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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 2h

What I managed to cobble together and present was good enough to impress the handful of doctorates that attended the presentation, so...all's well I guess?

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 2h

Autosave doesn't even work sometimes!
Years ago I was polishing my 22 page graduating work/presentation and even though it "auto-saved" the screen went black and erased it from existence, leading to a 2:30 AM crunch session typing it all out again from memory

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 2d

Me: "Can I please just buy this stuff please?"
Cashier: "Well here's a pamphlet on how to sign up online, just in case you change your mind"

Jesus Christ can I please just buy underwear without the Inquisition

Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 2d

At the checkout line at a clothing store:
Cashier: "Do you have an awards account with us?"
Me: "no, thank you"
Cashier: "it wouldn't take long, just need your email and phone #"
Me: "I'm alright, thanks"
Cashier: "I'm just trying to save you some money. Do you have a smartphone with you?"
*cont*

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 4d

I guess wearing the latex gloves and safety goggles all day long might help to sell it

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 4d

Wearing my labcoat today, I did consider being a "mad scientist" for the office costume contest and I would just be angry all day

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 5d

When I went cross country with my brother our route stopped at Vegas for an overnight before the last stretch.
Wandering through the nearest casino, we found two 1 cent vouchers, which was equally parts funny and bleak

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 6d

Today is for sure a "Father John Misty with office door closed and hope my coworkers get the signal" kind of day.

Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 6d

#inktober Day 19: "Arctic"

A cute Musk Ox, which in some languages, translates to "ugly moose"

A musk ox stands on a tundra, with steam from its' nose. In the background are windswept snowdrifts, with haze overhead.

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 6d

#inktober Day 18: "Deal"

In the immediate top left, a man holding a small sack of coins. A knight holds the severed head of an enemy with a castle looming in the background.

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 7d

#inktober Day 17: "Ornate"
Had to look up the definition of this before I committed, but feel pretty good about rhe drawing overall

A person wearing a leotard-like top with their hair in a tight bun, stands with left arm outstretched and right arm resting with palm on right thigh. They have a pleased look on their face, eye closed

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Col. Will Porter, ghost of @dinosaursheriff.bsky.social · 7d

The wealth situation has gotten so out of hand that it looks like the 1% have burnt out their dopamine receptors. They exist in such a constant state of luxurious detachment that they've become numb to satisfaction.

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 7d

Happy Birthday!
Thanks for all the great posts, mostly Star Trek in which my knowledge is still pretty lacking but you've definitely helped grow.

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 7d

#inktober Day 16: "Blunder"
What's a pirate's favorite letter? You think it's ARRRR but it's really the C!

A pirate wielding a smoking blunderbuss (very old fashioned shotgun). They wear a captains' hat with a devils' skull and a very large peacock feather. The captain is standing with a tilted head, and wearing a long coat with a pistol tucked into the belt. In the background a barrel has been shot and is smoking.

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Hallowsdower 👻 @howsdower.bsky.social · 8d

I'd chalk it up to "guy who DID something" that something being enacting his ill-conceived revenge against the local government (badly)

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AltWatcher @altwatcher.bsky.social · 8d

"The problem with AltNPS and other unverified Alts like them is not that they are scams. It's that they are selling you shovels on a cliff edge and telling you to dig to reach salvation, all the while reducing the reputation of the people who are actually trying to save you from falling off."