@patriciamou_ Went into a deeper dive and it seems less romantic than initially presented. his wife was dying and he moved her to los alamos to be near her, but the medical care there was barebones. When she cried from agony, he implored her to be strong and nicer to the aides…
@4evrmalone Raymour flanigan! I looked at links online until my eyeballs fell out. Finally went and sat on them in person and left happy knowing what I was getting
@FondaJLee I was introduced to your work a few months ago and devoured the entire trilogy over the course of days (skipped sleep and I’m a sleep potato). I hope I can write something as beautiful one day!
@JetsenSunday@yumcoconutmilk This only applies if you’re classified as an employee! (As opposed to an independent contractor or some other excluded categories like agricultura workers)
"23 March. Incapable of writing a line. . . . Hollow as a clam-shell on the beach, ready to be pulverized by the tread of a foot."
—Kafka's diaries, 1915
@minjinlee11 Bought tasers for myself, parents, and friends. Constantly scanning my environment in the subway and in public. For a period of time, wore a hat and large sunglasses to try to hide the fact that I was Asian in public (I know this was not successful lol).
@lingerie_addict Just experienced this. Bought expensive Brooklinen sheets which started tearing like literal paper after 2 years. Meanwhile my ikea sheets that I bought for college are still going strong 11 years later.
@vinivinidogo@ReaganGomez @KyLeeCobbler I’m a little confused about this thread. I believe most kids today can type very well or am I missing something?
Here's a stack of over a hundred new inquiries from incarcerated people seeking pen-pals! We have an URGENT need of volunteers to write people in jail, prison, & immigration detention. If you'd like to connect with folks inside, please DM us! And PLEASE like & share this post!
@NJSimmondsbooks@jessasstrophe Just googled and media wrote that she ate 20 donuts daily to gain… 10-11 pounds? You could just eat normally and gain 10 pounds.
If your "why is the birthrate decreasing" story doesn't talk about student debt, untenable childcare and healthcare costs, housing costs, patriarchy & the enduring unequal distribution of labor in the home it is not a good "why is the birthrate decreasing" story
One of the strangest parts of the pandemic is how it’s become mainstream to make fun of or criticize people for being scared/traumatized/anxious about this new disease that killed over three million people in a year