fr1d4ys

Every year a bobcat mama gives birth to a litter of kittens on my roof. I set up a camera this time around. 

“Do you know why I pulled you over?” is a trap. It means there’s a good chance the officer doesn’t actually have a good reason to ticket you, and is trying to get you to waive your 5th Amendment rights and incriminate yourself. If you make a guess, that’s a confession of guilt.

sick and tired of the entire body of caitjinx shippers being referred to as “proshippers” when it’s factually incorrect. yes there are some caitjinx shippers that align with “proshippers” but guess what? there are caitvi shippers that also align with them! no entire group of people is going to hold the same beliefs as you and contesting “morality” when it comes to fandom is a miserable way to go about it.

Wonky lil bby

Serious Time

Can you tell I had asshole older brothers?

I actually have crippling depression but I'm unfortunately small and younger then most - if not all - people around me at any given time, so I'm treaded like I'm just a pouty kid when I'm actually suffering

Gay (for Caitlyn)

Guys, being a regular and ordering the same thing every time you come in is absolutely fine.

Literally no one is going to be side-eyeing you. The fact of the matter is we have other stuff going on.

That’s not a put-down or anything. I try to make sure all the customers who interact with me feel like they’re our most important customer. However, we are busy and often people just sort of slip by unnoticed. 

When I do think about regulars that come into the store, it’s not usually: “Oh my God, I can’t believe they come to Panera every day. Yikes, so cringe.” It’s usually: “I wonder how John is doing. I hope his coffee was alright. I had to get it in a bit of a rush today because of all the to-go orders.”

And I really want to scream this from the rooftops because I had a guy just a couple of weeks ago say how embarrassed he felt for always ordering the same thing. That he felt ashamed of being so predictable. Meanwhile, I’m just glad he didn’t order something we don’t have (looking at you Panera wraps) and that he’s not yelling at me. 

You know what’s cringe? Getting snippy with Panera employees because we don’t have the thing you wanted. You know what’s cringe? Complaining about the prices to me when I can’t afford to eat at this restaurant without the associate’s discount. You know what’s cringe? Yelling at Panera employees because you’ve had a bad day and they made the mistake of working in retail. 

Several times when I order ahead on the phone, the person who answered will repeat my order and I’ll hear the owner in the background calling to be given the phone so she can come say hello, or she’ll rush to the counter to ring me up so she can chat because she recognized my order. She is usually in the back cooking, but she always comes and at least waves when we dine in. I was not around for a while during COVID and when I did finally order again she told me she was relieved I was still alive. She catered my wedding. I’ve never seen it talked to her outside of that restaurant.

I’m not a creature of change. I order the same thing at Taco Bell every time (bean burrito, no onions, extra cheese, extra red sauce, I’ve untextured this burrito), and the one closest to my house has a lady that once handed me my bag and said “I thought it was going to be you!” like she was excited to have predicted my coming. I think that’s neat!

When I worked at a bakery, there were a few people who came in regularly that we recognized. Some of them got the same thing, some of them didn’t but were recognizable. It was actually easier when they got the same thing because we could see them coming and start getting ready. It’s actually a little comforting to be able to have something predictable happen. It’s nice to be able to work quickly because you both know what they want.

Humans genuinely love to recognize patterns. If you’re doing a good or neutral thing repeatedly, like going to the same food place and politely ordering the same food/drink, and someone notices, all it is going to do is ping their pattern recognition brain. For a lot of people -not everyone, but a lot of them - that’s also a little ping of serotonin.

if you’re as emotional about this as i am, or even if you’re not but love pestering people in power for any reason whatsoever, please contact your local mp and ask them to save trove and commit to funding this invaluable resource beyond july 2023. you can find your local member here. please also contact susan templeman mp, the special envoy for the arts, and tony burke mp, the arts minister.

All the Arcane Tarot Cards, together~