#The Aspidistra Flies

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 22 February 2023

My young plant of Aspidistra fasciaria 'Ginga Giant' (cast iron plant) has produced a flower. These rhizomatous, evergreen perennials have inconspicuous star-shaped flowers borne on the rhizome at soil level and in the wild these can be pollinated by slugs, small midges and other flies.

Jill Raggett

[29daffodils]

When you get this you have to answer with 5 of your fav songs and then tag your mutuals to do the same :) (no pressure <3)

thanks for the tag @peachym00 🩷🌸 i would have done this under the reblog chain but just didn't feel like scrolling so much 1 in the morning I'm so sorry 🫣

so here's some all time favourites and current ones. might be a little more than 5 songs. but oh well. when have i followed rules 👀

in no particular order :

1. yellow by coldplay

this is the song that helps me not give up sometimes. in my incredibly lonely life, this gives me hope that even if no one else is by me to tell me they love me, maybe one day i will love myself.

2. make my sun shine by swim deep

this is the song i discovered through my favourite BL manhwa "the shape of your love" and never looked back. this was also the first time i ever saw music used in a manhwa, music that was readily available and of course i fell in love with the mc who was quite similar to myself. this song is peppy and sweet and just so fluffy it can rot your teeth.

3. the aspidistra flies by stars

i found this song through a sasunaru fic once upon a time when i still used ffn. the fic was great and so is this song. a perfect ode to love, if you ask me. i loved it so much that i actually wrote a fic to it for my favourite boys and I'm still not over it. it's been over a decade.

4. stranger by jeff satur

jeff has so many good songs and I'm fairly new to thai pop artists, but god damn, this man knows how to write love songs. this is my favourite from him simply because no one talks about it and the atmosphere it creates. I'm a sucker for rare things lol, be it a manhwa or this song. and maybe i have a thing for snow and cold and relationships falling apart and mending at the same time. i dunno. i love the melancholy in this song.

5. first love by BTS (min yoongi)

You say don't leave like this Don't worry even if I leave You'll do well on your own I remember when I first met you Before I knew it you grew up

min yoongi, the man that you are. i love pretty much everything by him. I'm also new to BTS's music but this guy is something else. i started with his solos and then listened to BTS. but goddamn, the moment i heard this one, i was done for. this could have been a tie with amygdala or snooze (both of those are my favourites), but the passion in this is unmatched to me and, well, this reminds me of the person i lost. somehow it feels nice to know someone else felt the way i felt back then. also it always makes me cry.

p.s. : i also discovered this song through an incredible taejin fic lmao so if you wanna read that, i'll drop a link.

some honourable mentions :

1. epiphany by BTS (kim seokjin)

this is the first bts song i ever listened to, back before i even cared about any kpop. let's just say, i hope i learn to love myself too.

2. paratiisi by ville valo & agents

this is a song i found after i lost my best friend to suicide. i was recced this by her cousin and i instantly fell in love with it. sometimes it reminds me of her, though V's taste was more sabotage by chisu 😂

3. moonchild by RM

this is the song that gives me hope these days. that's all i gotta say.

4. awake by BTS (kim seokjin)

this is the song that puts into words my current state of mind. i really am in a super shitty place at the moment and i dunno if i'll ever get out of here but i wanna hope.

5. diphylleia grayi by jonghyun

yeah okay this song just makes me howl cry alright. i love it very much even though i haven't dared look up the lyrics. i hold most of jonghyun's songs very close to my heart. so.

ahhhh i think this is it! tagging @boyslovecorner @ae-azile @lilitblaukatz @thisautistic @goodbyeapathy8 @justfionn and if anyone else wants to do it! feel free to ignore otherwise!

edit : tagging @skyfish7 in this because i've finally found her!!!!

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[radiantgalahad]

Listen to the Playmoss playlist: KISSED BY THE FLAMES by KnightCookie by KnightCookie ► LISTEN I'm moving and updating an old playlist for these two here Xandria - Firestorm The Dollyrots - I Wanna Go Georgia Gibbs - Kiss of Fire Panic! at the Disco - C’mon Go Betty Go - C'mon You, Me, And Everyone We Know - There Was A Thump, Then Another Show Love - Time Stands Still - Family Force 5 Romeo & Cinderella ♡ Original ♡ (English Cover)【JubyPhonic】ロミオとシ - ン��レラ Mystery Skulls - Soul On Fire Sixpence None The Richer - Kiss Me Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You - No Place I’d Rather Be Can't Help Falling in Love - Twenty One Pilots Handwritten Tally Hall - The Whole World and You Pentatonix - Can’t Sleep Love

The Aspidistra Flies - Stars Boats and Birds - Gregory and the Hawk Love Like You (Steven Universe)【Anna - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) - Super Bowl Version New Politics - Pretend We're In A Movie Bruno Mars - Marry You (FULL SONG) Sia - Fire meet gasoline (Lyrics) Death Cab For Cutie - I Will Follow You Into The Dark

[professorspork]

Please, please tell me your title is from The Aspidistra Flies

It is not (but now I have a new song to check out)! It's technically from the Magnetic Fields song, 'All the Umbrellas in London,' but it's really not, it's from a line Jacob Clifton wrote about that Magnetic Fields song in an old Doctor Who recap on Television Without Pity--

"I like sad songs, like, all the umbrellas in London could not stop this rain, because they make you ask the opposite question: What if all the umbrellas in London actually were over your head? Wouldn’t you feel safe then?"

[batchelorkisses]

That song again

[crazyassmurdererwall]

i love me a good music meme

I was tagged by the absolutely splenderiffic, totally unmatchable @tattooedsiren in the classic ‘put your music on shuffle and post the first ten songs’ meme. :)

he won’t go - adele someday never comes - brandi carlile the aspidistra flies - stars belief - gavin degraw chances are - garrett hedlund tiny little fractures - snow patrol home to stay - josh groban we know the way - opetaia foa’i and lin-manuel miranda dreaming in two hour drives - teitur lassen baby please don’t go - muddy waters

I shall tag: whoever wants to partake.

[viennesetrainspotter]

omg my teen angst all of it is in this song

[the-sleepiest-one]

All the umbrellas in London Couldn't hide my love for you All the rain on Thamesside Couldn't stop shining through  I dreamt of you last night Lying next to me in blue All the umbrellas in London Couldn't hide my love for you 

[zosie]

i learned this song sophomore year and this was the first time i successfully played it all the way through bc i suck at piano but here it is bc anon (hannah) requested it

[discoverindie]

Stars - The Aspidistra Flies

All the umbrellas in London, Couldn't hide my love for you.

[skychase]

When everyone else is hiding Rainy sundays drunk at two You'll whisper sweet lies to me And one of them will be true All the umbrellas in london Couldn't hide my love for you

[swimforurlife-blog]

[littlerandomnotes]

I dreamt of you last night, Lying next to me in blue. All the umbrellas in London, Couldn't hide my love for you.

The Aspidistra Flies, Stars

[the-sleepiest-one]

What I do in my spare time:

Make the Aspidistra Flies tie in with Sherlock.

(i.e 

All of the Murders in London  Couldn't hide my love for you All the rain on Baker Street  Couldn't stop shining through.)