Ways I Have Tricked People Into Thinking I Am Competent:

ways i have tricked people into thinking i am competent:

bought a really nice looking fountain pen

that sounds like a joke but fountain pens are cheap as shit and when you use one people look at you like you’re a fucking wizard

Ways I Have Tricked People Into Thinking I Am Competent:

this hero 901 cost me $3 on ebay and i don’t know why people assume that this is a pen for intelligent people but they do

it works better when i am using a nice notebook and not the avengers notebook that makes it look like the hulk is grabbing my sweet pen

i write in code which for some reason leads everyone to assume that i am some kind of da vinci motherfucker, instead of the reality, which is that i am writing about dicks and don’t want anyone to know

it looks like i am constantly taking notes on everything which is both intimidating and inaccurate, just the way i like it

i bought a usb clicker/laser pointer for $11 and now it seems like i’ve got this shit on lock, like i am so pro at giving presentations i even own accessories

holding a clicker makes you seem at least 10% more like you know what you’re talking about i’m pretty sure

i check the weekly freebies on creativemarket every monday so now i have a huge folder of pro-looking website themes and powerpoint templates and fill-in-the-blank resumes (also a lot of autumnal clipart and watercolor flowers and script fonts but that is less relevant)

i bought a ceramic coffee mug at world market years ago and it makes me look like a productive coffee-drinker because no one knows it’s full of hot cocoa

i don’t know why drinking coffee makes you look busy it just does even though i’m pretty sure it statistically reduces productivity

bonus: not only does no one know i’m just drinking Depression Chocolate but they think i am being Environmentally Conscious rather than Poor As Shit

extra bonus: i can take a sip whenever it looks like someone is going to ask a question and then they ask someone else

i almost never have to answer questions and i leave the room a lot because i have to pee constantly so double extra bonus

“That’s a very good question, and one that deserves an in-depth answer, so if you’d like to leave me your card I’d be happy to discuss it with you later one-on-one” aka “how DARE you suggest i waste everyone’s time answering this question right now” aka “lmfao i have no fucking clue what you just said please let me secretly google that okay”

bonus: now it seems like you are a sophisticated grownup who assumes everyone has A Card and if they have to settle for writing their email on a scrap of paper you can feel smug about it even though in your heart you know that you are no better

i’ve got anxiety and poor impulse control and anxiety about my poor impulse control so i generally say jack shit about shit and this constant silence is often misinterpreted as aloof observation

no one knows that my air of mystery is actually a bad case of the shy and i am too shy to correct them so it works out

when i’m on my laptop and i don’t want anyone to notice how much i’m dicking around i turn the brightness way down so they can’t snoop without being obvious

at least one window of notepad++ with some random html page or css stylesheet in it makes randos assume you are some kind of genius doing some genius shit, unless they are CS major randos, in which case i guess find an intimidating looking excel spreadsheet and hope for the best

ADD and Dsygraphia

I’ve had ADD and Dsygraphia since second grade. I tried medication in thrid, with the bad side effects heavily outweighing the good. I struggled hating math and school, bombing my freshman year. Until one night, I literally broke into tears in my kicthen. Begging my mom to let me try medication again. Knowing there was no way I could turn my school work around with out something.

I started medication and everything changed. I started getting more organised. Started asking questions and advocating for myself and my work. I even started to like math.

One of my favourite parts was when I was talk to my math teacher because I couldn’t remember learning this thing but it seemed familiar. He reminded me that I wasn’t the same student as last year.

Another time I was presenting at my exhibition and I said, “I like trig(math.)”. Everyone was shocked having never expected to hear me say that.

I worte an essay in one day. And to some that might seem like nothing and that writing essays is easy. But I had an essay from last year when I started tenth grade.

I was the first one to Gateway in my class! It’s funny because that day I was late to school and I had this plan because I thought I had more work that I needed to do. I got to school and sat next to my teacher and talking to her about what I needed to do. A little while later we went through my work and she said, “I’m not going to have time to talk to you later so I’m going to Gateway you now.”

Mind this is around 10 am and I had only gotten to school at 9:45 am planning to stay till 5:00 pm for another students exhibition. I had nothing to do. I have never had nothing do ever before.

Part of me was still in shock from realising I had just completed two years of work in one year!

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myinitialsarebombaf

6 years ago

Hey, it's me again, I'm really sorry to bother you, but I just can't help but ask - what's happening with Macgyver fandom? I mean, MacDalton ship... it's like a freaking GOLDMINE of goodness, every episode, and yet there's so little activity on Tumblr. Or is it just me who doesn't know how to search properly? :) (You can DM me if you prefer, I'm just really curious about this fandom stuff rn)

Never a bother, dear! 😊 There *is* such a wealth of material on the show to fuel the MacDalton fandom! And yet the fandom is still quite small, I know - I found it discouraging at first as well. If you’re checking the macdalton, jackgyver, and macjack tags, and checking in on the Jack Dalton/Angus MacGyver tag on AO3, you’re probably catching most of what there is.

@becauseimawinchester @cherikfan @sanctuaryforalluniverses (to just name a few) I’m tagging all you lovely people in case you have other recommendations.

I’d also recommend visiting @thehemingwaygoldfish (katikat on AO3). They don’t ship MacDalton in a romantic/sexual way, but love the bond that Mac and Jack have on the show and really represent it beautifully in fic.

But most of all don’t despair! The fandom is constantly growing. We all just need to be patient, make the content we can make, keep drawing in as many new fans as we can, and encourage them to make content, and I think this fandom will thrive - it’s full of such lovely people!

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myinitialsarebombaf

3 years ago

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myinitialsarebombaf

6 years ago

hi big heads up ben and jerry’s is recalling a couple of their ice cream flavors because they forgot to list that there were nuts in them… this can be deadly for people so please help spread it

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myinitialsarebombaf

6 years ago