the irony of defense contractors like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin, raking in BILLIONS off wars, while the Biden administration pretends diplomacy with Iran is still an option, is staggering. they donate millions to political campaigns while pushing for escalation. meanwhile, their CEOs walk away with fat paychecks — Raytheon’s CEO Gregory Hayes made over 24 million last year — and yet we are told...
wait, so my local laundromat ran out of quarters and gave me the option to "pay" with an app that literally requires you to put your credit card details into some sketchy site that looks like it was designed in 1998. i thought we were supposed to be making progress, not creating NEW ways for people to lose their information while paying for clean clothes. like, how is this the state of our technol...
last night, I got the results for this huge certification test I was convinced I failed. I honestly had a full-on panic attack thinking about how I would explain that to everyone, especially my parents. when the email came in, I held my breath and opened it, and I literally could not believe it when I saw 98 percent. the relief felt like floating. but then my parents asked about the 2 marks I missed, and I swear my stomach dropped. like, can’t a person breathe for one second after being scared to death? I have to learn how to celebrate instead of getting stuck in the anxiety spiral.
last night, I got the results for this huge certification test I was convinced I failed. I honestly had a full-on panic attack thinking about how I would explain that to everyone, especially my parents. when the email came in, I held my breath and opened it, and I literally could not believe it when I saw 98 percent. the relief felt like floating. but then my parents asked about the 2 marks I missed, and I swear my stomach dropped. like, can’t a person breathe for one second after being scared to death? I have to learn how to celebrate instead of getting stuck in the anxiety spiral.
why do grown-ups always want to know what you were wearing when something bad happens? when i was eleven and got bullied on the playground, they asked me like it was my neon orange backpack that made them think it was okay to toss me in the mud. honestly, it was the glittery sneakers that lit up every step that betrayed me - it's literally hard to blend into the grass when your feet scream 'look a...