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[Akima]

It's an assortment of "Japan" related things: bamboo, cherry blossoms, peonies, pagodas, stylized waves, Japanese writing....

Orientalist perhaps, with possibly a dash of cultural appropriation depending on where the fabric was made, but not really racist in my opinion. Engrish stuff is much more questionable, because a big part of the joke is "Ha ha, these weird yellow people sure talk funny, don't they? Not like us superior people!".

I think that narrowing it down to only the worst ignores the fact that racism is a very ingrained part of society, in many ways appearing in ways that you just don't notice in day to day activities.

I am certainly not going to disagree with that...

[Jace]

So I nailed the interview for the new company. The interview was that I showed up and filled out paperwork.

They're getting us a golf cart to ride around in instead of walking now!

[Bluesummers]

Golf carts, yay!

Do you get paid a proper salary that corresponds to your golf-cart-ness? Or is the golf cart its own reward?




In other news:

I will be receiving six (Count 'em, SIX) W-2 forms, a 1099-G and a 1099-M for taxes this year. The crappiness of last year's job market is dealing me one final blow in the form of a bureaucratic fight to the death. If I'm lucky, I might be able to qualify for a tax credit. HAHAHA yeah right. I'm not rich, only rich bastards with offshore accounts in the Caymans get tax credits. Fuckers.

[Jace]

Well I'm getting a 40% raise. and I get to drive a golfcart around which is fun.

[Papersatan]

The fabric is question was manufactured for the Alexander Henry Collection, located in Burbank California and was purchased at JoAnns, a major fabric retailer in the US.

[Bluesummers]

LOL JoAnn fabrics...they're not bad, nice selection.

So, can anyone translate that?

[jwhouk]

I hope that wasn't a dig at me, Houk...

No, dear, you know me. I cuss like a sailor sometimes at work. The kids make me do it.

But it is STILL ####ing cold outside.

[Welu]

I found some of my old writings, including fanfics and they're not as terrible as I thought they were. My newer old writing had levelled up from sucking. Maybe in a few years I'll think what I'm currently writing is okay.

[pwhodges]

This thread has got scarily long, so I thought it was time to have a nice new one.