always trying to be good

on the one hand i appreciate the internet making libraries trendy again but on the other they don't fucking pay me enough to deal with waves of people all here for the same resource the library is also not paid enough to have an abundance of

yeah sorry the fantastic resource your tiktok savvy child told you about has a 20 person minimum wait list across all our locations, they slashed our mobile hotspot supply in half because we couldnt afford to pay the wireless companies for all of them

if youre gonna recommend libby to all your friends and family, and hashtag read banned books cant you please help us stay funded. the stats of your participation are a useful, and we are so grateful for your patronage, but fuck it's not enough. we need advocates

I’ve met a Kacey in KC and a Louis in St. Louis. I wonder how many cities this can happen in.

i have done the casey in KC!! and also met two people named Phoenix in phx and a Diego in San Diego and Francisco FROM cisco but we werent in san fran

i get why people don't believe in marriage as a social construct but legally it is the best and easiest way to say "this is who i trust to take care of me when i can't take care of myself" and i'm so glad gay people fought for that right bc when shit gets scary at least i know im in good hands

This is how I convinced my conservative grandma that the gays do also need marriage, actually. My grandad died when I was 4 and I asked her to imagine not being allowed to see him or make decisions for him or be entitled to an inheritance and she got very quiet and conceded the point. Marriage doesn't intrinsically mean anything but as a legal framework it is really, really important

art will save you, being unreasonably passionate about something niche will save you, letting past sources of joy show you the way back to yourself will save you, earnestness over composure will save you, the natural world will save you, caring for something bigger than yourself will save you, daring to be seen will save you, kindness not as a whim but a principle will save you, appreciation as a practice will save you, daring to try something new will save you, grounding will save you, love will save you, one good nights sleep will save you

Thank u to all the pets out there keeping their owners alive without even knowing it Ur doin a great job lil buddy