someone who we could build a beautiful relationship, perhaps start off as friends, learn about each other and eventually level up to phone calls and chats late into the night. Let's lovingly make fun of each other, tease each other, and laugh together. Good morning/night messages and poems. Let's make a bedtime routine together. I date to marry, so that'll be my goal. But... it's ok if we aren't compatible or we just slowly fall off. That's ok!
Here's a few trivial things about me; • There's no such thing as over communicating • I love animals (except wasps. They can go to hell) • I am getting into baking and cooking and I'm confident I can make better chocolate chip cookies than you! • I have a job • l have a car • I have a bachelors • I have a small kitten who is my handsome lil guy • I enjoy working with hands. Building or fixing things • my favorite color is phthalo green • I have a twisted sense of humor • I don't get involved in politics • I'm single, I don't have children. • I am the oldest in my family • I am light skinned • I speak Russian, Ukrainian, a little Polish, and a little Spanish too.
Here's two truths and a lie about me: • I have called Barnes and Noble and asked if they had books in stock. • I have seen a UFO • I believe that pizza belongs on pineapple
I hope our interests align and we get to chat sometime!
Ok bai 🌹

my girl tore her ACL and had surgery to repair it.
i didn’t realize the amount of stress this is going to cause for me. i’ve never heard her cry so much before… she won’t stop :( this is heartbreaking to see her in so much pain.
we go back to the vet on tuesday to get the staples removed. then laser therapy twice a week for 3 weeks. good thing im unemployed so i can watch her. otherwise i’d have to keep her in a kennel & i don’t like that. she needs to be supervised all of the time. if she’s not, she must have a cone on & confined to a kennel. she’s the biggest baby ever!! there’s no way she would go in a kennel. look at her
tldr; i’m under so much stress. selling my house & moving, graduating college, taking care of my dog, trying to find a job… i could use some good words and cuteness in my mail.
poems, cards, book recommendations, movies, tv shows, post cards, photos, maybe a congratulations on graduating college (i only got one card and i graduated with a bachelor of science in elementary education minor in special education)… it doesnt matter. i’m feeling alone in all of this and it would be nice to know im not.
my interests: books/reading, words, teaching, animals (anything but birds & snakes), nature, trees/plants, stationary, vintage anything, squishmallows, witchy stuff, astrology, tv show friends & the office, marvel & DC, colors lavender, light blues, light greens, and browns, sandwiches, pizza, cheese curds (i’m from wisconsin lol i love anything country or small town vibe)
comment and i’ll send you a pm with my address :-) i’d appreciate anything to know im not alone rn
p.s. didn’t mean to make this so long lol BUT i plan to send a thank you card to anyone who mails me anything (if that’s okay with you) 💖
[edited for spelling errors]

I need help identifying a book from the 2000s. It’s a collection of horror short stories, of which I can only remember 3.
(1) Antigonish Murder Mystery
The protagonist is a police inspector investigating a murder where the victim was strangled to death. She exchanges words with her boss, who points out that the killer must have had strong thumbs based on the strangle marks. On her way home, she muses on the poem Antigonish:
Yesterday, upon the stair,
I met a man who wasn't there
He wasn't there again today
I wish, I wish he'd go away...
Later on, at a pizza party with her colleagues, she notices her boss popping beer bottles open with his thumbs, and realises that he’s the killer.
(2) Double Tap
The protagonist is a young girl who used to hear a double tap at her bedroom window at night, followed by the squeaking sound of fingers running down glass.
She has an issue with sleep walking, and often finds herself at the window - the squeaking sound is made by her own fingers reaching out to whatever was waiting outside.
One night, she finally decides to go out into the darkness that was waiting for her.
(3) The Girl with the Red Scarf
The protagonist is a boy who meets a girl with a red scarf around her neck. Whenever he asks her why she wears the red scarf, she would avoid the question. The two grow up together and eventually get married.
One day, on the woman’s death bed, she tells him he can remove the scarf now. He does so - and her head falls off.

Do I deserve this?
There is no way to explain how complicated this is. I didn’t even want to write this all down, nor do I expect anyone to read this at how convoluted this all is. I’m really sorry.
I was abused as a child and bullied my entire life for having a movement disorder that could have been prevented if my mother didn’t neglect me. I didn’t have a dad growing up and eventually, my mom remarried an arrogant man who sexually harassed me. I became friends with this boy in high school, I can’t remember the details but we wrote each other letters, poems? It all feels like a dream, now. I knew he had a crush on me, I just liked that someone liked me. I figured he just liked me because I was a girl, and when I graduate from high school, it will all be over.
I don’t know what happened but it continued until after high school. My life at home was brutal, I had to move to my grandmother’s house to escape it. Life was good for a moment. I was able to make friends, now. No one was bullying me because this isn’t high school, anymore. He still liked me. Now, I was bisexual. I was also non-committal and I expected nobody to love me seriously ever because of the abuse I went through with my narcissistic mother, my stepdad and the bullies. I’ve had girlfriends, mostly, and these were all online. I had boyfriends, too. They were all online and felt unreal. With Luis, it felt real. It felt serious. He wanted me to be his girlfriend. I treated him like shit without meaning to. When he would tell me he loves me, I’d ghost him. For months. I only texted him when a girlfriend would dump me, or when the boy I like was giving me a hard time. I always went after men who are unavailable. Unattainable.
My pattern in dating was: i would date them for six months to a year, and then take two years to heal from it before entering a new relationship. But here’s the problem: I would always attempt suicide. I think deep down, I knew I was unlovable and people will grow tired of me and I needed a reason to die. I’ve been suicidal for as young as I can remember, since my mother remarried. Then, I would self harm, I didn’t notice the pattern until last year when my best friend who had bipolar disorder passed away from suicide. She entered the same fate as me, had multiple attempts except this time, she succeeded. I was diagnosed with Borderline Personality Disorder and this only made sense when i really looked into my past relationships and how i treated them, how i reacted to triggers. All that.
I would not regret dropping my friends for the entire six months when I’m dating someone, I don’t even ask to hang out. I’m a shitty friend. I end up making my entire life revolve around my partner. If they didn’t reply for more than six hours, i’d be cutting. If they fall asleep on me, I’d be angry. I thought I was just anxious losing them and this would be gone if I met the right person. That the right person won’t make me anxious, won’t make me second-guess if they love me or not. The truth? I needed them to be just as intensely attentive and clingy as I am or else I’d feel like they’ve forgotten all about me.
My last girlfriend, kris - and this will be my last girlfriend ever, i will find out later on, because i can’t talk to women anymore without feeling intimidated, dumped me in 2018. i remember this. i was 22, she was 29, it crushed me. she lived in fucking seattle and i live in southeast asia, i should have not been fucking crushed. but i was. i had a benzo problem, along with drinking a bit too much when i’m depressed. so i mixed the two, attempted. i remember always sending luis video of me when i’m high. i don’t know. we were friends. that’s it.
so i attempted, and guess who comes over? my friends + him. they kept me occupied. i remember one of them brought pizza, and coke. i miss having friends. i used to be so loved like that. luis kinda stayed later and my friends had to go home because their houses were far, i appreciate them coming over because i was suicidal and heartbroken. none of my friends drink alcohol except for me and luis, needless to say, we were drunk and i had my first kiss at 22.
kris, my last girlfriend, made me realize how much of a bad partner i was, how much she would cry because of me, how much of a shit person i was. i vowed to never date another woman ever, because honestly, she was the first girl to ever point out to me that i treat my girlfriends like shit. i stayed single for two years. i had so many trials and tribulations. i lost my job around the time kris dumped me, i did sex work as my main source of income online. about two years later, i meet this guy. his name is kei. and he just. swept me off my feet.
before kei, and right after my breakup with kris, luis would take me to the movies as friends. we’d hang in cafes, go to concerts, he was my buddy because in my home, i wasnt allowed to go out at all, because of my condition, because my grandma and mother saw me as this disgusting, incapable disabled child. i was only allowed to go out when i’m with luis. even now, at the age of 27, i am not allowed outside. at this point, i gave up and became a NEET.
so, i had luis in the time of my breakup. right? then i meet kei around the time the pandemic happened? we only dated for six months and my god, were me and him so toxic for each other, all the things i did to kris, i might have done to kei and i might have been just as bad to him because he’d say things like you never listen to me. or i dont think youll ever be sober. he got tired of taking care of me. i had an eating disorder. i was drinking almost every day, i would also take my pills before hanging out with him.
thats the thing i noticed: i have sever social anxiety, so i can only enter vcs when im drunk. the pandemic happened and i moved cities, as well, so luis couldnt hang out with me anymore. when i was suicidal, and i attempted, my mom got so annoyed at me and didnt even want to drive me to the hospital, it was my grandmother that made her.
nobody fucking cares about me like luis, he’d introduce me to all his friends, so i can have someone to talk to. a community. i felt involved. i didnt feel alone.
here’s the thing, back in 2018 to 2019, when i was freshly broken up with, luis was still in love with me but never made a move. eventually, he asked me out and i couldnt say yes. my grandma wouldnt allow it, i was a coward for saying that. then one day, he wasnt replying so i asked one of his friends, and he said idk maybe sleeping at his gfs place and i was like what gf ok and then i realized he was already dating someone and i cant remember how i reacted. i thought he wanted to date me. i guess not. i was unsure, if i wanted this serious commitment so i let it go. little did i know, his girlfriend, who he had been dating for four years, would constantly use my friendship with him as leverage in their arguments??? i find this out when we started dating earlier this year. i told him if your girlfriend wants to drop your ex, you should, it was a whole argument, he was like well why should i if were good friends? im not responsible for her insecurities. then i remember hes still friends with someone i introduced him to that traumatized me so hes not really the best contender for that.
i just realized this is so much backstory, anyways the girl he was dating and him were long term but he dumped her essentially because she was too clingy and needy and entitled to his time, and then my best friend died, because she had a npd partner who treated her like shit and he dumped her, essentially and the pain was unbearable she committed suicide. this all happened late last year, 2023. i was in a manic episode,.that i DID NOT KNOW. and slept with luis’ best friend, then slept with luis, because he didnt care i slept with his best friend, i dont understand this part either. and i told their exes i slept with their exes so they stopped blaming the men (there was rumors about them being pieces of shit so the hatred can all be pinned to me). IT WAS ALL JUST ESEX (I KNOW ITS LAME. im 27 having esex, i should kill myself. i will, dont worry. i will) and luis got pissed.
luis got so pissed, he told me to fuck off. he said some hurtful things. my best friend is dead, the man who i thought would stay on my side gave up on me, what did i expect? weeks later, i enter a psychward. i get out around january of 2024.
i message luis again. at this point, im starting fresh. he saw me in a new light, we start dating, we break up only after a few days because he saw just how attached and anxious i am, i wanted to enter the psych ward so i can get over him and forget him, clearly that didnt work.
i wanna fucking die i dont wanna keep writing this. we remained friends with benefits, but guess what? i kept my feelings for him. i still dont have any friends outside of him, my online friends hate my guts because im letting my life be ruined by a man who doesnt even care about me.
he dropped me a few days ago because i got angry at him for falling asleep on call and it was his last straw. now, i’m looking up where to buy SN so i can commit suicide.
i always felt deeply for him, but he was taken, and i know i couldnt handle a real long-term serious relationship when i was this fucked up. i have no self-control. look at where that got me. even days before, i was begging him to be on call with me because i don’t know when the last time ill be able to hear his voice or interact with him. and luis is also suicidal, now i cant look after him because he wont share anything to me and hes angry.
i understand he has to be away from me. ive hurt him. but i am anxious 24/7, i cant talk about this to anyone else because i have ZERO friends and this feels like a six month long therapy session with someone. oh im also jobless and broke and refuse to do sex work anymore. im exhausted. i understand why he wouldnt want to date me but at least we were friends. and he did ask to be exclusive weeks ago only to ask for a breakup three ways later when we had a conversation about our trauma and how he doesnt really wanna face it but when he does, he dumps me. i’m so fucking exhausted.
i find out he stayed friends with me because hes afraid i was gonna kill myself and he fought so hard to keep me in his life despite his long term girlfriend asking to stop talking to me because hes afraid i was gonna kill myself. and oh, also that he cares.
made me feel like fucking shit.
now, im doing nothing but sleeping and looking at my phone, doomscrolling and checking if he fucking replies to me, he has no online presence. i dont know what to do anymore. he told me to leave him alone. 13 years of that, gone? do you think he really doesnt love me anymore, what is happening.
i want to throw up i feel like shit i feel like everything is my fault it is my fault i cant just be normal for once i dont even know what help i need anymore i just want to give up and die

Thank you everyone for your entries! Onto the next stage, after much thought on how this could be judged, I felt the best option was to allow you guys to be the primary judges.
Each Entry will be linked below within their categories and I want you guys to have a look all you need to do is upvote and/or comment your thoughts on each entry! Upvote as many or as few as you like!
Upvotes will be the primary way to make our decision followed by further engagement on the post and then if necessary, our preferences which will be explained when announcing winners.
We will then look at each and based on those upvotes, comments and our own personal preferences, we will decide who will be the winners and runners-up.

Creative Writing

u/Korean_Street_Pizza's Haiku - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/W0l3VR5W0Q
u/nichnotnick's self-created 2-3 Proze poetry style, "The Invitation" - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/VjcEIn0BCs
u/Objective-Culture-34's short story, "Turning Point" - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/EQ20NdVCtv
u/boomerangthrowaway's poem, "Angry Man" - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/MqMdMKXdPe

Non-digital Art

u/MsCryptoHat's Ellie the Light Elf - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/20u0y8beHR
u/mr_ordinaryboy's attempt - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/HV4hcVFhoP
u/DontLaughArt's official submission - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/4nFNu7NFox

Digital Art

u/Ashamed_Raccoon9918's Magical Mushroom - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/aHH93mvzqL
u/Individual_Wallaby25's son's video animation - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/gYURUoiOIp
u/Kimi_Imposta's Mooshie - https://www.reddit.com/TheNaturallyUnknown/s/Z6YWlHC8oh
Remember stay constructive and importantly be nice! Real people sit behind the usernames and we will not tolerate any form of toxicity or trolling! I will leave this phase running until the end of the month and the winner will be announced on May 1st!

I'm 16, and diagnosed with an array of mental issues/disorders, my most crucial one being BPD. Between the ages of 11-14 I was an asshole. I was in juvie from 11-13, I was in our law system between those ages for repeated things such as runaway, theft, assault on an officer, MDPP, etc. Even after my release, I continued to act an ass, until about 3 months before my 15th birthday. Now--I'll be 17 in June, I've been making very astounding progress in almost every aspect of my life, considering many people, including myself, did not expect such sudden change. Everybody who knows me can agree, but my own mother can't. I might be a bit messed up for feeling this way, but she's holding me back. Im always passing my classes, almost always receiving steady As and Bs. I even plan to go to college to study in humanities and psychology, hoping to move further and get a doctorates in Psychiatry. My mom is still very strict despite my good behavior, which is, TO A POINT, reasonable. She doesn't let me hang out with my only true friend, because she doesn't like her father (This girl moved out of her father's home a year ago.). I am not allowed the basic privacies of a teenage girl, a door handle is not something I've had since we moved into our home 5 years ago, She will oftentimes search my belongings with an unsettling amount of thoroughness, my room, bags, even clothes. She'll even search my person, despite me constantly voicing and displaying extreme discomfort, she'll pat me down, even between my legs, lift my shirt, check my bra, etc. My iphone that I bought myself, with my own money, was taken from me until she could figure out how to set up screentime. I get 2 hours social media time, and my downtime is only off 9am-8:45pm weekends, and 3:30pm-8:30pm weekdays, I cant download OR delete apps, ALL of my contacts must be approved by her. Everything is restricted. I cannot even use the Google home page while searching on safari, even if I'm not on any actual websites. I can't even use the calendar or weather app. Before bed, I have to give her my phone, and while I'm asleep, she obviously reads every text exchanged on every app, even reading my conversations with my boyfriend who lives in OR. I've gotten sick of it, and I've constantly purchased crappy TCL potato phones from the dollar general, and as soon as she realizes I have it, she finds it and takes it. I've gotten so good at hiding things, but she's also gotten better at finding them. I'm currently using one of those phones. She bought a safe to keep all of my "contraband" in, and there's about 8 or 9 cheap phones, two Samsung's, and another iPhone. As a form of coping, I began to write. I enjoy writing unorthodox pieces, poems, or short Gothic themed stories, all tailored to express my emotions. Ive caught her with my notebooks, and when I confront her, she replies with a line like, "You're a kid, you don't get privacy" despite the contents of the journals being very sensitive and obviously deserving of privacy. We argue often, about a lot of things. I'll admit that I'm at fault for starting some, and/or not walking away and ignoring her. It's hard though when I can barely leave the house. Arguments start from things such as my anger towards her unfair treatment towards me versus my two siblings. They are younger than me, but not by much. They are lazy and spoiled, very disrespectful and incapable of doing basic things. They often get luxuries such as toys, money, and in-game purchases without having to do chores or reaching an incentive. I have to argue and plead for basic necessities such as deodorant, shampoo, body wash, conditioner, etc. I get dirty looks or comments alot when I sit down to eat, and it's always been that way, and it's done a great deal in assisting in the development of my insecurities, and restricted diet mixed with purging. My siblings get to eat snacks all day, and will only eat unhealthy foods such as McDonalds, taco bell, pizza rolls, Mac and cheese, etc. they do not eat veggies or any sort of actual, nonprocessed real foods. I have to do a lot of chores, including dishes, which our family produces alot of. They do not rinse their plates, and when I ask them to do so, they throw a fit or ignore me. Everytime I do the dishes, my hands get very dry and crackly, and are left peeling and gross, sometimes even splitting and bleeding, even with lotion. I've asked if my brother and I could take turns with the dishes, and I'm just told that I'm lazy, and want a way out of doing my chore.
This is a long list of bullshit, and I apologize for it. My whole point is, my mother won't ease up on me, and it's causing me stress and internal turmoil, as well as simply holding me back. Does anybody else have a similar experience? How do I try to combat this in the best way? Is my frustration valid?

Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• Pride in the Park at Kleman Plaza. Celebrate the pride and joy of our wonderfully diverse Tallahassee LGBTQ+ community at Tallahassee Pride's annual Pride in the Plaza. Presented in partnership with Visit Tallahassee and the City of Tallahassee, this inclusive, family-friendly festival features musical performances, delicious eats and food trucks, and local and regional vendors all in the name of celebrating with PRIDE. Protip: getting a parking spot under Kleman for Pride is easy, getting out is a total pain in the ass and can take up to an hour. Uber to and fro. Noon-5:30pm
  
• LeMoyne Chain of Parks Art Festival, Saturday and Sunday. Featuring art, vendors, food, and live music from Thursday Night Music Club, The Electric People, Mo & Mary Mac, R & R Sisters with Ed Prasse, Saylor Dollar, Flamenco Del Sur, Tuesday Supper Club, Hot Tamale, Strings of Light, Lee C. Payton, Two Guys With Guitars, Ayoko African Drum & Dance, Mo & Mary Mac, Charles Erwin Wilson, Ben Banks & The Back-Ups, Hot Tamale, SeaBreeze Duo, Ben Wentworth, and more. 10am-5pm both days
  

Local Running, Walking, and Biking Info: https://troubleafoot.blogspot.com/
Guided Paddling Outings all around the area: https://www.facebook.com/hsmithoutdoors
Tallahassee Film Society Showings: https://www.tallahasseefilms.com/tickets/
Book Clubs for all tastes: https://www.facebook.com/midtownreadeevents
Live Theater:

• Making Light Productions: https://www.makinglightproductions.org/
  
• Theatre Tallahassee: https://theatretallahassee.org/
  
• Mickee Faust Club: https://www.mickeefaust.com/
  
• Monticello Opera House: https://www.monticellooperahouse.org/
  
• FSU School of Theatre: https://theatre.fsu.edu/productions/
  
• Young Actors Theatre: https://www.youngactorstheatre.com/
  
• Quincy Music Theatre: https://quincymusictheatre.com/
  
• Tallahassee Hispanic Theater: https://tallahasseehispanictheater.wordpress.com/
  

OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday and Saturday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Saturdays, 10am-2pm, Park Ave Parks. Vendors display their arts and fine crafts, jewelry, handmade soap, pottery, Fresh from Florida produce, hand-raised beef and pork, fresh baked bread, jams and jellies, and honey. Live music from different local musicians every Saturday.
  
• Frenchtown Heritage Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Third Saturday of the month 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables! If the guy with the pineapple is there, get it. This is currently only happening on the third Saturday of the month for the next few months while road work is completed.
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  

THURSDAY, 4/18

• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 6pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• Honest Living Vape: Chess-Master Thursdays . Beginners and experts, join us every Thursday from 6-9 for Chess-Master Thursdays. All ages. Bring your board or play ours! Tournaments coming soon! 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Co: Open Mic Night! Join us on Thursdays from 6:30-9:30 PM for Open Mic Night hosted by the incredible Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose! This is your chance to show off your skills! Whether you're a musician, poet, comedian, or have a hidden talent, we can't wait to see what you bring to the stage. 6:30pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Takko Market Square: Bingo Night. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Karaoke with Jared Walker. 7pm
  
• Amicus Brewing: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: The Incredible Melting Man! MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW as they enter the post, gooey, science fiction horror realm of stuff not cheese that is 1977's THE INCREDIBLE MELTING MAN! 7:30pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Studio D: Bachata Fever. We always have a bachata workshop at 8 pm before Bachata Fever. We dance afterwards to the sounds of DJ Bacharod. The class is at 8 pm and Bachata Fever will start at 930 pm. Many times people are learning in class and may feel uncomfortable social dancing while they are still learning moves. We have a welcoming environment so stay and have fun and dance with everyone. That is how we learn. 8pm/Class $5/Bachata Fever $5.
  
• The Sound Bar: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Open Mic. 8:30pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Visit Tallahassee (old Amtrak Station): Understanding the LGBTQ History of Tallahassee. What would a queer history of Tallahassee look like? What are the most important developments in the writing of queer and LGBT history, and how can they be applied to interpreting the queer experience in Tallahassee over the past 200 years? One of the first academic authors of gay and lesbian history earned his PhD at Florida State in the early 1970s and taught some of the first university courses on LGBT history and culture in the nation on the Florida State campus. Why isn’t this story better known, and how can we build on this legacy? How can theory help ensure that we write histories that acknowledge the centrality of race, class, gender, and gender identity, while also always foregrounding issues of political power, labor, coercion, and class? Theory is not about making what is simple obscure, but instead about helping us to see mechanisms at work, and lives lived, that may have left only faint traces in the archive, rounding out and completing the evidence that has survived in greater abundance. Join Professor Charles Upchurch, Professor of British & LGBTQ History at Florida State University, for a 40-minute illustrated exploration of all of these themes as they relate to Tallahassee’s queer history. 5pm/free
  
• Blue Tavern: Jazz Mini-Fest Day One featuring Therese Whichello, Chris Seepersaud Quartet, and Richie Summa Trio. 5:30pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Genezone! 6pm
  
• 926: Virginia Man with Oak’s Experiment and npc luv. 8pm
  

FRIDAY, 4/19

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Steve Malono. 5pm
  
• Lake Tribe Brewing: Flannel Fridays with Live Music. 6pm
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Two Clever. 5pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Jazz Mini-Fest Day Two featuring Clavé, Robocromp, and The Indefatigables. 5:30pm
  
• Proof: Buck Bonzai. 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe. Barber Brothers. 6pm
  
• Civic Center: Far Out Funk & Blues Fest hosted by Keith Rodgers and featuring music by Loose Ends, Zac Harmon, Klymaxx, Nellie Tiger Travis, Scottie Clinton, DieDra Ruff & The Ruff Pro Band, and Pharaohs of Funk. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Seep’s Gumbo Madness! 6pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse & Grill: Double Play. 6pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Pride & Joy Open Mic Night. Grab your favorite poem, tune up your guitar, rehearse that spoken word piece you've been working on, and come down to Common Ground Books for a special Pridefest Open Mic Night! 6:30pm
  
• Eve on Adams: Haley Brook. 7pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Mae West Band. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Dixon's Violin. 7:45pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Madwoman featuring Chef Will & Tonight’s Special. 8pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Humortals Showcase at CCVL. 8pm/$10
  
• The Sound Bar: Soul Medicine. 8pm
  
• American Legion: BBC @ The Legion presents The Rusty Wright Band. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Bambii Lamb with Copyright Claim, Faro, and Almost. 8:30pm
  

SATURDAY, 4/20 Blaze It

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• Gamescape: Saturday Gaming. Gamescape has relocated from Railroad Square to the Huntington Oaks Plaza (Suite 302, next to the Library) at N Monroe St and Fred George Rd. Open gaming tables are available. Noon-6pm
  
• Potbellys: 7th Annual FAKE St. Patrick's Day Party. 4pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. * Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show!* 8:30pm
  
• 926: Latin Night. Dance to the irresistible beats of Zeus and prepare to be dazzled by a spectacular drag show at midnight. It's more than a party, it's an experience. 9:30pm/$10 21+, $15 under 21
  

• Midtown Reader: Independent Bookstore Day Celebration. It's our favorite time of year! A day dedicated to books, community, and indie bookstores - Independent Bookstore Day. National Independent Bookstore Day is Saturday, April 27th, and we'll be celebrating at Word of South at Cascades Park with your other neighborhood bookstores, authors, and musicians! Because of this, Midtown Reader is celebrating IBD earlier than everyone else so that we can still have the Indie Bookstore Day celebration you have come to know and love from us! Don't miss out on the fun! Join us in store for these all-day festivities: Kidtown Story Time with the Tallahassee Ballet reading Sleeping Beauty from 11 AM to 11:30AM. Signing Saturday with Rick Campbell, author of Fish Streets Before Dawn, and Sean Sexton, author of Portals, from 3 PM to 5 PM. All-day specialty IBD drinks at the Piebrary. 10% discount for wearing a Midtown Reader tee or past Indie Bookstore Day tee! 10am-8pm
  
• Cascades Park: KidsFest 2024. KidsFest is back for our annual family-friendly event brought to you by Kids Incorporated of the Big Bend. It's a fun filled day with kid centric activities, FREE admission, FREE family Entertainment and even Toddler Town when you need a little break. 10am-2pm
  
• Hot Love Tattoos: Third Anniversary Flash Day And Market. We've been here three years, let's get tattooed! Flash sheets from all 7 of our current artists, first come first served, local vendors outside so you can shop while you wait. Bring us a receipt from any other Lake Ella business to be entered into our raffle! The more places you shop, the more entries you'll get! 11am-7pm
  
• Honest Living Tea House: 4/20 Block Party. springtime is here! come join us for the CURAxHONEST block party on Saturday, April 20th! we will have fun prizes, discounts, a "thrift store throwback" yard sale, food, drinks, booths and activities. it will be a fun time! 11am-7pm
  
• Island Wing Co: Island Wing Company Annual Luau featuring music from LCP & The Gangbusters, DJ Nathan, and Top Shelf Band. Noon-10pm
  
• The Puff: Bud Bash 24. We hope to see you there. Once again, thank you to our amazing sponsors for helping us put together a kickass event. Rolling Competitions, Gravity Bong Contest, Ring Toss where you could win $300+ worth of glass, And more! Live music! Noon-close
  
• Dreamland BBQ: 4th Annual Camp Jam. Join Sunrise Rotary for an afternoon of blues and barbecue in support of Rotary Youth Camp. The event was created to honor the memory of Fred Addonizio, longtime Sunrise member and friend to the community. The Rotary Youth Camp gives children with disabilities a unique opportunity to enjoy a week of activities, fun, and friendship with other children. For many, it's the first time in their lives they've been away from their parents and participating in such activities. Fred was a huge proponent of this camp, volunteering countless hours over the years, putting together different activities and transporting the kids. Our goal is to raise enough money to ensure that there is new equipment that is badly needed currently, as well as creating a scholarship fund to ensure that any child that would like to go to the camp has the means to make it happen. Musical entertainment will be going on all afternoon. 2pm-6pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: Pride of 420: A Queer Movie Marathon. 3pm: But I’m A Cheerleader. 4:45pm: Bound. 7pm: Paris is Burning. 8:30pm: Pride (2014, dir. Matthew Warchus). 3pm/$10 all day
  
• Blue Tavern: Traditional Irish Session. 4pm
  
• Moore Auditorium: Spring 2024 Belly Dance Showcase! 6pm
  
• Lake Tribe: Shift 8. 6pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Firefly Rebellion with Larry & The Reeftones. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: 4 Sticks! 7pm
  
• Signature Lounge: Silly Saturday's Comedy Show. 7pm
  
• House of Music: 4/20 Karaoke PizzaPalooza. 7pm
  
• Retrofit Records: Record Store Day celebration featuring live music from Beach Fossils. Shop opens at Noon, music at 7:30pm
  
• Real Cool Time Records: Real Cool Time Records Record Store Day celebration featuring live music from Medians, Smoke Mountain, Speed Spirits, and Saturnalia. Music at 7:30pm
  
• The Bark: Loudass Country Band with Pat Puckett, Brett Eugene, and Durty Suns. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Tim Russell. 8pm
  
• 926: Pridefest: Queer Showcase. CELEBRATE TALLAHASSEE'S QUEER PERFORMERS! From drag to burlesque and everything in between, this killer variety show displays queer performers of all walks. After spending the day at Pridefest in Kleman Plaza, join us in celebrating our queerness with a night of cabaret! Tickets are cheaper in advance, so grab a couple of these for your friends and catch the hottest show in town! 9:30pm/18+
  

SUNDAY, 4/21

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Halisi Africa: Soulful Sundays. Join us for Motherland Brunch at Halisi Africa. We'll be serving our brunch special including an appetizer, main course, a sweet, and our signature African mimosas we call ukwaju. The event will also feature an art exhibition by Christopher Barnhart and live entertainment by local artists. 11am
  
• Flippin’ Great Pinball: $25 Sunday Funday. Every Sunday spend a fun-filled time with the family for only $25 plus tax at the arcade! Our normal all-day family admission of $34.99 is just $25 and that includes up to a family of 6 (two adults and four kids). Experience affordable family fun that everyone will enjoy. Noon-8pm
  
• E Peck Greene Park (Behind the LeRoy Collins Library): Food Not Bombs Free Mealshare. We offer free vegetarian/vegan food, water, coffee, personal care & hygiene products, bus passes, and clothing when we have some available to those in need. Contact foodnotbombstally@gmail.com to find out about getting involved. Noon-2pm
  
• LeRoy Collins Library: Tallahassee Go Club Meetings. Come play the captivating ancient game of Go, also known as Baduk, with some friendly games and discussions. Beginners welcome. Visit https://www.tallahasseegoclub.com for more information. 1pm
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 4pm-9pm
  
• Pedro’s: Mariachi Clasico. 6pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Open Mic Night Hosted by Conor Churchill. 7pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to therealsleepypfloyd@gmail.com 7:30pm
  

• JR Alfred Greenway: Queer Hikes Tallahassee: Pride Week Edition! Join Queer Hikes Tallahassee for our first collaborative hike! We welcome hikers of all skill levels with the goal of bringing LGBTQIA+ people together for fun exploration of local nature while making new friends. Allies are always welcome. LOGISTICS: We will meet at the Pedrick Road entrance of the J.R. Alford Greenway for a nice 3.5 mile morning hike to wrap up Pride Week. Enter the address 2500 Pedrick Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32317 to map yourself to the correct location. The terrain is mostly flat with wide trails and ample parking is available. Please remember to bring water, sunscreen, and bug spray (and pride flags for photos!) as we are expecting a partially cloudy day in the low 80s. There is not a bathroom at the trail head so please plan accordingly. 10am
  
• The Hole (3030 S Adams St): Earth Day Festival. Join us for the 3rd annual Earth Day Festival in Tallahassee , a vibrant celebration dedicated to sustainability, community, and environmental justice. Set for April 21, 2024, this year's theme, "Planet vs. Plastics," promises a day filled with engaging workshops, cultural performances, eco-friendly crafts, and educational activities aimed at uniting communities and highlighting the importance of a sustainable future. Perfect for families and individuals alike, the festival will offer something for everyone—inspiring attendees to learn, engage, and take action towards a more equitable and green world. Don't miss this opportunity to celebrate our planet and be part of a movement towards positive change. 11:30am-4pm
  
• Mickee Faust Club: Earth Day Jam ’24. The Magnolia School is hosting an Earth Day Jam Fundraiser to help raise money for the enrichment and authentic educational experiences of our students. This is deeply important to all of us as our world continues to be an ever increasingly challenging place to live, learn, and thrive. The community can help by sponsoring the event, attending, or contributing. It will be an outdoor event. We will have Lil’ Grizzly Boogie Band and other local musicians, activities for the kids, a Lemonade stand, and Food trucks. There will be a merchandise table with fresh baked goods and T-shirts. So come and celebrate The Magnolia School. 2pm-6pm/$15 solo, $25 for a family
  
• The Sound Bar: Dustin Hatcher Band. 5pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Contemporary Queer Poetry Book Club: Alive at the End of the World. “Pierced by grief and charged with history, this new poetry collection from the award-winning author of Prelude to Bruise and How We Fight for Our Lives confronts our everyday apocalypses. In haunted poems glinting with laughter, Saeed Jones explores the public and private betrayals of life as we know it. With verve, wit, and elegant craft, Jones strips away American artifice in order to reveal the intimate grief of a mourning son and the collective grief bearing down on all of us.” 6pm
  
• The Bark: Tearman, Sp33d Runn3r, and Psycho Tropical. 7:30pm
  

MONDAY, 4/22

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• The Getaway Grille and Bar: Margarita Monday, Open-Mic Night hosted by The Saltwater Cowboy. 5:30pm-8pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  

TUESDAY, 4/23

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour. 5pm
  
• The Getaway Grille: Tuesday Night Bikes and Trikes. 6pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Company: Tuesday Night Beer-go! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Gamescape: Hobby Night. Slay the grey together! Join your fellow gamers and turn your pile of grey miniatures into a battle ready army. Need some painting tips? Feel free to ask at hobby night. You can bring any miniature for any game to paint. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Brass Tap in Midtown: Trivia. 1st Tuesday of the month is General Knowledge with rotating themes the rest of the month. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Tallahassee Swing Band Tuesday Night Dance. 7:30pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Comedy Night. 8pm
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8pm/21+
  
• Blue Tavern: Bluesday Tuesday with Bill Ricci. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm/$5
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Karaoke. 8pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Open Mic Comedy Night. 8pm/21+
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  

• Gallery for Innovation & the Arts at the R.A. Gray Building: The Nine Lives of Florida’s Famous Key Marco Cat. Excavated from a waterlogged archaeological site on the shores of subtropical Florida by legendary anthropologist Frank Hamilton Cushing in 1896, the Key Marco Cat has become an icon of Florida's history and heritage. Join us as Austin Bell, Chief Curator at the Museum of Florida History and author of The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat, explores nine periods in the life of the small wooden carving, including how and why it was sculpted by its Calusa creators, its route to the Smithsonian, and its modern-day role as a coveted ambassador of Florida's past. The Nine Lives of Florida's Famous Key Marco Cat is the winner of a 2021 Florida Book Award in the Florida Non-fiction category. Florida’s History Shop will be on hand to sell signed copies of the book. Noon/free
  
• Blue Tavern: Earth Day Sing-Along at the Blue Tavern. 5pm
  
• Crooked River Lighthouse (Carrabelle): Full Moon Event. Visitors can enjoy the gorgeous natural surroundings of St. George Sound and Carrabelle Beach under the glow of the rising Pink Moon and evening sky. Plus purchase some delicious food from one of the local favorites, A Train Stop food truck. April’s full moon is traditionally known as the Pink Moon, and it heralds the arrival of spring. It is called the Pink Moon because it often aligns with the blossoming of a particular wildflower indigenous to the eastern regions of North America—the Phlox subulata. This early spring bloom, commonly known as creeping phlox or moss phlox, also bears the charming name "moss pink." Visitors can enjoy an after-hours self-guided tour of the Keeper’s House Museum and see the exhibit for the lighthouse’s original, historic Fresnel lens constructed in 1894 in Paris, France. Guests can browse the unique nautical gifts and souvenirs in the gift shop. Visitors may also enjoy the glowing bonfire in the park (weather permitting). Bring a chair and enjoy the evening. For those brave souls who are bold enough to venture to the top of the tallest lighthouse on the Forgotten Coast, evening tower climbs are scheduled at 15-minute intervals throughout the event. Climbers will be rewarded with breathtaking views of the bay. Evening climbs cost $10 and climb reservations are encouraged due to limited availability. Climbers must be at least 44 inches tall and children under 12 (FREE) with ticketed adults. Advance tickets are strongly suggested as slots may sell out and can be purchased online at https://www.crookedriverlighthouse.com/full-moon-events/ or in the lighthouse gift shop. 7pm
  

WEDNESDAY, 4/24

• Sugar and Spice Tally: Game Night. Join us every Wednesday Night for community game night. Bring your own or use ours! Let me know if you need to reserve space for a large group. Free to attend! 5pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Burrito Boarder: D&D Night. 6pm
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• La Florida Coffee & Wine: Trivia Night. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Wednesday Open Mic with Doc Russell. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 7:45pm/free to attend
  
• House of Music: Bar Bingo! Free to Play & Late Night Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• Finnegans Wake: Trivia. 8pm
  
• The Sound Bar: Open Mic Night. 8pm
  
• South Station: Summer Movie Nights. 8:30pm/free
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• Peppers: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

• Skate World: SwiftieSkate. Excited for the release of The Tortured Poets Department? SO ARE WE! Join us on April 24th from 4-8pm to listen to all of Taylor's hits-- new and old-- and celebrate the release of the new album! Attendees can skate (skate rental included), get goodie bags, eat cupcakes, play trivia, win merch, take lots of photos, and of course, listen to Taylor's songs all night long! IMPORTANT: Anyone under the age of 18 MUST have a ticket AND a chaperone who is 25 years of age (or older). This chaperone must stay with them inside the building for the duration of the event (no drop offs). 4pm/$22
  
• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Grant Peeples with special guest Rosalee Walsh. 5pm
  
• The Bark: Frances Chang with Financial Collapse, Sarah Morrison, and blacksunblackmoon. 7pm
  
• 926: Happy Landing with On The Edge and The Yeah Babys. 7:30pm
  

We all guys got it wrong about Jessie. She never talked about a pizza and chill. She was talking about a party. A party with the rest of the team.
1. Marche -> Red XIII - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marche Since Roman Numbers are related geographically to Italy the reference is obvious.
2. Luche -> Barret - https://dreme.stanford.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/shutterstock_1685661214_0.jpg "Luche" is written in the captions and this is the name of hopscotch, the chidren's game, on Chile. The gunned arm has that shape
3. Black Milly -> Tifa - https://www.milly.com/ Milly is the name of a brand for dresses specifically for...

The brand is known for its bold, colorful and feminine designs that blend vintage and contemporary styles
4. Red Shelly or Red Shelley -> Aerith - Well this is kinda courious, the direct meaning should be:

• A red shelly dress like the one below

https://theseamstressofbloomsbury.co.uk/cdn/shop/files/ShellyDress_c7c2285b-5310-43e6-bf22-4101a6456f7b_2048x.png?v=1697626911
Which is a direct referring for the dress that she wore on Corneo's...
OR

• it could be something different

Red Shelley a 1981 literary criticism work - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Shelley
On it, the author is talking about the work of a poet, Percy Shelley who wrote a philosophical Poem, the "Queen Mab" which is pretty curious since this character belongs to the British folklore. A fairy who brings hope to the ones among the misery and poverty. And that my friends describes perfectly to Aerith (my personal thoughts).
Whatever it was, she always talked about making a pizza party with those 4 guys... She was never serious when teasing Cloud.
BUT, MORE IMPORTANTLY, Those elements are not in the game, those are reference of the real world... she was talking direct to us, the players, by reckoning our knowledge of the real world on this charade. She broke the 4th wall
Damn Jessie you were the best...

Inspired by a poem that was written and posted here a few days ago, I wanted to adapt America Ferrera's Barbie speech "It's Impossible to be a Woman".
"It is literally impossible to get a job. You are so skilled, and so clever, and it kills me that recruiters and hiring managers don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be a unicorn, but somehow we're always being judged by donkeys in party hats.
You have to be educated, but not too educated. And you can never say you want to be more educated. You have to say you want to have more experience, but also you have to be educated. You have to have money, but you can't ask for more money for the role because that's crass. You have to advocate for yourself, but you can't be assertive. You have to solve problems, but you can't squash the manager's ideas. You're supposed to have work-life balance, but don't talk about your hobbies all the damn time. You have to be a self-made career person but also always be networking with other people.
You have to answer for management's bad behavior, which is insane, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining. You're supposed to keep your skillset fresh, but not so fresh that you tempt a competitor's recruiter or that you threaten other coworkers because you're supposed to be a part of the team.
But always say yes and always be on call. But never forget that the system is dystopian. So find a way to come to terms with that but also always be grateful for the privilege of working for someone else.
You have to never need time off, never be honest, never disagree, never be human, never get laid off, never fail, never show vulnerability, never get out of line. It's too hard! It's too contradictory and nobody gives you more than a pizza party or says thank you! And it turns out in fact that not only is everything broken, but also that is somehow your problem to fix.
I'm just so tired of watching myself and every single other person here tie themselves into knots so that employers will hire us."

I was born for a dying life

Poem
I make food the way my friend taught me in 9th grade.
Every new year i listen to a particular playlist cause a Girl who I loved made it for me . i still eat pizza with Ketchup because a girl who won't talk to me made me Try it , and italian because my best friend's parents Ordered it for me before i knew what i wanted there Are roads i take because i used to travel there with A girl I loved . i am a mosaic of every person i met I will always talk to everyone because that's how i was Brought up . i wish everyone on their bday even if they Dont on mine because that's what my dad taught me . I listen to the same playlist every winter because a girl I thought would stay forever made it for me . I play football Because a friend told me to . i still watch the same movies Because a girl told me she loved them . i still listen to Guitar version of music because a girl used to send me songs she wrote . i eat with whoever is at home cause That's what my dad used to do . i am a mosaic of every person I met . I don't want a normal child i want a girl with the same Angry attitude as her . a girl who has her brown eyes A girl who has her voice . so she becomes immortal And is there forever in the world . a girl who has her Eyes .
I still have bracelets and rings given to me By a friend who I met in 9th grade . I still play some Games because a boy who i thought would Be my best friend forever . i still Watch football because my EX best friend loved It . I still play chess because he loves it . I still listen to the same playlist a girl i met in 9th grade made it for me . i still sit down and Eat cause that's how my dad used to . I love Indian food cause my parents ordered it before They knew what I liked . i still tell everyone i love Them while hanging up a call because a girl i loved Told me that you don't know when it's the last time u can I am a mosaic of every person i met
i wrote all of this some of this i took motivation from an old video

On Philosophy
Philosophy should
make you warmer to the world,
not cold or detached.
We're here an instant;
to spend time lamenting life
would be wasting it.
Instead, make of use
the power you are given
to help those near you.
Same as your body,
your mind needs to exercise,
so read, learn, think, act.
What good is it if
you stop after reading and
put none to practice?
Would a star athlete
watch tapes and then do nothing?
Only if they're hurt.
Luckily, if so,
your mind is unaffected
if you choose it's not. _____
On Being Part of the Whole
Everything that is -
your hair, toes, eyes, hands, fingers,
brain, heart, lungs, feet, limbs,
coffee, tea, bagels, lasagna, pizza, salads,
mushrooms, peas, apples,
pets, brothers, sisters,
mothers, fathers, sons, daughters,
cousins, grandparents,
kitchens, pipes, houses,
streets, stop signs, neighborhoods,
cities, states, countries,
continents, oceans,
comets, asteroids, planets,
stars, solar systems,
galaxies, parsecs,
superclusters, and, in fact,
the whole universe -
exists as a whole.
we are a tiny fragment
of the grand cosmos.
_____
On Community
We do the right thing
not because any reward,
but to serve others.
Or, more pointedly,
we contribute to the Whole
of which we’re a part.
We’re all connected,
our daimons a fraction of
life’s divinity.
Let this fact guide you;
consider how your actions
will affect others.
Living for yourself
is not the mark of life lived,
but that of restraint.
Unshackle your mind!
Live for more and break the chains
which hold your heart back.
The cosmopolis
is ready for your action;
contribute your verse!
_____
there will be 28 of these longform poems in the book and I couldn't wait any longer to share. This sub has been so engaging with my content and I truly appreciate everyone who made it this far into the post. Thank you all for your insights, challenges, consideration and input.