365 so stressed

If I weld a joint, and the CWI comes up behind me with a radiographic test for it and finds that I just laid hot metal on cold metal or it looks like a sponge inside, you know what’s gonna happen? You think they’re gonna give me a low score and tell me to move on? Fuck no. They’re gonna hand me a grinder and tell me to take it out and put it in right.

When there’s actual work to be done, we don’t leave it at the first attempt if that attempt was shit. We don’t leave a trail of “what’s done is done.” If it takes you four attempts, that’s what it takes, and next time it’ll take fewer because you learned how to do it right after the third time.

School, as it’s set up, with unforgiving deadlines and single attempt high stakes tests are building a shitty work ethic. It says “I tried once, and that’s all you’re getting.” It sets you up to leave a trail of cut losses and barely or unfinished projects as you scramble to get something, anything, turned in before the deadline.

and that's just so on brand for everything I know about him? its all of the every shift clips where he's awkwardly ribbing at the kids because he wants to make convo but doesn't know how ("actress? like best looking actress?" like come ON). it's the way that he's mentioned giving his number to macklin celebrini and gavin mckenna to talk about 1oa stuff, and mack mentioned talking to connor about contract stuff during his exit interview (8:34 timestamp). it's the way that connor and fraser minten visited mavrik (a 3yo who had neuroblastoma) to cheer him up because his family said he loved nhl players. its the way that there's endless photos and videos of him stopping and signing things, even if he looks tired, especially for kids. that one vid where he's walking down the tunnel and all the kids in his jersey are reaching out for him? the way he was always playing around with fliggy's kids?

idk idk idk but what i'm saying is that i bet that when he was younger, someone told him that he should be grateful for what he has, and he really took it to heart. he doesn't take hockey for granted; he always wants to practice (read: that article where he was begging to get back on the ice after jaw surgery). his first words after he got drafted were "thank you, i love you" to his family. he's always trying to take up a mentorship position and share his knowledge. and he. loves. kids.

That man is standing in front of a green wall. Those images are not actually appearing next to him. He sees them on a monitor next to his teleprompter, in broadcast perspective which is opposite of how he actually is standing.