#alex wides

[sitting-on-me-bum]

"Waning Sun"

Senja Island, Norway

By Alex Wides

Capture the Atlas - Northern Lights Photographer of the Year

[ekingstonart]

Kara boutta pounce

[tetheredbysin]

ayao knows what's up.

"I'm more scared of this guy." Yeah no, the entire paddock is. Well besides Nico.

[soranatus]

shirtless Clark wearing overalls >>>>>

[applepixls]

this-

i have questions. theyre very cute and it looks like a family photo but. why does joel have some of grians hair... and why is gem like. a little girl..? dgbhijfgm

[nico-di-genova]

“Give each other a nickname starting with a U”

[dancingshoess]

ig stories: scummyman

[uhbasicallyjustmilex]

you heard him

[hertwood]

alex decides to use logan's mic instead of getting mic'd up

[actual-changeling]

it's always "why are you having a mental breakdown over fictional characters" and never "did you enjoy the pain? was it good pain? was the catharsis satisfying?"

[frosty-tian]

People who can draw amazing doodles within 5~10 minutes have my respect and I fear them.

That aside, finally introducing my ‘self-insert’ Alex Lin (Chinese name: 林灰橋 (Lín Huī Qiào)) their first name’s direct translation is ‘grey bridge’ it’s so dumb.

Some Facts.:

- Early 20s

- Unknown occupation, ‘usually seen fiercely writing/sketching somewhere if not pissing someone off’. Hunched over, horrible posture.

- Almost never seen without shades and long sleeves (even in boiling temperatures).

- He/They, Non-Binary (masc-leaning).

- Taiwanese, moved to Griffin Rock when 10.

- Dating(?) both Graham Burns and Boulder (though many quietly thinks it’s more like an one-sided crush consisting of Alex flirting towards the two using the worst methods possible). The green duo do feel mild annoyance towards their antics, but also appear to harbour some endearment towards him. Allegedly.

- Sometimes the three talks to each other in French (Alex is trilingual).

[intergalactic-garbage]

rip little alex horne you would've loved it/its pronouns

[nico-di-genova]

IM NORMAL IM NORMAL IM NORMAL

[thigiocamap]

all these transmascs being like "there's a serious issue with white transfems fetishizing asian aesthetics under the guise of gender envy" ... how about you pick up the trash from your own group before acting like this is a uniquely transfem thing 👍 if you actually cared about asian people you would probably help us in an actually substantial way instead of using us as a pawn to demonize trans women with

[squarebracket-trickster]

Sorry guys, rant incoming. I considered deleting this but I put too much effort in.

"girlboss" "girl dinner" "girl math" "boy math" "gen z are making fun of us for wearing x" "here's how to dress like gen z:" "girlies" "girl's night" "boy's night" "me and the boys" "90s kid"

"I don't feel like an adult" "I'm 34 and I can tell you, I still don't feel like an adult either." "My parents seemed like real adults when they were my age." "I still feel like a teenager."

Maybe you'd feel more like an adult if you started calling yourself one. Maybe you'd feel more like an adult if you stopped trying to dress like a teenager. Maybe you should move your bed out from the wall and get a wallet. Maybe find a calendar app that works for you.

You are an adult. Even if you live with your parents. Even if you do part-time shift work at minimum wage. Even if you haven't graduated college. Even if you are single. These are adult things to do. Because you are doing them. And you are an adult. Start treating yourself like an adult. Fake it 'till you make it if you have to.

In other, writing-related, news:

That trend on TikTok of 20-40 something women authors (and writers yet to be published) promoting their books like,

"Omg! I can't believe I've sold X number of copies!! I never thought I would!" "Ahhhh imagine publishing your book and all your dreams come true and now you get to meet famous authors and work with big names in the industry!!" "Would you read a book where [proceeds to list a bunch of oversaturated tropes that tell me nothing about the actual plot]?"

It reeks of infantilization. If you didn't believe anyone would want to read your book, why should I? You made it on the NYT bestseller list! Stop acting like a mega-fan who got to meet a celebrity. You are their peer! "Would you read a book--" What if I wouldn't? Why does it matter to you what I think of your book? And for the love of god stop hiding behind tropes you know are already popular. "Here is my book: This is what it is about." Have some goddamn confidence.

It is fine to mention in passing "this idea was really far-fetched so I didn't know if it would appeal" or "I was struggling with self-esteem when I wrote this". It's fine to fan a little bit. It's fine to discuss the tropes in your book. But why are you building your brand as an author off of your inferiority complex? You are using your poor self-esteem as a marketing tactic to seem "humble" and "relatable" but it's coming across as unprofessional and desperate for reassurance. You are an adult. You are competent. The more you act like it the more you will believe it.

And of course, I haven't seen a man promote his book this way...

On another note, do any of the 20-40 something women writers who do "write with me" videos on TikTok actually enjoy writing or are they just doing it for the aesthetic?

They all have gorgeous minimalism writing spaces full of white and pink and a macbook beneath a window. Their makeup is done and they are conventionally pretty to start with. But their entire video is just them talking about how little progress they made, how many pages they deleted, how often they got distracted, how frustrated they are. And like, yeah. We all have those days. But what about the good lines you can't wait to share? The days when the words just flow? The cool stuff you learned while researching? Why don't you ever make videos about that?

Is this some other attempt to seem "relatable" by only talking about the "bad" side of writing? Because again, it's coming across as lacking confidence at best and, at worst, that you don't actually know how to write. And that is not the brand you want as an author.

Again, its always women. Why must women market their self-esteem issues in order to sell their art? Why must we be perpetually awestruck children (girlies, book girls) in over our heads?

[puckpocketed]

la kings of collecting 👁️👁️ girls fame. ouhg ouh augh laffy why r they LIKE that <- taking piercing dmg