#be-different

[quotelr]

You were born an original work of art. Stay original.

Suzy Kassem

[thepersonalwords]

Your world of poverty can be recreated to that of affluence simply by speaking the Prince's language.

Jaachynma N.E. Agu

[werewolfetone]

[canonkiller]

eat drink sleep play

[twinliches]

(grabs you by the shoulders) you have to make room for new experiences in your life. you have to go through the unpleasant work of leaving your comfort zone, even if just for a few minutes at a time. because if you don't, your brain will trick you into stagnation. you will start to believe that the world can barely fit you in it. but that's not true. it's the opposite way around. you can fit the whole word inside of you. your task is only this: to welcome it with open arms

[paper-mario-wiki]

in case you're wondering what the greatest AMV of all time is, it's this one from 2008.

[bumblingbabooshka]

Vulcan teen on Vulcan [tiktok] saying "I have just lost track of my father in the grocery store." The camera turns to show the viewers the grocery store in which almost every single older middle-aged man has a bowlcut and long robes. Camera turns back to show the teen's face which is expressionless and yet communicates all it needs to.

[macbethz]

Well I like it but it’s not very well written. Also it’s a visual mess. The plot doesnt make any sense and the creators suck and its politics oscillate from mildly problematic to frankly baffling. I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. However. the character

[sunsbleeding]

[charlesoberonn]

This pun is hilarious, but Victor Frankenstein would absolutely not fucking say that.

[eruditetyro]

good morning let’s hear it for Mildly Cool Outside a round of applause for Mildly Cool Outside

[quotelr]

Be Yourself. An original is worth more than a copy

Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

[thepersonalwords]

Stay true to yourself. An original is worth more than a copy.

Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem

[shrubsparrow]

It's in the eye of the beholder

[nothorses]

there is a judge in Seattle who does the weekly name change hearings, and who says it's her favorite part of the week. she says she doesn't read out previous names, or ask about the reasons why people want to change them. she says it's a beautiful moment, and a celebration; a claiming of a new identity, or a reclamation of an old identity. she encourages the room to clap for folks. then she welcomes everyone up, one by one, by last name and with warmth; she shows them the court order where nobody else can see, asks them to double check the spelling, and then they're done! do they want a picture? do they want their friends and loved ones who came with them to be in it too? do they want the court order in the photo? she helps everyone pose, shakes hands and stands with them for as long as they need to take it, recruits the clerk for help taking photos of the folks who came alone. then she tells them where to go next, congratulates them, and claps along with the rest of the room.

probably three quarters of the people there were trans, and she centered their experience quietly, with love and joy.

I think I'll be thinking about her a lot this January, and for a long time after. it's good to know she's there.