if your bio says proshippers DNI, why in the fuck are you following me
like I really don’t think “if you don’t want me to interact with you, then don’t interact with me” is a terribly difficult or objectionable ask
One of my favourites!
Cuteeeeeeee!!!!! 💗🔥😍
There is so much about this picture I love! Yurio and Yuuri being friends! Wearing each other’s jackets! Yurio stole his glasses! Just <3 <3 <3
I'm afraid with the recent death, it's without a doubt that one of our guests here is a vampire. I've narrowed it down between Stacy, who was drinking "red wine" when we got here- Michael, who is goth, or Daniel, who I don't like.
Professor Acula, hand me that notepad
"I also think it's Daniel. Fvack you Daniel."
Today's translation #354
Yuri!!! on ICE, DVD vol. 5, Hiramatsu Tadashi's interview
Part 4.
~In figure skating scenes, consistency was very effective~
(The critical moment) was episode 3. In September we were scheduled to have an event, where the first three episodes were to be aired. The episode 1 was almost finished, but with episode 2 and 3, we were not quite there yet. That was the first time, when everyone thought: will we really manage to create this anime till the end? And at that time still only two characters were skating. And when we realized how many other characters were going to appear in the next episodes, everyone for a moment thought: "It's going to be impossible, isn't it?". But we managed to make it through that and then episodes 4, 5 and 6, and finally, I thought that it should be alright. (From episode 5, we started to use CGI to make parts of the skating scenes) - if we didn't do that, then it would have been pretty tough. The idea to use CGI had been there from the very beginning, but the Director's will was to have everything drawn by hand as much as possible. The one person who pulled the team forward (by making the decision to use CGI) was Otsuka [Otsuka Manabu, now MAPPA's CEO] producer, in the sense that he didn't give up.
Every time we very changing the skating scenes little by little, improving the parts that looked off and this consistent effort, in a sense, resulted in us having honed up our skills. Especially, this movement, when Yuuri moves his head to face the camera in the beginning of his SP - matching his personal growth, his expression in that moment each time is different. His performance is the same, but the circumstances are different, or his relationship with Victor changed - so he makes the same movement, but it looks different. This is what makes visual media so interesting.
[Notes: Some people in the Eng fandom seem to think that Otsuka CEO is the source of all evil that feeds his animators instant ramen (I assume the cheapest possible, obviously, because there as some kinds that I as a student can't afford to buy without thinking twice... 😔) and pocky crumbs, but well, as you can see, from an animator's perceptive, he was the person that saved YoI staff from death by overworking by Sayochin's hands...
Of course, random people on the internet know better what kind of terrible homophobic monster he is😔
But seriously speaking, I think it should be common sense not to write bs on the internet about people you have never met...]
Uhm Jews actually aren’t white and if you think that Jews talking about antisemitism are just white oppressors playing at being oppressed then you may have an antisemitism problem.
*most Jews.
There are converts who still consider ourselves white, because that’s the social construct we grew up with.
But I feel like our existence just underlines your point, because I literally saw my race magically change as I went through the conversion process. People stopped treating me as white and started treating me as a Jew, and there was a very noticeable difference. When I can say I was white until I “wasn’t” (I’m still white-skinned, my genetic ancestry hasn’t changed, but I am seen differently now), it tells you something.
ALTThe besiyr got new glasses and they had so much swag I needed to make this, ring swag included
A little bird asked if I could draw Yuri in his hubby’s jacket
You know Viktor loves it.
Do Not Let HR do this to you. It is not illegal to talk about wages in the work place. I did and got a 12% raise!
True info. Now let me add something: The power of documentation. (I was a long time steward in a nurses union.)
Remember: The "'E" in email stands for evidence.
That cuts both ways. Be careful what you put into an email. It never really goes away and can be used against you.
But can also be a powerful tool for workplace fairness.
Case 1: Your supervisor asks you to do something you know is either illegal or against company policy. A verbal request. If things go wrong, you can count on them denying that they ever told you to do that. You go back to your desk, or wherever and you send them an email: "I just want to make sure that I understood correctly that you want me to do xxxxx" Quite often, once they see it in writing, they will change their mind about having you do it. If not, you have documentation.
Case 2: You have a schedule you like, you've had that schedule for a while, it works for you. Your supervisor comes to you and says "We're really short-handed now and I need you to change your schedule just for a month until we can get someone else hired. It's just temporary and you can have your old schedule back after a month." A month goes by and they forget entirely that they made that promise to you. So, once again, when they make the initial request, you send them an email "I'm happy to help out temporarily, but just want to make sure I understand correctly that I will get my old schedule back after a month as you promised." Documentation.
[Image ID: Text reading: In the middle of a busy clinic at our practice, I got pulled in by my manager to speak to HR, who must have made a special trip because she lives several states away, and told I was being 'investigated' for discussing wages with my other employees. She told me it was against company policy to discuss wages.
Me; That's illegal.
Them: (start italics) three slow, long seconds of staring at me blankly (end italics) Uh...
Me: That's an illegal policy to have. The right to discuss wages is a right protected by the National Labor Relations board. I used to be in a union. I know this.
HR: Oh, this is news to me! I have been working HR for 18 years and I never knew that. Haha. Well try not do do it anyway, it makes people upset, haha.
Me: people are entitled to their opinions about what their work is worth. Bye.
I then left, and sent her several texts and emails saying I would like a copy of their company policy to see where this wage discussion policy was kept. She quickly called me back in to her office.
HR: You know what, there is no policy like that in the handbook! I double check. Sorry about the confusion, my apologies.
Me: You still haven't given me the paper saying that we had this discussion. I am going to need some protection against retaliation.
HR: Oh haha yes here you go.
I just received a paper with legal letterhead and an apology saying there was no verbal warning or write up. Don't even take their shit you guys. Keep talking about wages. Know your worth. /End ID]
At one of my old (shit) jobs my boss would continually come have these verbal discussions with me and would never put anything in writing I took to summarizing every discussion we had in email. Like “just to confirm that you asked me to do X by Y date and you understand that means I won’t be able to complete the previous task you gave me until Z date - 2 weeks later than originally scheduled - because you want me to prioritize this new project.
The woman would then storm back into my office screaming at me for putting the discussion in writing and arguing about pushing back the other project or whatever. At which point I would summarize that conversation in email as well. Which would bring her storming back in, rinse and repeat ad nauseum.
Anyway I cannot imagine how badly that job would have gone if I hadn’t put all her wildly unreasonable demands in writing. Bitch still hated me but she could never hang me for “missing deadlines” because I always had in writing that she’d pushed the project back because she wanted something else done first.
Paper your asses babes. Do not let them get away with shit. If they won’t put what they’re asking you to do in writing then write it up yourself and email it to them.
If you don't have this kind of job but someday you'd might: start practicing.
After a casual conversation with friends, write up a brief synopsis of what you discussed & agreed to. (...Do not email this to friends unless you have their agreement that this would be a fun group project.) Get practice with,
"A, B, and C had a brief meeting about food options after the big game. We decided on pizza, with A&B agreeing to contribute X dollars each, and C agreeing to contribute Y dollars and also bring soda. A will call for pizza on the day of the game and schedule it for delivery at 8:30 pm."
"A, B & C discussed movie options. A wanted something lite and fun; B wanted something scifi; C was fine with anything but horror. Nobody wanted superheroes. Decided on Lost Space Wanderers which opened last weekend; C agreed to research theatre options and report tomorrow."
...and so on. Practice describing the results of "meetings" with friends and you'll be ready to sum up "boss told me to set aside Project A to focus on Project B for the next two weeks" - because what's likely is that boss didn't say anything that clear; boss talked about how important Project B is and how the company needs parts X and Y done asap and you have the best skills for that, and when you mentioned how much time Project A was taking, boss said "eh don't worry about that right now; marketing is breathing down my neck so we really need part X by Friday, okay?"
...at no point did you get a direct instruction.
Which is why anyone who is not the screaming-drama boss mentioned above would think it was perfectly reasonable for you to say, "I want to clarify the discussion we had earlier - you told me to focus on Project B to the exclusion of Project A for the next two weeks, even if that means Project A will miss its deadline; is that correct?"
Genuine question: what do I do when the boss in question doesn’t reply to my confirmation email, then says that he never approved the project delay?
In person or over the phone you say "that doesn't match with my memory of the project but let me check my records and I'll get back to you about what happened on this project." Then go back to your desk and write the pettiest email in the world.
To: Boss
From: you
Cc: work group, team lead, project partner, direct supervisor, etc.
(Depending on severity of problem) Bcc: your personal email
"Hi Boss, I'm trying to resolve some confusion here. After our conversation about priority projects on [date] I reached out to you for confirmation of these details (see attached outlook item) and didn't receive an update to the timeline since that communication. I have been working from the agenda we discussed (summarized in attached outlook item from [date]) in absence of further direction. Do you have a copy of your response updating the changes or correcting mistakes in my summary? It's possible that I didn't see your email and I'd like to identify where a communication was missed so that we can avoid issues like this in future projects.
Best,
[Name]"
For this to work you have to be militant about sending summary emails and firm with coworkers and supervisors that you will be documenting project plans via email, but once they're used to your MO it's worth the work.
It's worth noting that the good bosses and coworkers you have will either a) know where this reflex comes from bc they've been there themselves and gladly support it or b) actively appreciate it bc they are (like me) doing about 6 jobs at any one time and having someone else write up summaries of meetings is a huge weight off of their shoulders and gives them something to refer back to.
My wife's current boss really really loves the fact that she keeps notes on every meeting for her own records and emails them to everyone after the meeting.
This habit protects you from shit bosses and makes you look gold-plated to good ones.
"DNI: freaks" do you realize how conservative you look
freaks please interact
this is the first time one of my posts has been tagged like this and out of all of them i think id be glad if this one got 100k. because firstly i need to find my fellow freaks but also we need to shame people who are anti-freak because like. why do you hate to live deliciously
[Image ID: a reblog by user goodomensguy with tags that read: #this post has 100k. #to me #i love this #meme /End ID.]
whenever I tell someone “I’m tired” and they say “go to sleep” and I say “I’m not that type of tired” and they say “there’s only one type of tired” I always feel amazed. Astounded. How do they not know the different versions of tired.
- Physical exhaustion from the chronic illness. Not drowsy, but needs to lay down. Maybe my Hashimoto’s or bad knees or plantar fasciitis is acting up, but either way, I need to relax with an ice pack and a tens unit.
- emotional exhaustion. The type of “tired” people mean when they say “I’m sick and tired of x.” I’m so numb and usually I’d be about one minor inconvenience away from snapping but the exhaustion of being alive has gotten so heavy that I don’t even notice inconveniences anymore.
- drowsiness. If I’m trying to tell someone I need to sleep, I’ll say “I’m sleepy” or “I want to go to bed.”
- unable to process what’s going on but the closest word I can use to describe how I’m feeling is “tired.”
5. The kind of tired that comes with severe brain fog. You don't mean to be struggling so much just to answer a simple question, but you are. And the effort makes it worse.
6. Mystery Mix, youre not about to fall asleep but what were you doing again? Why? Right. Ow. Would this be a good time to cry?
Jfc that kitty parade music justmakes it hilarious
I can’t believe this is an actual event that has taken place.
with the music that might actually be the most surreal thing i’ve ever watched
sorry to say the worst thing in the world but it is a fact. no modern reception of persephone has made claims half as interesting when it comes to that myth and the relationship of heterosexual sex/marriage/reproduction to patriarchy as ovid did when he positioned proserpina's kidnap in the met as part of venus' project to end the eternal virginification of olympian goddesses
[image description: screenshots of tags. the first set, by magnvsmaximvs, read, "# venus' imperialism -> her role as the mother of the founder of rome & the patron goddess to several key players in furthering rome's power # and imperialistic identity."
the next, by hortensius, read, " # i've been saying. # like venus' imperialism is. infinitely compelling both for its historical context and what /we/ can make out of it."
the last, by medoisa, read, " # or as interesting as like. anything in the homeric hymn to demeter # also about the relationship between time and death and hetero-patriarchy as temporal structure # classics.]
thank you for pulling these tags out because i've been thinking about them all day, especially the sets on venus as imperial mother figure. my interest in the passage i reference in the original post springs from a very very long term project i've been trying to untangle about virginal huntress figures in the met, especially callisto, whose relationship to motherhood is fraught to say the least. at the risk of rehashing my thesis in its absolute entirety, i want to elaborate a little because this got me in a very Excited mood once ppl started pointing out the mother as imperial figure! can't figure out how to put this under a cut, so a big bold cw here for sexual violence, especially with a retaliatory nature against gender non-conformity. it also deals with one myth involving forced pregnancy after rape.