Here’s a statement from James Roche, Brett Kavanaugh’s freshman year roommate at Yale, about Debbie Ramirez’s allegations of assault.
I want you to read this in the context of a job interview, not a criminal trial, because a confirmation hearing is a job interview, not a criminal trial. There’s no burden of proof in a job interview because the result isn’t freedom or prison – it’s just getting the job or not. Obviously this statement wouldn’t hold up in a court of law, but that’s not the kind of certainty a job interviewer is looking for.
If your recruiter heard rumors that you sexually assaulted one or a few women he might be inclined to reach out to a wide net of people for character references, including a college roommate. If that roommate says, “I personally didn’t see it, but I believe it because I knew her and he definitely drank too much and he was aggressive,” well…the recruiter is probably gonna move to the next candidate.
This is a job interview. Brett Kavanaugh is failing the interview and there are plethora of candidates available.
I get jealous really easily but not like an angry vengeful jealous more like a really sad lonely jealous because everybody likes everybody more than they like me and I really really don’t blame them.
“The medieval warrior, realizing the consequences of his impulsive act, immediately approached the owner of the drone and offered to pay for the damage.
The owner of the drone was so impressed by the brilliant attack that he suggested organizing a competition for bringing down “dragons” with short spears next year.
Drone owners have another year to develop a unique “dragon-like” design for their flying machines.” (x)
I am 100% cooler with this knowing that the spear-thrower realized “oops maybe I shouldn’t have done that” and tried to make it right, and that the guy who the drone belonged to was cool with it
just so everyone knows, this has already been memorialized in a runestone
Everything about this post blesses those involved with a +4 on their next Today is Good Day roll
so long as you aren’t making them for attention–we haven’t got that much attention to give
appreciate our obscure references. You don’t have to actually understand, just smile like you do
feed us
be able to hold a conversation, and also sit with us in silence
periodically supply us with books referrals, useless facts, and random trivia
yes, we are often self-destructive, but don’t smother us with your protection. Let us walk into walls sometimes, it brings us back to reality
did I mention we like food
don’t call our ideas stupid or impractical, even if they are. Gently supply advice
if we finally fall asleep, do not awaken us. Do Not.
small doses of affection at first. We are affection-starved and have learned how to operate without it. INTP will rebel if showered with affection too soon
if we come to you, don’t shut us down. We’re Fe stupid, and will take it to heart and never approach you again
really we’re cats. Just treat us like you would a cat
we’ll probably even chase the red dot
inspire us, but don’t pressure us to do better
Preach
Y’know, I didn’t think I was an INTP, but I’m definitely a cat and this post is pretty accurate.
Concept: a social hierarchy of vampires based on what negative emotions/experiences they feed on.
At the top of the heap, you have vampires who feed on pain and fear – your classic predatory monster types.
Next, you have vampires who feed on anger and jealousy; also high class, but a bit lower than the fear-drinkers because their idiom is missing that connotation of personal dominance – really going out of your way to piss someone off implicitly acknowledges them as your peer, after all.
Lower still you have vampires who feed on shame and disgust, both plentiful food sources, though held in little esteem owing to the fact that grossing people out is rarely dignified. Some shame-drinkers adopt the role of devilish tempters, but they’re generally seen as putting on airs above their station.
Finally, you have vampires who feed on anxiety and boredom. One might think they’d have the easiest time of all, but a vampire can only feed on emotions that are directed toward or inflicted by that particular vampire, so in practice they have to cultivate all sorts of strategies for being as creepy and tedious as possible. The next time an unfathomably boring person corners you at a party, see if you can spot the fangs!
is it possible for vampires to drink more positive feelings?
Not in this particular idiom, no. While vampires notionally feed on certain emotions – and certainly, this describes the mechanism of their feeding – what ultimately sustains them is the act of taking. Whether they’re violating your bodily autonomy, robbing you of your dignity or simply wasting your time, the fundamental act of vampirism is to take and give nothing back. Inspiring positive emotions is, metaphysically speaking, an act of giving, not taking, and thus has no nutritional value for a vampire.
(Some enterprising vampires have experimented with “taking” things the victim doesn’t want anyway, but thus far with limited success; the curse ain’t stupid.)
What about vampires as horror/tragedy writers who hang around people they give advance reader copies to in order to eat their feelings?
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