#And then go again

[rhythmcrown]

Amidst the absolute joy of going nose deep into my interests, I get a lot of visceral-reaction moments where I get walloped with that crushing 'oh my god, I'm a complete embarrassment' feeling. However there is so much value in bringing forward another mode of operation: until there's explicitly stated to be a problem, operate under the assumption that there is none. TLDR quit assuming everyone thinks you're a colossal weirdo. Trust your friends' taste if you can't trust your own

I don't know, wouldn't it be nice to not care so much and just frolic a little in what you love every now and then? You can absolutely do it, it's free, and all the energy one spends worrying about how acceptable they are is energy better spent elsewhere. You're already accepted, you don't have to prove that you belong, and I hope you find happiness in more little things this year

[itsscaredycat]

so ok yeah fine i watched gravity falls again and read the book of bill

[riacte]

not romantic not platonic but a secret third thing [what would happen between earth and the moon if the earth stopped spinning as illustrated by xkcd randall munroe]

[froody]

countries will be like “nooooo our birth rate is falling exponentially and it’s effecting our economy” and immigrants will be like “hey can you let us in so we can boost your economy and fill your empty jobs and raise our children here” and inevitably the country is like “the only thing worse than a large scale collapse of our population is letting foreigners live here”

[yeepof]

Local PHD student at wizard school HARRASSED!! FOR SHAME!!

[aangarchy]

Alright now this pissed me off

What do you MEAN you're going to remove one of the most important aspects of Sokka's character arc in the first season? What do you MEAN you're going to remove Sokka unlearning misogyny, accepting change and embracing his role as a fighter and protector of the Avatar in order to end the war? What do you MEAN???

[dovesick]

endless night

[marxism-transgenderism]

I want it to be a smoke weed at work day. But there have already been quite a few smoke weed at work days this week. So I'm unsure

[golyadkin]

Sons Of The Labyrinth or The Things Our Fathers Do To Us

[tactfullyinappropriate]

It's like we all collectively forgot as a society that friendship and just connection in general takes effort. Even if you meet someone you immediately click with, it takes hanging out about 20 times (!) to become friends. And guess what, some of those 20 meetings might be awkward or unimpressive.

We all want to reap the benefits (having a friend circle, having a partner, getting married) without doing the work (going to events, interacting with people, learning to handle conflict maturely, dating). Myself included. If I could, I'd never leave the house or go on another mediocre date again... except, that's part of the process.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, the cure to the loneliness epidemic is touching some grass and building tolerance for tedious in-person interactions.

[hinamie]

to moving forward

[abisalli]

meow meow meow

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

[the-maw-consumes]

do you think it'll let up soon?

static version:

[justarandomart]

they are so normal guys

[prouvaireafterdark]

listen I know it's heartbreaking that Claudia dies and it's understandable to wish she didn't, but let's please not accuse the writers of fridging her. to do so is a fundamental misunderstanding of the story and is frankly insulting to the intelligence and skill of the writers of the show.

Claudia's death, and the overwhelming grief and regret her parents experience because of it, is quite literally the point of the entire story. she dies because Anne's daughter Michele died of leukemia when she was five years old and there was nothing she or her husband could do to prevent it.

writing IWTV was how Anne coped with the unimaginable loss of a parent losing her child. she created a story about a little girl that could not die and then killed her anyway. Claudia's death is a senseless, unavoidable tragedy, just like Michele's was. the grief that haunts Louis and Lestat for the rest of their lives is the same grief that haunted Anne and her husband.

so when you're accusing people of killing Claudia off to benefit a story about two men, please remember that in real life sometimes parents lose their children. please remember Michele Rice.

she's the reason Claudia exists.

she's also the reason Claudia cannot be saved.