my heart is like the ocean

May your heart be your guiding key.

Does anyone here still play pokemon go? I need friends~

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saw this on Twitter, so... here's a reminder to keep boycotting or start doing so if you were unaware of the boycotts!

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in honor of the new update, i finally finished Prince Rielle! lovingly designed and developed by @crinklecries , this sweet beautiful boy has an empty head and a heart of gold. he is also my son 💛

in honor of the new update, i finally finished Prince Rielle! lovingly designed and developed by @crinklecries , this sweet beautiful boy has an empty head and a heart of gold. he is also my son 💛

PSA for those writing coffee shop AUs, bakery AUs, etc.

I have worked in the food service industry for 20 years and I just wanted to make an informational list of common mistakes or misconceptions I see in writing about said industry. Not trying to be a jerk, just thought I would try to make a helpful list! I will add more if I think of any and please feel free to ask any questions you may have!

- it's cookie dough, not cookie batter. Doughs are for thicker stuff, typically something you can pick up in your hand (cookies, bread). Batters are more liquid and pourable (cakes, brownies, muffins)

- one person cannot make all the products from scratch and bake everything themselves unless they are a very slow business. Most of the time someone has a specific thing they do weather it's focused on specific products or split up like one person does the batters/doughs, one person preps and bakes, one person decorates. Sometimes one person does multiple things but generally not every single thing every day by themselves

- Front of House = people interacting with customers like barista, waiter, person at the register. Back of House = people making the food (line cook, baker, etc), dish washer (the worst job in the world, I salute all dishwashers everywhere)

- if they're doing stuff like bagels, doughnuts, breakfast pastries, cinnamon rolls, bread, etc they are there EARLY. Depending on the product some people start working at 2 in the morning. I saw a published book that had someone making dozens and dozens of cinnamon rolls from scratch in like one hour. Not possible even though I wish it was

- frosting, icing, and glaze are all different things. Frosting is the thicker stuff you see on cakes and cupcakes. Icing is typically for cookies, especially the decorated cut out sugar cookies. Glaze is thin, like what you get on doughnuts

- 99% of people who work in the food service industry will immediately go home and shower. I've seen lots stories where the character gets done at work and goes out. You are covered in various substances with powdered sugar in places you didn't know it could get, a shower before Literally Anything is a must

Always the writer, never the reader.

there comes a point in being a fan of a video game where you can identify every piece of official art, as well as recognize what isnt offical and is fan made looking to imitate the official art style. this makes other people around you think you are insane, but dont worry. i know youre normal. thats a normal thing to do

take a break and eat pizza!