miiiiica

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[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

I needed to move a sofa.

I mentioned this to an American. He said, "You know anybody with a truck?"

I did not know anybody with a truck.

He looked at me with real concern. Not pity. Concern. The way you look at a man who has told you he does not have a name.

"You gotta know somebody with a truck."

I asked how one acquires such a person.

He said, "You just do."

This is the third time I have received that answer in this country. It is the answer to everything here. You just do. There is no process. There is only the eventual fact of having.

He said, "Ask Kevin."

I do not know a Kevin. He said Kevin like I should. He said it the way you say a shared uncle.

I met Kevin four days later. Kevin owns a truck. Kevin does not own a truck for himself. Nobody owns a truck for themselves. Kevin owns a truck for a fifteen mile radius.

Inside I said: THIS MAN HAS TAKEN A VOW. HE DID NOT ANNOUNCE IT. HE SIMPLY PURCHASED A BED AND ACCEPTED THE CONSEQUENCES.

Kevin arrived on Saturday. He brought the truck. He also brought a second man.

I had not asked for a second man.

The second man's name is Tony. Tony came because Kevin came. Tony did not know me. Tony did not ask what we were moving. Tony brought gloves.

They moved the sofa in eleven minutes.

I offered them money. Both of them laughed at the same time, which felt rehearsed and was not.

I asked what I owed them.

Kevin said, "Buy the pizza."

That is the price. That is the entire economy. The truck costs one pizza and the pizza is not negotiable and the pizza is also not expensive and everyone knows what size.

Inside I said: THE FEE IS FIXED ACROSS THE ENTIRE NATION AND WAS SET BY NO ONE.

We ate on the floor because the sofa was against the wall and none of us wanted to be the first to sit on it.

Tony told me his daughter plays soccer. I asked if she is good. He said, "She's aggressive."

I still think about that.

Three weeks later, Kevin texted me.

"You free Sunday? Helping Tony move a fridge."

He did not ask if I wanted to. He informed me of a fridge.

Inside I said: I HAVE BEEN CALLED UP. I DID NOT ENLIST. THE PAPERS WERE FILED ON MY BEHALF.

I went. I moved the fridge. I have no truck. I contributed only arms.

Afterward, a man I had never met asked me if I knew anybody with a truck.

I said, "Yeah, I got a guy."

I have a guy.

I am somebody's guy now, too. Tony has told two people about me.

He describes me as "the guy who's strong for his size."

I have never been prouder of a sentence in my life.

[endora bullshit @collectdust]

you know how i make sure ai isn't affecting my thinking or speech? i don't fucking use it

[sexiestliar ᥫ᭡。 @acrazybih]

I gave up mid scissor bitch ts is hard

[dandelion georgism 🔰🏗 @DandyGeorgism]

1995: oh cool you can buy books online now

2026: the company that owns Whole Foods and Lord of the Rings is experiencing setbacks with its space program

[Mark @AgingRanchHand]

Those dogs that played poker probably just use gambling apps now and that makes me sad

[Louise Jensen Duffy (also Ernest Jensen) @LouiseWeebe]

You’re listening to Sisyphus FM, the home of non-stop rock.

[Sam Sacks @SamSacks]

Say what you want about how awful this website is, but it remains the best place to be when a shit bag dies.

[ѕєиɪ @zalatwicc]

i said it's my favorite movie i didn't say it was good

[Caroline Renard @carolinerenard_]

Nah, I hate that shit with my whole soul and think it’s destroying our planet.

[Dane Calloway @DaneCalloway_]

It's odd that the state police chief still has not held a full press conference explaining their findings and why they concluded his death was "no foul play."

[eli$ha @xvshoota]

i love joining discord servers just to mute all messages and pings and never open it again

[Elora - Online 1 Room Schoolhouse @1Schoolhouse]

If you’re learning about the issues that disabled people face and want to help but you’re SUPER OVERWHELMED because *gestures at world,* here’s some really simple ways to help: 🧵

[Keira Wickliffe Berger MPH, MSN, RN (she/her) @keira_wickberg]

PSA… if you get COVID PLEASE, PLEASE make sure you get a PCR test so it’s in your medical records. If you don’t have it you may not be covered for long COVID or qualify for long COVID clinics or treatment trials. You don’t want a health issue come up caused by it& not be covered

[Avery Edison @aedison]

recently met someone who does upwards of ten things per week, which doesn’t make sense because a week only has seven days. so they must have some days when they do more than one thing.

[miiiiica @mmmwhatever3]

@M_Hannum That’s haunting 🥴

[miiiiica @mmmwhatever3]

I’m in hold music purgatory. My ears are bleeding. Help.

[The Notorious J.O.V. @whotfisjovana]

biblically accurate hello kitty

[ADHD Jesse @adhdjesse]

“Hmm, this looks like a problem I can ignore until it goes away.”

It was not, and it did not.