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I finished Heartstopper's second season and I have feelings about it.
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I also was thinking of adding this to my icons.

No thoughts, only vibes.

I got the job, lads.

So like most people on tumblr I've been keeping up with Dracula Daily. I've been enjoying it a lot and I recently found a tumblr post where someone showed textual evidence that may indicate Mina is Black (or Moorish if you're a 19th century weirdo) and I am sure it was not Stoker's intention but it is interesting if you want to read the post here.  

Anyway, hope everyone is doing well today! I'm still waiting to hear back from the job I applied for. I know it's memorial day weekend so I'll wait until Tuesday to bother them. 

 Head hopping is my kryptonite. I always seem to want to get into the heads of every character in all my fanfic. But after reading this side-by-side comparison it's changed my mind. 

Something something Archimedes

Work has been crazy. The next two weeks are going to be so hectic and I can't wait. 

I sent out physical copies of the zine to the participants as a thank you for their participation and the international ones haven't cleared customs yet, which makes sense. I have this irrational fear that they're all going to get lost and I'll have to reship all of them. Australia's customs system eludes me.

Recently two men in Mexico found a way to make leather out of cactus. This cactus leather has the exact same texture as real leather. I'm curious to see if this faux leather holds up as well as traditional leather. I'm glad vegans will have a way to be environmentally friendly as well as vegan conscious. 

“Besides, to be able to incorporate this material into various industries, it is essential to count on a stable, abundant supply of raw material. We currently have 2 hectares where we cultivate nopals, as well as an expansion capacity of 40 hectares. Regarding production capacity, we have 500,000 linear meters a month.”

Read more here

Article from The Verge that goes into detail

I never trusted Twitter. I'm glad that this is being reported on but I get the feeling a lot of people are apathetic to the thought of their personal data being sold. 

I started a new system with the kids this week. Since class is starting for me this week it's of the upmost importance that I am not late so I devised a point system to reward the children for getting out the door on-time.

I based the point system off of the point system they made us do in elementary and middle school. The idea is that you're supposed to teach children consequences for their actions and all that boring stuff. After a few attempts and failures at implementing the point game, I finally have it down to a science.

( How the point system works )

Firstly, I've finished Orange is the New Black and after bawling my eyes out I donated to their Poussey Washington Fund. It was inspired by one of the most beloved fictional characters on the show. There were so many ups and downs when it came to the storylines both in this season and the previous ones, but it was cathartic to get a concrete(ish) end to all of them. 

I've been meaning to get to the third season of Glow but I want to be able to devote my whole attention to it since I know I'll be sucked into it completely. 

Nannying has been going well. I took the kids to the science museum and looked at all the dinosaurs and even got to dig around for 'fossils.' I'm really starting to bond with them! I'm really excited about that since they both had a nanny previously who was really great and who the youngest one had known her entire life. I still get compared to her....constantly....but the kids do like me so far. Now when school starts that might change a bit. 

I've also been an assistant/manager for an up and coming rapper in Dallas. We had a long conversation today about his timeline for the year and the release of his new album. I've been pushing him to complete it for awhile but not as much as I should've. He told me it takes about three hours for him to get a song done so we should be getting ready for photographs and promos by the end of this month. Without the music, there's really not a lot for me to do. I could work on concept work myself if I had some sort of idea about how the rest of his tracks are going to go but creative freedom is really important. Not only that, but I suspect he wants to keep it a secret until it's perfect. He'll have to break out of that habit. 

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I just realized I forgot to mention: I went to the second hand store and bought a Twilight shirt with a picture of Robert Pattinson as Edward and the phrase "You don't scare me." I've never been happier.