Stuff I saw on the internet last week: "beef stroganoff"
It’s Monday! I’m getting vaccinated today!!! The first shot, anyway, but I’m still very excited. Let’s look at internet things in celebration!
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TWEETS!
REDDIT!
This is so fucking upsetting and these parents fucking suck:
I should mention that I am autistic but I have a normal Job, a fiancé and a pretty normal life…
my brother started talking about how nice it was in Paris a few years ago and that he misses those trips because of the pandemic. I froze for a moment bc I never had a family trip for the last 20 Years not even sth like an amusement park or Zoo visit, bc my parents let me believe we had not enough money… I asked my whole family if my assumption was true and that they had Family vacations without me and still excluding me, after a long pause my Dad said yes and I could hold my tears back, I felt so alone and went into the guest room to cry…
my mom said she couldn’t bear my meltdowns and couldn’t deal with it on vacations and was so sorry I found out that way my Dad just sat there and the only thing he had to add was “You need to understand that we wanted to feel like a normal family at least at our vacations”
I never really got into Neopets, but I appreciate this explainer behind some of the Neopets drama:
Before the introduction of neocash, all items were purchased via neopoints which could be earned by playing games or random events. Some of these items also allowed customization, the main one being paint brushes. Paint brushes allow you to paint your pet as a different color or theme, and all of these pets had different artwork associated with different paintbrushes. This artwork was originally in various poses with different facial expressions. But when they decided to introduce clothing etc to push neocash, this varying artwork became a problem. They needed the clothing and accessories to fit correctly on the various species of pets, and so the look of the pets was set to be standardized to allow that.
I’ve watched this video a dozen times and I still think it’s witchcraft.
Holy shit, dump the motherfucker already:
My bf of 10 years, got drunk last night and promised his 90 yo mom that we would get her to Hawaii bc shes always wanted to go. I'm cool with this, I agree to try to help figure it out with him and save so we can send her.
(Important note: I am currently the only one with any income, he makes no money but is opening a business. )
Upon hanging up with his own mom, he IMMEDIATELY calls my mother, non-stop, until she answers. Then says, "(mom), I need to send my mom to Hawaii bc it's her dream and we cant afford it, how can we make this happen?"
TUMBLR!
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TIKTOKS!
It’s true, Americans are missing out on Canadian candy.
I wish my cat were this enthusiastic about my attention.
The original TikTok is great, but it’s improved by Hank Green freaking out about it.
“That’s Jess’s handwriting.”
“I told my students they were going to have a sub today.”
Wait, deaf babies babble in sign language??? That’s the cutest thing in the world.
Introducing Hangover Cyclops.
ARTICLES!
How A “Deeply Progressive” Coffee Chain Is Trying To Crush Its Workers’ Union, Defector
When the Mob Comes, Men Yell At Me
How Star Wars' Biggest Fan Wiki Found Itself in a Fight Over Trans Identity, io9
I want my employee to be more engaged and work more hours, Ask A Manager
After 23 Years, Winamp Is Still the G.O.A.T. Music Player, Debugger
She Vanished Decades Ago. Her Children Just Learned She Had Been Killed, New York Times
That’s all for me today, gorgeous! Talk to you soon.
Love,
Kat
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