trying to get a glimpse

now why did the critically acclaimed gothic sci-fi novel harrow the ninth just make a none pizza with left beef reference.

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Unreliable everyone

the idea gets kicked around a lot in the locked tomb of a “perfect” or “ideal” cavalier, and i think you could make an argument that each cavalier primary we meet in gideon the ninth IS the ideal cavalier for their respective houses - including magnus, who is not an incredible swordsman but who knows how to run point socially so his wife can do her research, very much the priority of the fifth. however i do also think that there is one Perfect Cavalier and it is marta dyas

efficient. professional. precise and practiced swordswoman. keeps her opinions to herself. not related to or in love with her necromancer. knows how to set and keep boundaries when her necromancer falls in love with her. dies for her cause. deeply funny. would that we could all be marta dyas

one thing I’ll never regret is asking a group of friends or even my tumblr followers for recommendations that I could “easily” google. I worked in digital marketing for a long, long time. Most of that within SEO and SEM. And I know how easy and common it is to just write whatever and bury anything that resembles real, human recs. But the thing is, you cannot beat a tumblr user who has strong thoughts about their favorite curl cream. You cannot get a better recommendation on recipes to make that include habaneros than your friend who went through a gardening phase. The internet’s motivation is to get clicks and make sales (or whatever their version of a conversion is). The motivation of other people? Being right and having gone through an experience and wanting to share what they learned. I’d take the human literally any day.

Sort of related. I’ve watched more movies because I saw it tagged as “favorite movie” by a beloved mutual than I have from any sponsored ad for one. so many of them are dogshit terrible, and I’m having the time of my life. I’d rather get organically recommended garbage, than faked, ad dollar astroturf five star dining.

got a lovehate relationship with routine and repetition. yes if you put me in a repetitive situation i will start chewing on myself like a caged animal. but also no if you interrupt my self imposed routines i will start crying. this has made me so super good at being in the workforce #trust

Also saluting the boomer ladies putting out detailed instructional videos on using and repairing knitting and sewing machines. You da MVPs