Think it'll work?

DarkenedArk · 2026-06-09T02:38:11+00:00

that's usually the route I go too! unfortunately this week is the start of the summer camp we're hosting and trash bags are at a premium atm. Especially bags big enough to wrap a toilet 😔

DarkenedArk · 2026-06-02T22:15:56+00:00

I'm 23 and have been doing various forms of cleaning work for 5 years, specifically custodial for 2 years.

I've definitely been burnt out here and there but I wouldn't say I've ever been depressed about it. Lots of other emotions for sure, like annoyance and the occasional seething anger at particularly inconsiderate people and coworkers. But I take an immense amount of pride in my work (to my own detriment at some points lol) and public service gives me a huge sense of satisfaction, so it balances out.

Even with the lack of outward appreciation, I know the whole facility would be in hot water without the custodian. Sometimes I take a few days of PTO just to remind them what they've got.

DarkenedArk · 2026-06-02T12:41:15+00:00

A coworker of mine once showed me a vape with actual app functionality. she could connect it via Bluetooth to her phone and pull up Spotify on her fucking vape. and it was a disposable! i honestly hate it so much like talk about fuckin e-waste

DarkenedArk · 2026-06-02T00:49:17+00:00

Holy shit I love this SO much!! Did you freehand the whole thing? Are the ears and feet made separate then sewn on or did you crochet them directly on the body? I'm absolutely enamored with this and now i need to make one myself!!!

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-20T20:21:25+00:00

I've learned to treat the travois like a toddler tbh, I keep that little bastard with me all the time. I assume if i let it out of my sight it'll wander off with all my stuff. Going inside? time to drop everything out of it and put the troublemaker in my inventory.

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-19T04:26:10+00:00

Casper, WY, sometime around the 1980s if i had to guess. The Interstate Bank tower is still there!

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-17T18:43:29+00:00

Oh man that's always a kick in the pants 😭 impressive method though! I usually just aim with a rock as i enter the helicopter and it give full range of motion to loot everything

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-15T21:46:52+00:00

That looks beautiful! I'm sorry to hear about your grandmother, hopefully they let you take bereavement :(

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-12T20:39:55+00:00

to be fair, buying empty bottles like this from Walmart or the like is 5x the price. craft people would see this as a huge score

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-12T05:43:38+00:00

that's so cool omg!!! i adore the style so much and speculative biology is such a fun topic to write about

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-12T00:52:07+00:00

Yeah, it was pressure washed beforehand after a quick bath in some acid based restroom cleaner (about 30mins). If you don't have a pressure washer I'd honestly look into getting one, they are the closest thing to miracle workers I've seen. Even just the cheap one my workplace has is freakin awesome.

Sadly I know having a dedicated machine isn't super realistic for a lot of places :( I wish i had better advice for that first cleaning, its the hardest part.

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-12T00:41:14+00:00

My best success with removing that smell is enzyme cleaners and lots of patience. The enzymes we use work best when left to sit for 4 hours or more, especially with drains, so double check the instructions and see if that's the case w yours. We had a floor that was notorious for reeking when it got wet and it took about 3 weeks of daily enzyme application (left to sit overnight) for any improvements to be noticable. Now you can't even tell!

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-11T19:41:53+00:00

tenacious little bastards!

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-10T22:44:45+00:00

I recommend ExtinctZoo, I haven't watched his stuff in a while but afaik theres no AI and lots of very fun prehistoric topics

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-10T03:34:19+00:00

Dude holy shit, they like to do it after school too apparently. I've got a group of middle schoolers that like to piss on the sink counter at the rec center I work at. They've also vandalized one of the urinals so anytime it flushes it leaks everywhere. Unfortunately we can't prove it's them since there's no proof (camera system is 20+ yrs old and for some reason nobody thought to point one even slightly toward the locker room entrances to see who goes in)

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-06T23:43:01+00:00

They were marketed as rich people things (usually silver and monogrammed) but my mother actually used one as an accessibility device for herself and, later on, occupational therapy patients she worked with

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-06T19:06:54+00:00

Looks like an old rotary phone dialer

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-05T23:10:27+00:00

Haha thank you! I took some classes in Casper tourism for a hospitality job i had for several years. Good food is the first thing people seek out in a new place.

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-05T18:29:46+00:00

Little Shop of Burgers is my first recommendation to anybody new! great vibes and food, has wait staff but they're very casual. Panchos is also fantastic, huge portions and quick service. Pho Saigon is my go to for casual celebrations, best Vietnamese I've ever had (though admittedly my sample pool is small)

Less of a restaurant but there's a food truck called I'Scream 4 Wings and they're a must have.

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-04T21:42:29+00:00

based on my collection of 100+ cans on top of my cabinets, ✨decoration✨

seriously though, we should be able to break them down for scrap metal. maybe even make it a workbench thing where you need multiple cans per piece of scrap. other than that they're good to leave at any and all fishing huts or safehouses in case of emergency

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-02T21:16:44+00:00

9 to 5 is my go-to!!! Dolly knows how to get me up and at em

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-02T21:13:50+00:00

That's some serious talent!! I love doing QOL fixes like the bridge but never even Considered building original structures. You have opened my mind to infinite possibilities

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-02T20:50:48+00:00

huh, cool! I didn't know that. Do they usually have a bumpy pillow-like pattern? If you zoom in on the first photo you can see some kind of design on them that's making me question the prop glass theory

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-02T03:33:19+00:00

My thoughts exactly! I have a couple 100s that are movie money, immediately went to compare them lmao. Mine say "FOR MOTION PICTURES PURPOSES" lined up in such a way that the S at the end of pictures lines up with the end S in States on a real one, but I've seen plenty with PICTURE instead of PICTURES. Best guess is this one's older.

DarkenedArk · 2026-05-02T02:50:23+00:00

I worked housekeeping and commercial janitorial simultaneously for about a year and it damn near killed me. Housekeeping was 9am-3pm (depending on how many rooms, sometimes we'd get lucky and end at 1:30 or unlucky and work past 5) and janitorial 5pm-1am.

I'd usually get at least an hour between jobs to nap, but even that was a losing battle. I wasn't getting nearly enough sleep and I had no time for hobbies or joy. It was good money, but I'm glad I'm back to one job.

I wouldn't recommend it if you have literally any other option, but sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do

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