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General | Posted 8 years agoSo I've been stressing out lately, trying to find a job. No new hits from anywhere. I assumed one of the big problems was that I don't have a CSM or PSM cert, so I figured I should do something about that before I submit more applications. Since I don't have $1200 (plus plane tickets and money for a hotel room) to get the scam that is the CSM, I went with the PSM, which actually means something anyway. But because it tests your actual knowledge of scrum, it's a lot harder, which means more stress. 60 minutes to complete 80 questions, and if you fail, you're out $150. So I spent a week stressing about it and doing roughly 15 minutes of studying. Then today I read through all the reading material, went ahead and paid for it, and took it as soon as they emailed me my password.
96.3%
I missed 3 questions, all in different categories. 100% on the Coaching & Facilitation section.
And considering they had some bullshit questions about security that weren't addressed in any of the reading material, I think that's pretty good.
Stress is on hold until Monday.
96.3%
I missed 3 questions, all in different categories. 100% on the Coaching & Facilitation section.
And considering they had some bullshit questions about security that weren't addressed in any of the reading material, I think that's pretty good.
Stress is on hold until Monday.
Dark Souls 3 reviews in 1 picture
General | Posted 8 years agoWork update
General | Posted 8 years agoSo Friday was the last day of my contact. I have 30 days to find another job. I applied for basically everything I could find, regardless of location or whether or not I technically meet the requirements. I've only heard from 2 of them, and I haven't gotten any interviews yet.
Work update
General | Posted 8 years agoFirst thing this morning I came to work to an email from my supervisor, sent at 11:30 PM, saying that I wasn't going to be hired. Spent most of the day just staring at a pie chart, which made time go faster than you might think.
Then I randomly got a message from a recruiter on LinkedIn. In my experience, those go exactly 1 way: "Hey, here's a job. Want it?" "YES." *crickets*
But I had nothing else going on, and I needed something to distract me from the song I'd inadvertently gotten stuck in my head in the meantime, so fuck it. I asked for more information, as usual. Surprisingly, they actually answered. We sent a few messages back and forth, and they sent me the job description. Textbook definition of a scrum master, which suits me perfectly. They also asked what kind of salary I was expecting. That... is a tricky subject, because my pay right now is ridiculously low. As in my bills cut into my savings this month, and all I bought was groceries. Walmart is not known for competitive wages, and their Indian vendors (who I work for) follow suit. I also have only 1 year of experience, no other IT background, I'm not even in the same state, and I technically don't have the certification they're looking for, because my company decided to go with one that is arguably better while also making it look like I don't have the most basic ones (and which I had to pay to renew myself this week, which isn't cheap). The average salary for my job is around $100K, but that's for people with way more experience. So I looked up job postings in that city, and they ranged from $65K to $100K, as expected. I lowballed it at $65 to avoid pricing myself out of consideration, assuming they would talk it down to $60K, which is still twice what I'm making now. They asked if I was available for a quick phone call, so I ran out to my car to talk to them. Turns out the guy wasn't even in charge of the scrum master recruiting. No idea why he even contacted me in the first place, but we talked a bit. He asked why I was looking for other jobs if I was still employed, I told him my contract was expiring. He said they had trouble with people backing out after getting job offers, and asked if I would, I said no. Some other basic stuff. He said he would pass it along to the actual scrum recruiter. Surprisingly, he also called me within an hour or so. He asked some more detailed questions, which I had *really* good answers to... when not put on the spot. Instead I awkwardly stumbled through some barely coherent answers. The salary question came up again, and I briefly considered knocking it down another $5K to make up for my suckiness, but I stuck to the $65K. Surprisingly, he said they could get me $70K-$75K, so.... not gonna argue. He also said they had 2 positions, and one was kind of a more junior position that they wanted to train up, which works for me. Overall, I think I managed to not quite sabotage it entirely, and he asked me to send my resume. We'll see how that goes. I actually have a couple friends in St. Louis, and it has the benefit of not being Arkansas...
Immediately following that, I figured I should follow up with my supervisor. He had asked in his email if we could meet up today, and I said I was available whenever it was convenient for him, but he never said anything else, so I tracked him down. He said it was basically expected (because my director's a dick), but also claimed it was a budget thing, which is kinda bullshit because our project is winding down, so we had released half our developers, which would have freed up a *lot* of money. However, he said one of my old directors (we went through 3 before the current asshole) might be willing to hire me, and he was shopping around for other directors in different areas. I sent him an email asking if we could meet to talk, but haven't heard from him.
Anyway, emotionally draining day. Spent most of the evening just sitting here. Don't really feel like doing anything, including nothing. I might still be screwed, but there are some possibilities, at least.
Then I randomly got a message from a recruiter on LinkedIn. In my experience, those go exactly 1 way: "Hey, here's a job. Want it?" "YES." *crickets*
But I had nothing else going on, and I needed something to distract me from the song I'd inadvertently gotten stuck in my head in the meantime, so fuck it. I asked for more information, as usual. Surprisingly, they actually answered. We sent a few messages back and forth, and they sent me the job description. Textbook definition of a scrum master, which suits me perfectly. They also asked what kind of salary I was expecting. That... is a tricky subject, because my pay right now is ridiculously low. As in my bills cut into my savings this month, and all I bought was groceries. Walmart is not known for competitive wages, and their Indian vendors (who I work for) follow suit. I also have only 1 year of experience, no other IT background, I'm not even in the same state, and I technically don't have the certification they're looking for, because my company decided to go with one that is arguably better while also making it look like I don't have the most basic ones (and which I had to pay to renew myself this week, which isn't cheap). The average salary for my job is around $100K, but that's for people with way more experience. So I looked up job postings in that city, and they ranged from $65K to $100K, as expected. I lowballed it at $65 to avoid pricing myself out of consideration, assuming they would talk it down to $60K, which is still twice what I'm making now. They asked if I was available for a quick phone call, so I ran out to my car to talk to them. Turns out the guy wasn't even in charge of the scrum master recruiting. No idea why he even contacted me in the first place, but we talked a bit. He asked why I was looking for other jobs if I was still employed, I told him my contract was expiring. He said they had trouble with people backing out after getting job offers, and asked if I would, I said no. Some other basic stuff. He said he would pass it along to the actual scrum recruiter. Surprisingly, he also called me within an hour or so. He asked some more detailed questions, which I had *really* good answers to... when not put on the spot. Instead I awkwardly stumbled through some barely coherent answers. The salary question came up again, and I briefly considered knocking it down another $5K to make up for my suckiness, but I stuck to the $65K. Surprisingly, he said they could get me $70K-$75K, so.... not gonna argue. He also said they had 2 positions, and one was kind of a more junior position that they wanted to train up, which works for me. Overall, I think I managed to not quite sabotage it entirely, and he asked me to send my resume. We'll see how that goes. I actually have a couple friends in St. Louis, and it has the benefit of not being Arkansas...
Immediately following that, I figured I should follow up with my supervisor. He had asked in his email if we could meet up today, and I said I was available whenever it was convenient for him, but he never said anything else, so I tracked him down. He said it was basically expected (because my director's a dick), but also claimed it was a budget thing, which is kinda bullshit because our project is winding down, so we had released half our developers, which would have freed up a *lot* of money. However, he said one of my old directors (we went through 3 before the current asshole) might be willing to hire me, and he was shopping around for other directors in different areas. I sent him an email asking if we could meet to talk, but haven't heard from him.
Anyway, emotionally draining day. Spent most of the evening just sitting here. Don't really feel like doing anything, including nothing. I might still be screwed, but there are some possibilities, at least.
Anyone watch Bajillion Dollar Propertie$?
General | Posted 8 years agoIf so, does it get better? I'm a few episodes in and I'm trying to like it, but so far it's very... meh
And considering you have to subscribe to Seeso for it, it's a hard sell already. It's not exactly making me want to keep going after my trial expires
And considering you have to subscribe to Seeso for it, it's a hard sell already. It's not exactly making me want to keep going after my trial expires
So I figured out how to win in Dark Souls 3 pvp...
General | Posted 8 years agoGoodbye, gliders
General | Posted 8 years agoSince everything is so unstable, I had to get rid of the sugar gliders. The friend I got them from came down to pick them up today. I might have been able to sell them, but meh.
Honest air freshener label:
General | Posted 8 years ago"Eliminates odor" = "Adds a nauseating chemical odor to the smell of shit"
Today in review
General | Posted 8 years agoI ate an unhealthy quantity of ice cream and beat Dark Souls
That is all.
That is all.
"I'm dying inside for you"
General | Posted 8 years agoI just got my hair cut, because apparently some stupid part of me thinks there's even a tiny chance that I might get an interview. I had the same stylist as last time, and that's what she said to me while she was doing it. She asked like half a dozen times if I was sure. When she was done, she said "You can go cry in your car, I won't tell anyone." She doesn't know I'm trans (unless she's super insightful. I think one of the other stylists might be, so who knows). But anyway, all I could think was "You're joking, but I'm probably going to." Almost did. Picked up some ice cream on the way home. Currently dead inside. Might as well play Dark Souls.
Since I'm not on Facebook anymore...
General | Posted 8 years agoThis will have to do for my random late night music video posting
https://youtu.be/MaUWsBNIn9o
https://youtu.be/MaUWsBNIn9o
Job stuff
General | Posted 8 years agoLess than a month left on my contact, still no word whatsoever, which is a no. I talked to my supervisor Friday, and he said he was trying to set up a meeting with my asshole director to talk about initiating the hiring process (he won't). He described him as "different" and "difficult," which I believe is Indian for "asshole."
So basically I'm going to be unemployed on August 16, unless they find another position for me elsewhere (they won't). I've mostly just been mentally preparing myself to die at that point, but I've also looked at a few job openings. As usual, zero in this state, but there are some elsewhere. And the pay scale doesn't even go as low as double what I was supposed to be making before they cut our hours. I'm making less than $30K right now, which is enough to pay the bills, but not much else. The lowest I saw in my search was $85K. Of course, they also want 2-5 years of experience that I don't have and they're several states away, and I suck at interviews, and I have very little time to find a job before I run out of what little savings I've managed to accumulate, but it'll be comforting knowing that a better person could have done much better when I die
So basically I'm going to be unemployed on August 16, unless they find another position for me elsewhere (they won't). I've mostly just been mentally preparing myself to die at that point, but I've also looked at a few job openings. As usual, zero in this state, but there are some elsewhere. And the pay scale doesn't even go as low as double what I was supposed to be making before they cut our hours. I'm making less than $30K right now, which is enough to pay the bills, but not much else. The lowest I saw in my search was $85K. Of course, they also want 2-5 years of experience that I don't have and they're several states away, and I suck at interviews, and I have very little time to find a job before I run out of what little savings I've managed to accumulate, but it'll be comforting knowing that a better person could have done much better when I die
Dear object-oriented programming languages,
General | Posted 8 years agoFuck you.
Sincerely,
Me
Sincerely,
Me
I think this is my favorite thing to ever happen
General | Posted 8 years ago(Not gonna embed the video since I don't think it supports time references)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiwdqfNpUSE&feature=youtu.be&t=1172
"This is a dangerous panda...... FUCK, IT HAS A GUN!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiwdqfNpUSE&feature=youtu.be&t=1172
"This is a dangerous panda...... FUCK, IT HAS A GUN!"
Ideas for later
General | Posted 8 years ago* Parks & Rec Channel 46 "Technical Difficulties" parody
* Bleach cosplay
* Commission.... that one person... before you forget... fuck
*Ask Jade when her birthday is again Got it
* If everything doesn't implode next month, ask
if I could buy a joint commission with Tesla (from Naty or Demona) to celebrate
* Bleach cosplay
* Commission.... that one person... before you forget... fuck
*
* If everything doesn't implode next month, ask
if I could buy a joint commission with Tesla (from Naty or Demona) to celebrateSeriously?
General | Posted 8 years agoSome jackass just interrupted a conversation I was having with a friend that essentially went like this:
Friend: I actually prefer women
Me: Me too
Asshole: ALLOW ME TO MANSPLAIN WHY YOU SHOULDN'T PREFER WOMEN OVER MEN
Yeah, that's totally going to convince my sexual, romantic, and social preferences to change, dumbass
Friend: I actually prefer women
Me: Me too
Asshole: ALLOW ME TO MANSPLAIN WHY YOU SHOULDN'T PREFER WOMEN OVER MEN
Yeah, that's totally going to convince my sexual, romantic, and social preferences to change, dumbass
Fine... have a meme thing
General | Posted 8 years agoI usually don't do these, but fuck it
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ALL | ABOUT | ME
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- Name: Sathy, as far as you need to know
- Single or taken: Single
- Sexuality: pan, with a preference for women
-Gender: Female (trans)
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Birthday: Don't worry about it
- Sign: Nice try
- Hair color: Dark brown
- Eye color: Brown
- Height: Too tall.... about 6'
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S P E C I F I C S
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- What kind of shampoo do you use?: I just grab whatever looks good at the time
- What are you listening to right now?: Right now? Parks and Rec, on my other monitor
- Who is the last person that called you?: The apartment manager, telling me that they replaced the broken lock on my mailbox
- How many buddies are online right now?: 2? Maybe 3?
, you on?
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F A V O U R I T E S
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- Animal: Cats or horses
- Color: Purple
- Drink: Hm.... Well, I don't drink alcohol... I usually get a cafe mocha with whipped cream at Starbucks. At home, I usually just make hot chocolate.
- Element: Water. Except in Pokemon. Then psychic
- Food: Gyros, but I'm always worried about pronouncing it wrong, so I never get it
- Game: Gunpoint, an amazing indie game that most people have never heard of. Under Tale is also awesome. As far as AAA titles, Persona 3, Persona 4, Mass Effect 2 is up there, and I could play Civ 5 forever..... I should probably play more Civ 6 at some point...
- Movie: Idk, I don't really watch movies all that much. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I guess. Then again, Deadpool was hilarious, and Live, Die, Repeat was unexpectedly awesome.
- Song: Divide, by The Birthday Massacre
- Subjects in school: History, proving that people haven't learned a goddamn thing since the beginning of time
- # Parks and Rec, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Frasier, Orange is the New Black, The Office, Better Call Saul...
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H A V E | Y O U | E V E R
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- Given anyone a bath?: Nope
- Smoked?: Nope
- Bungee jumped?: Nope
- Made yourself throw up?: Once, to try to get out of school
- Skinny dipped?: Nope
- Ever been in love?: Nope
- Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: Nope
- Pictured your crush naked?: I don't have one right now, but old crushes, yeah, I guess >.>
- Actually seen your crush naked?: One of them... it was a whole thing...
- Cried when someone died?: Not really. I have a pragmatic view of death, considering I've been suicidal most of my life, so it doesn't really get to me
- Lied: As I said during my polygraph, everyone lies, but obviously not enough to prevent me from getting a top secret security clearance
- Fallen for your best friend?: I think my best friend is this guy online that I've never had any feelings for, but other close friends, yes
- Used someone?: No
- Done something you regret?: All the time
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C U R R E N T
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-Clothes: Pajama pants and hoodie, because I can
- Desktop picture: I have a rotating gallery. Current Persona 3 and Doctor Who
- CD in player: ... how old is this thing?
- DVD in player: The Legend of Korra, Book 1, disc 1... I should finish watching that...
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L A S T | P E R S O N
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- You touched: I got my hair trimmed a few months ago, so...
- Hugged: I think my sister-in-law. It was awkward. I was about to leave, and she was saying goodnight to my dad and stepmom, and she went around hugging them, then came to me and we were both just like.... do we hug or... Idk, I guess...
- You kissed: Idk. Some guy in Alaska
- You IMed:
- Talk to online:, because IM is typically online
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A R E | Y O U
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- Understanding?: Yes
- Open-minded?: Definitely
- Arrogant?: No
- Insecure?: A bit, thanks to my awesome abusive childhood, but I've gotten a little better
- Random?: Not particularly, but I think about a lot of things and multitask, so it can seem like it at times
- Hungry?: I have only eaten one meal a day for the last few weeks
- Smart?: Everyone tells me I am, but I always feel stupid
- Moody?: Depressed
- Organized?: I know where everything is, I don't need to be organized
- Shy?: Yeah
- Difficult?: Nah, I'm easy
- Bored easily?: You have no idea
- Entertained easily?: I wish
- Obsessed?: I can have a bit of an obsessive personality, but not like you might think
- Lazy?: Depression tends to do that
- Angry?: Only at the fucked up world and the assholes working to keep it that way for their own benefit
- Happy?: What's that?
- Hyper?: I haven't had enough cookies for that yet
- Trusting?: Yes, and it always gets me in trouble with people who take advantage of that fact
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R A N D O M
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- In the morning: I am not a morning person, but I go to work early so I can beat traffic
- Love is: not what people think it is
- I dream about: Mostly anxiety-driven nightmares. Running from things, getting shot, worrying about horrible social consequences, teeth or hair falling out...
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W H O
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- Makes you laugh the most: Team Four Star and Rooster Teeth
- Makes you smile: my online friends
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D O | Y O U | E V E R
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- Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: Someone. Anyone.
- Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: I'm trans. I wish I were a member of the correct sex
- Wish you were younger?: I feel like my entire life has been wasted up to this point, and I do think about all the things I've missed out on growing up. I wish I could go back and do it as the right gender... but being a kid also sucks.
- Cry because someone said something to you?: My eyes have never gotten the memo that they need a reason to cry
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N U M B E R
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- Of times I have had my heart broken?: Heart broken, never. Soul crushed, once
- Of Cd's: A few lying around. The soundtrack to Attack on Titan, an autographed copy of the Skyrim soundtrack, and 3 Ninja Sex Party CDs
- Of scars on my body: Some little ones on my hands from cats, and one on the back of my head from the time my brother thought it would be fun to split my skull open
- Of bones I've broken: I've always thought none, but I realized the skull fracture might count. There's a cheerful note to end on
____________________________________________________________________________
ALL | ABOUT | ME
____________________________________________________________________________
- Name: Sathy, as far as you need to know
- Single or taken: Single
- Sexuality: pan, with a preference for women
-Gender: Female (trans)
- Pronouns: She/Her
- Birthday: Don't worry about it
- Sign: Nice try
- Hair color: Dark brown
- Eye color: Brown
- Height: Too tall.... about 6'
____________________________________________________________________________
S P E C I F I C S
____________________________________________________________________________
- What kind of shampoo do you use?: I just grab whatever looks good at the time
- What are you listening to right now?: Right now? Parks and Rec, on my other monitor
- Who is the last person that called you?: The apartment manager, telling me that they replaced the broken lock on my mailbox
- How many buddies are online right now?: 2? Maybe 3?
, you on?____________________________________________________________________________
F A V O U R I T E S
____________________________________________________________________________
- Animal: Cats or horses
- Color: Purple
- Drink: Hm.... Well, I don't drink alcohol... I usually get a cafe mocha with whipped cream at Starbucks. At home, I usually just make hot chocolate.
- Element: Water. Except in Pokemon. Then psychic
- Food: Gyros, but I'm always worried about pronouncing it wrong, so I never get it
- Game: Gunpoint, an amazing indie game that most people have never heard of. Under Tale is also awesome. As far as AAA titles, Persona 3, Persona 4, Mass Effect 2 is up there, and I could play Civ 5 forever..... I should probably play more Civ 6 at some point...
- Movie: Idk, I don't really watch movies all that much. The Lord of the Rings trilogy, I guess. Then again, Deadpool was hilarious, and Live, Die, Repeat was unexpectedly awesome.
- Song: Divide, by The Birthday Massacre
- Subjects in school: History, proving that people haven't learned a goddamn thing since the beginning of time
- # Parks and Rec, Doctor Who, Supernatural, Frasier, Orange is the New Black, The Office, Better Call Saul...
____________________________________________________________________________
H A V E | Y O U | E V E R
____________________________________________________________________________
- Given anyone a bath?: Nope
- Smoked?: Nope
- Bungee jumped?: Nope
- Made yourself throw up?: Once, to try to get out of school
- Skinny dipped?: Nope
- Ever been in love?: Nope
- Made yourself cry to get out of trouble?: Nope
- Pictured your crush naked?: I don't have one right now, but old crushes, yeah, I guess >.>
- Actually seen your crush naked?: One of them... it was a whole thing...
- Cried when someone died?: Not really. I have a pragmatic view of death, considering I've been suicidal most of my life, so it doesn't really get to me
- Lied: As I said during my polygraph, everyone lies, but obviously not enough to prevent me from getting a top secret security clearance
- Fallen for your best friend?: I think my best friend is this guy online that I've never had any feelings for, but other close friends, yes
- Used someone?: No
- Done something you regret?: All the time
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C U R R E N T
____________________________________________________________________________
-Clothes: Pajama pants and hoodie, because I can
- Desktop picture: I have a rotating gallery. Current Persona 3 and Doctor Who
- CD in player: ... how old is this thing?
- DVD in player: The Legend of Korra, Book 1, disc 1... I should finish watching that...
____________________________________________________________________________
L A S T | P E R S O N
____________________________________________________________________________
- You touched: I got my hair trimmed a few months ago, so...
- Hugged: I think my sister-in-law. It was awkward. I was about to leave, and she was saying goodnight to my dad and stepmom, and she went around hugging them, then came to me and we were both just like.... do we hug or... Idk, I guess...
- You kissed: Idk. Some guy in Alaska
- You IMed:
- Talk to online:
, because IM is typically online___________________________________________________________________________
A R E | Y O U
___________________________________________________________________________
- Understanding?: Yes
- Open-minded?: Definitely
- Arrogant?: No
- Insecure?: A bit, thanks to my awesome abusive childhood, but I've gotten a little better
- Random?: Not particularly, but I think about a lot of things and multitask, so it can seem like it at times
- Hungry?: I have only eaten one meal a day for the last few weeks
- Smart?: Everyone tells me I am, but I always feel stupid
- Moody?: Depressed
- Organized?: I know where everything is, I don't need to be organized
- Shy?: Yeah
- Difficult?: Nah, I'm easy
- Bored easily?: You have no idea
- Entertained easily?: I wish
- Obsessed?: I can have a bit of an obsessive personality, but not like you might think
- Lazy?: Depression tends to do that
- Angry?: Only at the fucked up world and the assholes working to keep it that way for their own benefit
- Happy?: What's that?
- Hyper?: I haven't had enough cookies for that yet
- Trusting?: Yes, and it always gets me in trouble with people who take advantage of that fact
___________________________________________________________________________
R A N D O M
___________________________________________________________________________
- In the morning: I am not a morning person, but I go to work early so I can beat traffic
- Love is: not what people think it is
- I dream about: Mostly anxiety-driven nightmares. Running from things, getting shot, worrying about horrible social consequences, teeth or hair falling out...
___________________________________________________________________________
W H O
___________________________________________________________________________
- Makes you laugh the most: Team Four Star and Rooster Teeth
- Makes you smile: my online friends
_____________________________
D O | Y O U | E V E R
___________________________________________________________________________
- Sit on the internet all night waiting for that someone special to IM you?: Someone. Anyone.
- Wish you were a member of the opposite sex?: I'm trans. I wish I were a member of the correct sex
- Wish you were younger?: I feel like my entire life has been wasted up to this point, and I do think about all the things I've missed out on growing up. I wish I could go back and do it as the right gender... but being a kid also sucks.
- Cry because someone said something to you?: My eyes have never gotten the memo that they need a reason to cry
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N U M B E R
___________________________________________________________________________
- Of times I have had my heart broken?: Heart broken, never. Soul crushed, once
- Of Cd's: A few lying around. The soundtrack to Attack on Titan, an autographed copy of the Skyrim soundtrack, and 3 Ninja Sex Party CDs
- Of scars on my body: Some little ones on my hands from cats, and one on the back of my head from the time my brother thought it would be fun to split my skull open
- Of bones I've broken: I've always thought none, but I realized the skull fracture might count. There's a cheerful note to end on
Dear cis people complaining about trans or herm art
General | Posted 8 years ago... with the excuse that "it fetishizes trans people,"
Go fuck yourselves.
Someone else brought this to my attention, but I hadn't noticed it myself because I've been ignoring the furry community outside of my circle of friends for the last couple of years (because I got sick of their endless, pointless drama. Go figure.) But now I'm starting to see it in descriptions on YCHs and in journals elsewhere, and it's fucking stupid.
I'm trans. My sona is the way it is because of who I am. My sona is not a fetish. It's a representation of all parts of who I am, just prettier, more feminine, and more of a raccoon.
Now we have a bunch of artists refusing to draw characters like mine because it might offend.... me? Surely it's not because anti-LGBT assholes thought it would be fun to try to erase trans people online like they've tried to offline.
If you don't want to fetishize trans people, awesome. Don't. But don't try to tell me what I can and can't commission of myself. If you really want to help, how about you write your congressmen about supporting trans rights and opposing anti-trans legislation like the literally dozens of bills and proposals filed just this year alone.
Go fuck yourselves.
Someone else brought this to my attention, but I hadn't noticed it myself because I've been ignoring the furry community outside of my circle of friends for the last couple of years (because I got sick of their endless, pointless drama. Go figure.) But now I'm starting to see it in descriptions on YCHs and in journals elsewhere, and it's fucking stupid.
I'm trans. My sona is the way it is because of who I am. My sona is not a fetish. It's a representation of all parts of who I am, just prettier, more feminine, and more of a raccoon.
Now we have a bunch of artists refusing to draw characters like mine because it might offend.... me? Surely it's not because anti-LGBT assholes thought it would be fun to try to erase trans people online like they've tried to offline.
If you don't want to fetishize trans people, awesome. Don't. But don't try to tell me what I can and can't commission of myself. If you really want to help, how about you write your congressmen about supporting trans rights and opposing anti-trans legislation like the literally dozens of bills and proposals filed just this year alone.
Weird thoughts when browsing porn:
General | Posted 8 years ago"Omg, I have those same panties!"
I didn't realize I had a theme song...
General | Posted 8 years agoYou know you're bored
General | Posted 8 years agowhen you catch yourself refreshing a New Tab page
Anyone ever use edge dressing before?
General | Posted 8 years agoLet me rephrase that...
Anyone ever drop what is essentially India ink all over your carpet before?
Anyone ever drop what is essentially India ink all over your carpet before?
So this is probably the cutest thing you'll see today
General | Posted 8 years ago*cough*Religion*cough*
General | Posted 8 years agoMemetics sees ideas as a kind of virus, sometimes propagating in spite of truth and logic.
Its maxim is: Beliefs that survive aren't necessarily true, rules that survive aren't necessarily fair and rituals that survive aren't necessarily necessary.
Things that survive do so because they are good at surviving.
— Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 1999Fuck Arkansas, Pt 2
General | Posted 8 years ago(Followup to https://www.furaffinity.net/journal/8138252/ )
I just got an email from the ACLU summarizing Arkansas's legislative session. They don't go into as much detail on the anti-LGBT bills, but they say they didn't pass, so it looks like none of the 4 bills I was worrying about will be going into effect. They did specifically call out the bathroom bill as failing, so there's at least that
I just got an email from the ACLU summarizing Arkansas's legislative session. They don't go into as much detail on the anti-LGBT bills, but they say they didn't pass, so it looks like none of the 4 bills I was worrying about will be going into effect. They did specifically call out the bathroom bill as failing, so there's at least that
