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Ramsey Hootman

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Author of COURTING GRETA, SURVIVING CYRIL, and CYRIL IN THE FLESH. Currently remodeling my bathroom and working on a far-future sci fi epic set on the four moons of a gas giant. Also geeking out over Arcane, Wild Rift, and Nimona. www.ramseyhootman.com

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Which is probably why she got all riled up, but you know what, I don't care. I'm just sooo done with people who think they can just act however they want and get away with it.

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I used to nod and smile and placate these people until they left, now I just immediately say OKAY I AM DONE GOOD BYE

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Also she was wrong - my grammar was correct (although THAT IS NOT THE POINT JFC, who does this)

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Had to physically leave the 4th of July booth I was staffing because this lady came up, asked a question, and started aggressively correcting my grammar as I answered? And WOULD NOT DROP IT or go away after I asked, repeatedly??

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Literally nobody else in my fam cares about this mint green Impala at the Fourth of July fair. LOOK AT IT

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Past couple days have been really brutal for me, too. Hope next week is better for both of us.

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You're entitled to your despair. But understand that when you catastrophize on social media, you risk spreading learned helplessness. Which is exactly what fascists want, for people to lie down and cry.

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Doomer shit is un-American as fuck. Sorry. Factual. This country didn't even consider me a fucking person for half its existence, and the Supreme Court declared Black ppl didn't qualify as US citizens TWICE.

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Respectfully: If you're on Bluesky right now screaming that Pride Month will be abolished, Trump will be declared king, America is forever ruined: Log off. You are entitled to your feelings, and it's better to let them out than not. But *Do Not Do Death Magic On The Emotional Contagion App.*

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😆 The first time they said her name I said "Occupational Safety and Hazard Administration is an odd thing to name your kid." I want to know how many adults did NOT immediately think of that.

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LOL yes we loved our fit! I could fit about 8 full 2x4s in that thing! But alas we reached its limits - me, husband, two teen/tween boys and a dog, all going camping - even with racks, it just wasn't enough!

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Extremely sad that I ended up going for a more practical bag instead of this amazing purple-camo tactical gear pack.

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Suddenly I understand why my childhood conception of robins (gleaned from British storybooks) never quite jibed with reality.

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The weirdest thing about becoming a substitute teacher was that there was literally no face-to-face contact with anyone except the person who did my fingerprints before I stepped into a classroom. I just filed all the paperwork, they made sure I wasn't on the FBI's most wanted list, and that was it.

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Trying to find a long-form article I read YEARS ago about two straight men and their relationship, which was platonic but also intimate, in that they spent most days together, shopped together, checked in, etc. Neither one had ended up marrying (or maybe one divorced?) This ring a bell for anyone?

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Oh, I see from your Alt text that yours are Japanese? Mine is from China!

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Ah, I see I am not the only one to have encountered these charming signs! 😆

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Also - it wasn't even a full paycheck! Some of the sites I worked for didn't "verify" my hours until after HR closed out for the month. So I got paid for those TODAY.

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Putting together some notes to discuss streamlining the sub hiring process with my local school board rep. My hiring timeline: Submitted application - Feb 18 Worked first day - April 15 First paycheck - June 1 Like who the hell could possibly wait over FOUR MONTHS to get paid?

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At one point they had clearly parked at the 7-11 and I was seriously considering just walking over and flagging them down!

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This was me yesterday with DHL. I could see the van just circling our neighborhood.

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Yeah the other car was a Civic and it almost went *under* my back bumper! Our spare tire (which hides under the car) actually ended up on top of their hood! I'm impressed that all the cameras on our car are still working - apparently they're arranged so they don't get taken out by a rear-end!

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I thought we weren't gonna be able to drive this on the freeway with the bumper flapping but the car guy was able to snap it back on so we're good to go until parts come in!!! Thank goodness - trying to get around without using the freeway was gonna be very challenging!

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Good to know something is right in the world.

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(We have a long story we can laugh about now but once when we were newly married we lost both cars in one day - mine broke down and when my husband came to get me he rear-ended someone and totaled his!)

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I was just thinking about how the only car we never had a crash in was the Honda Fit we just traded in! The perils of living in an urban area I guess.

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It's not even the first time! Right after we had our oldest, someone did exactly the same thing with our new car. Kid was fine but nothing tops the terror of a car crash with your newborn inside! (In fact that was my first thought this time - "thank god we don't have a baby in the car!")

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My new car!! 😭 I was stopped at a light and the guy behind me just plowed into us. (His car was definitely totaled.) This is especially annoying when you are a one-car family but I'm just thankful nobody was hurt and everybody had insurance.

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Thank you! This is basically the first time I have applied anywhere for anything!

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Thank you! It's kind of a bummer that twit/x has imploded because in years past, I would be able to see everyone talking about getting in, rejected, etc - and that community just doesn't exist anymore. Feels a bit lonely out here!

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"The supreme court has made the presidency into a monarchy so vote for me, folks. Wouldn't you rather have me as king?" Yeah, I'm gonna vote for him. But I don't have to fucking like it.

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OMG!! I've reported the account(s). Thanks!!

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We're all still walking into the kitchen to wash our hands after we use the bathroom, too! 😆

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😆 Fortunately the pill works for me even if I take it after I've already eaten the thing and am having pain. I'm just kind of astounded at my brain's inability to adjust. Like "how hard is it to remember to take a little pill before I eat dairy?" Apparently quite difficult, lol.

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Me: Lactose intolerance? No biggie, I'll just take a pill. Brain: Wait, did I just drink milk? Brain: Did that sandwich have cheese? Brain: Are you telling me yogurt is a dairy product? Haha don't be silly, next you'll be trying to tell me that ice cream--oh.

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