#fine today

[afrianajeng]

Halooo, kerasa gak kerasa hampir masuk bulan kedepalan di tahun 2024! Semoga di keadaan yang serba-embuh, penuh ketidakpastian, dan dijejali segala macam ina-inu kehidupan, gak membuatmu sedih dan hilang semangat untuk bertahan.

Sudah ngapain aja selama ini? Mulai dari menyusun resolusi , membayangkan rencana-rencana kedepan dan jadi lebih baik untuk segalanya. Sampai pas bangun tidur lupa semua, cengar-cengir dan berpikir alhamdulillah masih hidup, kanyaknya udah semua ya. Tapi, gak papa. Yang penting sehat dan bahagia. Dan, bertakwa tentu saja.

Ardhito berdamai dengan depresi di masa lalu dengan membagikan lagu ini. Yangmana selanjutnya bisa jadi kita akan tumbuh dengan cerita kita hari ini lalu berperan sebagai orang yang bijak mendengarkan dan pandai memberi masukan.

Kesalahan di masa lalu, kekesalan yang disimpan sendirian, keputusasaan pada keputusan, hingga arogansi untuk menyelesaikan semuanya sendiri. "Kenapa hidup begini" atau "bagaimana bisa hidup serumit ini", padahal kalau dipikir-pikir, ya kenapa tidak? Kita hanyalah pemeran. Tidak pernah ada yang bilang bahwa hidup akan sempurna tanpa kegagalan. Kalau hidup terus baik-baik saja, bagaimana kita bisa jadi hamba yang senantiasa berharap hanya kepadaNya?

Untuk segala keluh yang dibiarkan tumbuh dan kesah yang terus-menerus menuai resah: "We'll be fine today"

Jangan nyerah ya, besok kita coba lagi 🌿

[nipuni]

"I am a higher dimension life form, I am a complex space-time event"

A step by step process of this will be available at my Patreon next month, you can find prints of my work at my Store 😊

[bamsara]

I think that one thing people fail to understand is that unsolicited literary criticism coming from an online stranger who is reading with no knowledge of what the authors intended goal is, is not going to be received the same as say: the authors beta reader or friends who know what the authors intended goal and has the sufficient knowledge and input to help the author reach that desired outcome.

"But I'm only trying to be helpful" How do I know you have the knowledge and literary skill for you to be able to actaully do that when we don't know each other and you are essentially a stranger to me? Are you applying this criticism based out of personal biased experience and desire to see the story or characterization be driven in another direction or tweaked, or do you know the author's intentions for the character? If the story is incomplete, are you basing your criticism of a character on the incomplete narration with only partial information available of them or are you building up a report until the story's completion? Did the author provide you with the information needed to make a fully informed criticism?

Have you discussed with the author what their plans are or are you assuming them based off the narration, especially if the narration is proven or implied to be unreliable or missing key points of the plot? Are you unbiased enough to help them reach their desired outcome for the characters and story regardless of your personal feelings towards the characters/antagonists and setting? Can you handle being told your specific input isn't wanted because you're a reader and/or have no written anything relating to their genre or topic? Do you understand and respect that the author's personal experiences might influence their writing and make it different than how you would have done it personally? Do you understand if an author only wants input from a specific demographic relating to their story?

If it's for fanfiction or other hobby media, are you holding a free hobby to a professional standard? Are you trying to give criticism because you feel like the author has produced 'subpar job performance' of their fic? Are you viewing their work as a personal intimate outlet or something that must conform with mass media? Are you applying rules and guidelines when the fic is shared for simple sharing sake? Is your criticism worded appropriately and focused on the parts where the author has requested input on rather than a general dismissal and or disapproval?

Have you put yourself in a place where you assumed you have the input needed for the story to evolve better, or have you asked what the author needs and what they're having trouble with? Can you handle having your criticism rejected if the author decides their story doesn't need the change and not take it as a personal offense against your character? Are you crossing that boundary because you think you are doing the author a favor? Are you trying to be helpful, or do you just want to be?

I think sometimes when people hear authors go 'please don't give me unsolicited writing advice or criticism' they automatically chalk it up to 'this author doesn't want ANY constructive feedback on their stuff at all' and not "i already have trusted individuals who will help me with my writing goals and- hey i don't know you like that, please stop acting so overly familiar with me'

[hinamie]

sympathy for cain

[scamperin-shroom]

When the game is named after you and you finally get to be the protagonist

[petricorah]

he's definitely burning what's in the pan [id in alt]

[angel-fruitcake]

reminder that every monster Dean confronted in purgatory referred to Cas as 'your angel' right to his face, and Dean never even tried to challenge that... because, why argue? it was just common knowledge in Heaven, Hell, and everything in between--from the moment Castiel raised him from the pit, he was forever Dean's Angel.

[wolfchanw]

Looking like cats! Three weeks old tomorrow!

[tapeworrmart]

Disappointment 💥💥

[couch-house]

"Do you know why I named you Mr. Incredible? It's because you love your family :)" -- Was honestly expecting a scene like this toward the end, but maybe we didn't need THAT much emotional excess. Which is to say, it's so perfect. It's so good. Shadow da freaking hedgehog......

[wherewolf]

the responses i’ve seen to shiv’s ending seem very quick to write her off as just another sad victim of the cycle, which isn’t without truth BUT!!! that is not even remotely the summation of shiv’s story.

i don’t think she votes yes to “save kendall” or to try to finally set her brothers free. and i don’t think her main concern was that ken was becoming their dad. she absolutely noticed and didn’t love it, but that was not her motivation in betraying him. she was thinking about herself.

it’s tempting to make a martyr out of her as she is the only female child and we see her suffer the onslaught of misogyny that comes with that. but to make her into a saintlike figure who got beat takes away the power and intelligence behind her decision.

at this point she’s stuck between two non ideal choices, but she recognizes that they have accidentally made her the single most important player in the game. because while she can’t have the outcome she’d prefer, she has the power to decide the fates of everyone else. the written off lone woman now holds in her hands the fate of every man in her life.

so she thinks about the long term benefits of both options and realizes that one side leaves her completely without any leverage.

her brothers have proven to her multiple times in the last few days alone that they will cut her out and walk all over her the first chance they get. siding with them leaves her nothing to bargain with. she would just have to hope that ken would actually take care of her. and that level of vulnerability is not only unacceptable to her, it’s stupid. and shiv fuckin roy is not stupid.

so she thinks about the other side and about what she actually wants for her life. and against her better judgment, it’s becomes unfortunately clear that she wants tom. the way she wants him is not altogether loving or even good but it is necessary to her. she sees relationships as having winners and losers and she chose this man specifically so that she could be confident in her ability to win. except now he’s grown some balls and made himself unavailable to her.

she may not like the way her husband is evolving but she already placed her bets on him, so she’s sure as hell not losing to him now. there’s also a part of her that feels intrigued by this new man she’s married to. it’s interesting to have a sparring partner in him instead of having to looking for excitement outside of their marriage.

so for maybe the first time ever, she processes what tom has said to her and thinks about what he actually wants.

he needs her to prove that she cares. he needs to know that she is capable of sacrifice. if she can’t find it within herself to do this for him, then she will lose him, and by extension, she will lose.

siding with tom gives her the opportunity to once and for all make a grand-stand gesture of love, but more importantly, it creates leverage for her. never again will he be able to hold the moral high ground over her head. never again can he say she doesn’t love him. never again can he call her selfish or uncaring. above all, he can never betray her again, because she just removed all of his moral justification for turning on her. he doesn’t realize it yet, but she’s just taken back all the power in their relationship. just in a more subtle way than she’s used to operating.

and just like that, she has the ceo of a multi billion dollar company in her pocket, while situating herself as the only descendant of logan roy to still be playing the game, having removed her brothers from the equation permanently. she may still be far from the top but she’s creating a path for herself to climb.

so yes, she’ll let tom play king for a day, and she’ll have his baby and say “congratulations,” and play the gracious wife, but tomorrow is a new day with lots of room to maneuver. and when her husband puts out his hand, she’ll place her own on top. but she won’t grasp it because she doesn’t need to.

[ricky-mortis]

It’s the perfect place for a picnic!

[kirby-the-gorb]

[so-i-did-this-thing]

[hellenhighwater]

Oh goddammit I just walked home, remembered that I actually drove to work for once, and now I've got to walk back and get my car.

These heels are getting some mileage today.

[rjshope]

breathtaking jimin for @jkvjimin✨