Robert Burns: England was a mistake.
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Coleridge: Actually, I used to eat sand
Wordsworth: What?
Coleridge: Everytime I went to the beach I would just
Coleridge: Eat the sand
Polidori: I really like you and I feel like we would make the best couple ever. Better than the one you’re in now. Everytime I’m in the same room as you there’s no place I’d rather be. I rather argue with you than have great times with someone else. You are my world, my everything, and I’d love nothing more than to make you happy. So I’m asking… would you be my girlfriend beautiful?
Mary Shelley: No.
Percy Shelley: Were was my ‘good morning’ text?
Lord Byron: I didn’t want to wake up the sleeping beauty,
Lord Byron: Me
“And this is my bedroom, aka my Isolation Station™️”
— John Keats, showing Fanny Brawne around
Percy Shelley: When even is your bedtime??
Lord Byron: Whenever I next collapse is purely up to the Gods
So this is just a PSA, y'all should never sign a contract until you read it. I’m talking in rl right now. I just got through reading my employee handbook/service contract and my bosses slipped in a lot of bullshit like telling me I can’t complain about my job on social media, demanding I work off the clock in the name of good service, expects me to show up on time during inclimate weather, and considered disability or religious accommodation a direct threat to the company.
These are all things I took issue with and brought to my employer for further discussion before signing the contract. Most of my coworkers signed without reading, treating it like an internet terms of service contract.
Tl;dr real life is serious shit, lawyers write contracts to protect your employer FROM YOU, read contracts before you sign them - fucking ARGUE about contracts before you sign them
Also important to note, and something my bf has repeated to me many times: a contract is a negotiation until it is signed, and YOU ARE ALLOWED TO AMEND IT. Tech companies often put some bs in there about “we own everything you make while you work for us” which broadly applied also means anything done on your own time. He always ALWAYS does write-in amendments with initial and date to state that they only own things done FOR the company, on company time, because there have been companies that enforced that bullshit when somebody had a personal side project the company decided they wanted to steal. There’s only one company that threw a fit at his attempts to amend it and he considered that a huge red flag and refused to sign, turned down the job.
Never. EVER. Sign shit without reading it. Also: if your prospective employer won’t let you take the thing home to read before you sign it and says you need to sign it then and there THAT IS A RED FLAG. The job I had that turned out to be abusive as shit was like that. Every other job I’ve been able to bring the contract home to my parents to have a more experienced set of eyes on it. It’s also common practice in some fields to have one’s attorney look over it before signing. So never let them tell you that you can’t look over it with someone else. That’s a fat load of shit. For “lower level” jobs they may not accept amendments to the contract but if they won’t even give you the proper time to read it over, they’re trying to pull some bullshit on you and you’re going to regret it if you sign. Even if there’s nothing bad in what you signed it’s an example of how they are going to treat you while you’re there. Take it to heart and run like fucking hell.
little things i’ve learned:
one: pay attention to the music you’re relating to. sometimes it’s a clear indicator that something is wrong. other times, it’s an indicator that something is very, very right. when the latter happens, pay extra close attention.
two: true control is subtle, not obsessive. you may not even know that you have it when you do. people who are in control do not question it. they just are.
three: never pass up the opportunity to stick the tips of your fingers out the window of a moving car. feel the wind carry you to the sound of your favorite songs. this is a reminder that you’re alive.
four: thoughts don’t have to mean anything. you can just let them be there.
five: notice when you’re struggling and allow yourself some leeway when you do. however, learn the difference between giving yourself leeway and enabling your struggle.
six: you cannot build self-love from a foundation of self-hatred. first, work toward self-acceptance. love will follow.
seven: do not love others simply because they love you back. do not expend your love on people who won’t love you back.
eight: don’t forget to stop and look around. take a moment a day to stop doing and just be. the mindfulness hype isn’t overrated. there’s a reason for it.
nine: setting limits and saying no will not end any relationship worth keeping.
ten: friendships built on moments of competitive misery are not healthy. if you find that you’re having the urge to constantly showcase your misery around someone, take that as a red flag. sadness is not a competition you want to win.
eleven: recovery is not about being happy. some days you will feel bored and flat. but these days are still better than those you built around destroying yourself. these days are still victories. recovery is about being alive.
twelve: when you’ve built an identity around being sad, the concept of happiness may scare you. giving that sadness up will strip you of most everything and leave you feeling empty. embrace this emptiness and fill it up with exploration. you’ll find that it’s worth it.
thirteen: you will not come out of your coldest days the same as you were going into them. this is not a bad thing. someday, you’ll be warm enough to feel the sun on your face again.
ACADEMIC PHRASE BANK MASTERPOST: CONNECTING WORDS
Addition
- To begin with,
- In the first place,
- Firstly,
- The first reason
- Additionally
- Furthermore,
- Another reason why
- Secondly, Thirdly,
- Next,
- Pursuing this further,
- Also
- Lastly, Finally
- In the same way,
Comparison
- Similarly,
- In the same way,
- Likewise,
- As with,
- Equally,
Contrasting
- However,
- Nevertheless,
- On the other hand,
- Even so
- Alternatively
- At the same time
- Otherwise
- Instead
- Conversely
Result
- Hence
- Therefore
- Accordingly
- Consequently
- Thus
- As a result
- In consequence
- For this reason
- For this purpose
Time
- Meanwhile
- Presently
- At last
- Finally
- Immediately
- Thereafter
- At that time
- Eventually
- Currently
- Subsequently
- In the meantime
Importance
- Importantly
- Especially
- Above all
- With attention to
Example
- For example
- For instance
- That is
- Such as
- As revealed by
- Illustrated by
- Specifically
- In particular
- For one thing
- This can be seen by
- An instance of this
Literary
- Clarifies
- Conveys
- Depicts
- Demonstrates
- Determines
- Displays
- Emphasizes
- Establishes
- Explains
- Exemplifies
- Highlights
- Illustrates
- Indicates
- Potrays
- Represents
- Shows
- Signifies
- Suggests
Beginnings/Causes/Effects
- Affects
- Generates
- Ignites
- Impacts
- Imposes
- Influences
- Initiates
- Introduces
- Involves
- Launches
- Leads to
- Presents
- Promotes
- Prompts
- Results in
Summary
- In conclusion,
- To sum it all up,
- To summarize,
- In the final analysis
- You can see why …
- Finally,
- Therefore,
- In summary,
- In short,
- In brief,