May 2013
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The Hawkeye Initiative: Special Guest Edition: The... →
thehawkeyeinitiative:
I recently received an email from an anonymous fan sharing how she pulled a Hawkeye Initiative themed prank on her CEO to illustrate a problem with some artwork. My personal compliments to her and her accomplice on a mission well done; they perfectly took the concept of The Hawkeye Initiative one…
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When you bitch about your day...
… and the editor you’re talking to mentions how you could have done the job you’ve spent ALL DAY on (and still haven’t finished) in five minutes, if your insomniac self had just thought for two minutes together.
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When I got my first business card
lifeinpublishing:
(Submission from SubRightsGirl, thanks!)
When they do performance appraisals at work, I have to keep lying and making up a fictional 5-year plan. My real future goal is legit to get a position where I can have business cards.
That’s it. I’m not picky since I made my last work goal (be paid $XXXXX, which is a ludicrously low amount and less than half of what my...
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That moment when a new acquaintance learns I work...
lifeinpublishing:
(submission from SpecialEdition87, thanks!)
For some reason this keeps happening to me with taxi drivers. I WORK WITH TEXTBOOKS. I CANNOT HELP YOU.
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Before anyone even asks (politely or not)
racebending:
No, we’re not aggrieved by the possible casting of an actor of color as the Human Torch. The casting of an actor of color to play the Human Torch does not take away from the number of opportunities white actors have to play characters in The Fantastic Four.
In fact, there will almost certainly be more white male actors in the film (some at higher billing) than whoever gets cast...
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When I'm trying to send a book to the UK
lifeinpublishing:
and the address is something like “Quaint Cottage, Knoll Hill, Westfordshirebog, Coventry, United Kingdom”
(seriously HOW DO YOU PEOPLE FIND EACH OTHER???)
My understanding is that they use their extreeeemely specific post codes.
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When Editorial puts quotes in the copy without...
lifeinpublishing:
When Editorial the author puts quotes in the copy without citing them
There, I fixed it for you
—Editorial
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neil-gaiman:
rosalarian:
I had enough messages last night to the extent of “I’m a medical professional, and even by the brief description of your symptoms I can say this is more than green tea and honey is going to fix,” that I gave in and called my doctor. I explained that I didn’t have health insurance and asked how much would it be to get checked out. They said around $100. I am in such...
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“When a beautiful actress is cast in a movie, executives rack their brains to...”
– Mindy Kaling on the women who only exist in romantic comedies | Flick Chicks (via rufustfirefly)
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Woman: I'm smart
Patriarchy: Well you're probably ugly then
Woman: I'm creative
Patriarchy: You mean unattractive right?
Woman: I have all these incredible accomplishments
Patriarchy: Yeah but look how ugly you looked doing them
Woman: I have value
Patriarchy: Not if you're ugly lol
Woman: I'm conventionally-attractive & posted selfies on my blog
Patriarchy: I'm so sick of these empty-headed chicks only caring about their looks. Just because you are attractive and get attention from men doesn't mean you are special or deserve respect. Why don't you read a book or do something productive with your life you dumb slut
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Publishing Masters?
lifeinpublishing:
WordGirl: I have an MA in publishing, and it’s hard to say whether it got me a job or not. It probably gave me more confidence, because I moved 3,000 miles to NYC in search of a job. I got my internship through an informational interview actually. However, I didn’t find a full-time entry level job until almost three years after I graduated. Yeah, that’s what I said. ALMOST....
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When Amazon Acquires Goodreads
lifeinsmallpresspublishing:
brooklynbookgirl:
All the feels…
I’m glad I’ve already started drinking today because this shit is cray!
Noooo.
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When I pass off a horrible project to my assistant...
lifeinpublishing:
(Submission from WindRider127, danke!)
… is this my boss?
(Although usually when he passes off something horrible onto one of us, his peons, you can usually tell because as soon as K behind me groans, he’ll start cackling. And probably call us his peons. And probably call the title of his email “Some shite”.)
(…Aw. I’m going to miss him...
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Appropriate response whenever someone comments...
lifeinpublishing:
(Submission from SpecialEdition87, thanks!)
Trufax.
April 2013
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March 2013
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hardmodeofsex:
do you guys want to learn about the many-worlds interpretation of schrödinger’s cat?
no? too bad!
so you have a cat in a box with a lethal dose of poison and until you open the box you have no way of observing whether the cat is alive or dead and therefore the cat is both simultaneously alive and dead. this is supposedly a paradox, because a cat can’t be both alive and dead.
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yunuen:
omfg i was sitting on the couch using the kindle and my father walked by and peeked over my shoulder and was like oh enjolras good you’re reading les misérables i love victor hugo blah blah and i just nodded and played along, but i was actually reading an absolutely filthy enjolras/grantaire modern au hacker fanfic and if my father had kept reading he’d have stumbled upon a very thorough...
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February 2013
31 posts
lolcait:
lazarusgirl:
ethan-lawson-wate:
STOP. GETTING. OFFENDED. BY. EVERY. LITTLE. THING. SETH. SAYS. LEARN. TO. TAKE. A. JOKE.
NOT. WHEN. YOU. SPEND. YOUR. ENTIRE. LIFE. AS. THE. PUNCHLINE TO. SO-CALLED. ‘JOKES.’
Hey, remember that time that all mainstream humor defined itself as “edgy” by being racist, classist sexist, homophobic, transphobic, rape-apologist, and otherwise...
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three haikus ii
i. jesus fucking christ another fucking haiku i’m sick of this shit
ii. cherry blossoms fall at the speed of oh my god no one fucking cares
iii. write some poetry about cool shit like bar fights you goddamn wankers
…Dave?
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kataanging:
peaceloveandafropuffs:
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gentlenight:
wallflowersperk:
penchant-for-raising-cain:
“You fight like a girl.”
I’m sorry
I didn’t
realise
that
was
a
bad
thing
Reblogging because I’m sure the comic readers out there could add some more.
yeah
so sorry
i can’t hear you
over the sound
of me...
