There I said it... I feel better for it

By the time I got in line to pay he was loitering at the front of the store again, and I just had that feeling that he was going to try and take the game I just bought, or steal my purse, as soon as I left the store. OR, he was going to try and follow me home. And I know I don’t have to explain that terror to any woman reading this, but all I could think was that I’m in this Gamestop alone with at least twenty other men and something is about to happen. I’m beginning to freak out, to the point where I’ve just pulled my pepper spray out of my purse and into the pocket of my coat. 

So there I am, next in line to pay, and there is this GIGANTIC dudebro right behind me, and I say gigantic as a 6 foot tall woman. He says, “Ma’am? Don’t be offended, but would it be alright if I walked you to your car?” and I was like “Are you serious?” and he was like “There are some weird guys in here right now. Have you noticed that guy watching you?” and then I showed the dudebro the pepper spray in my pocket and he was like “Right on. Would you still let me walk you to your car?” and I said yes.

So I paid, and waited while HE paid, and he walked me to my car. And just as I was getting in, the weird guy who’d been loitering came out of the store, saw me and my dudebro, and turned around and walked away in the opposite direction. 

doctor who rewatch ≡ 4.11 turn left

Has anyone else thought about how much more compelling this simple change would have been thematically? We lose nothing of Clint’s character development, because a sister can be just as important and share the same concerns as a wife. But instead of an awkwardly underdeveloped romantic relationship, suddenly there’s a sibling relationship to parallel the Maximoffs. But Clint has chosen to protect his family and keep them out of it, while Pietro and Wanda have chosen to fight side by side.  Give Clint a conversation with Pietro about family, and protecting their family. Make them disapprove of each other’s methods. Pietro’s sacrifice to save Clint is instantly so much more heartbreaking. Give us Clint fighting to bring Pietro’s body back, because he knows he needs to bring him home to Wanda.

not being able to tell if there is a spider running down your leg or just a drop of sweat

hanging out with the squad at the shopping centre because your parents won’t let you use the air con

the water is the same temperature regardless of whether you use the “hot” or “cold” tap

your food staple is not rice, but ice

catastrophic fire danger warning

going to the cinema and buying tickets to 4 movies just so you have a reason to stay there all day

waiting for your zooper doopers to freeze overnight

you decided to go to Bondi and it’s extremely overcrowded, but the beach is too hot to walk on anyway

buying the last box of Golden Gaytimes from Woolies

volunteering at a Bunnings barbeque and empathising with the sausages and onions

having to choose between not drinking tea/coffee or overheating

spending the entire day in the dark with the curtains drawn because you can’t afford to use electricity

burning yourself on the seatbelt buckle

impromptu pool parties. every day.

the power goes out at 2pm because everyone within a 200km radius of you has their air conditioning on full blast

you could probably fry an egg on the roof of your car