#it’s a bit of a catch-22
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John, a bitter widower, finds himself to be the caretaker of a lighthouse— which the residents of the coastal town have nicknamed “White Star”, due to its luminosity and habitual scintillation.
#babylon 5#b5#for once it's not an incorrect quote#lighthouse au#source: @therighthandofvengeance#moodboard monday#babylon 5 moodboard#john sheridan#fyi: the dog in the top left image is a Great Pyrenees#aka: as stubborn as it is big and fluffy#the dog’s name is Beckett because sometimes its bark sounds like “Boims! Boims!”#when Susan (a lifeguard) introduces herself to John— Beckett takes to her immediately (thus immediately proving Ivanova’s trustworthiness)#but also:#the heiress taking her yacht out always gets John’s attention: Miss Mir#he wants to introduce himself but doesn’t want to meet a new person (especially when Beckett refuses to leave his side around her)#of course Beckett is only staying there because of a need to try to comfort John#but still#it’s a bit of a catch-22
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there's a lot of comparisons to be made between catch-22 and m*a*s*h, and i think those have a lot of merit, but the thing about catch-22 is that in addition to the dark humor and pointed social commentary, it's DEEPLY absurdist. and for this reason i would say the most apt popcultural comparison for catch-22 is not m*a*s*h, but rather... ace attorney
#i'm only on like page 100 because i've been reading little bits in between classes and assignments so take this with a grain of salt#mash is funny and wacky but i wouldn't call it absurdist. characters have normal names and backgrounds and act like normal weirdos#nothing wrong with that of course ^_^ absurdism is easier to do in written form too i think#way better suspension of disbelief because you're not looking at real humans occupying a 3d space#shebbz shoutz#catch 22#ace attorney#litblr
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gonna have to accept that...... i won't be pulling sylus' and xavier's card........ for this banner.......... *sobs*


#i got zayne's.........twice.......#i'd love to see dr frosty in action#honestly#....... just let me grieve for a bit............#love and deepspace#tomorrow's catch 22#lads sylus#lads xavier#:')))))))
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Frankenstein's monster is taking refuge next to your home and has found the last three books you've read. He's learning about the world through reading them, believing them completely true. What's his view of life?
Example: Chip War, We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Catch-22: Humans are brilliant, humans are stupid, but overall humans are ambitious beyond bounds
#english literature#frankenstein#thought experiment#im amused and a bit disappointed that his first view of the world was through christianity so take this#reading#chip war#shirley jackson#we have always lived in the castle#catch-22#catch 22
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I try to do a fair number of ask games, posting questions and polls, and sending out asks to people across the community. I want people to feel comfortable interacting!
That said, it’s a lot of work and I’m wondering if it’s getting annoying. There’s plenty of other well-known blogs that do little and still have lots of interaction.
Wondering if I should take a break and let people come to me if they want instead for a while 🤔
I know some people are shy, but doing outreach IS work too. If nothing else, thank your friends who do it on a regular basis 💜
#Bre bites#turning off anon means no more rude comments#but also some anons don’t come around anymore#catch 22#I dunno#thoughts?#I’ll even turn anon back on for a little bit
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this song is SO catch 22 coded like!!!!!!!
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#bit of a diverse one lol#poll#polls#book poll#bookblr#reading#catch 22#les mis#les miserables#project hail mary#we are all completely beside ourselves#roadside picnic#books#tumblr polls#help poll
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I love that Praedator! Zayne is a licensed dentist???
#a vet. a warden. a dentist. some mafia-ish bits#slap Catch-22! Zayne 'this man can fit so many jobs in himb' :D#love and deepspace#lnds zayne#[obvio the reason i love it is cause 1. *im* a dentist 2.normal!zayne hates going to the dentist]
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This is probably my favorite image....ever. I'm not even a Xavier stan like that. But these past two events, his cards have been my favorite. He's playing the long game.
#as an enby person it does bother me a lil bit when posts are like 'xavier girlies' just cause more than girls play the game T^T#lnds#lads#love and deepspace#lads xavier#tomorrows catch 22
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I stayed up too late for 1. my many tasks and 2. what tomorrow will bring, but ykw! I did it to eat food and not have "sleep for dinner" so that's a win for the gruesome chore of taking care of yourself like you're somebody that you love
#bit of an awk catch 22 bc either option (sacrificing sleep to eat or sacrificing food to rest) is self sabotage obvs#but I'm still genuinely going to sleep enough bc the L I'm taking for tomorrow is the W of releasing internal pressures to be ''the best''#perfectionism is a knife that's held by the blade and I love myself enough to put it down and free myself#disability is humbling in this way but so is love of others or yourself#health & performance can only exist within individual limitations. maybe it's a small pond but it has a lotus blooming on it and it's mine.#health#gulag of academia
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someday they'll be a pride where there isn't discourse on my dash. i had hoped it would be this year but i guess there's always next year. tch its not like i care about infighting within the community preventing us from actually being able to fight the real and increasing threat of fascism. its whatever
#i mean its a bit of a catch 22. because by stating my hatred of discourse i am effectively posting discourse but whatever#my posts#queer
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“That’s some catch, that catch-22,”
“It’s the best there is.”
#i got possesed and smashed this out so quickly#just got caught up on some details but im happy with it!#i've wanted to do something for catch 22 since i finished reading it but didn't know what to focus on#so here's some bits and pieces#catch 22#personal#mine#my art
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When you can tell Alan Arkin's wife wrote the book...
Source: https://archive.org/details/crazyeights0000dana/page/104/mode/2up
#i was trying to look up information on catch-22 the movie on internet archive and found this#also depresses me a bit how much the 1970 movie gets shit on#c'mon people it's not THAT bad#anyway this is a young adult novel written by barbara dana who was arkin's wife at the time#she has quite a few ya novels on internet archive including one about joan of arc who she happened to play onstage#barbara dana#alan arkin
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Three updates in one month
Feeling a lot more energized to keep writing!
#(I might be a little proud after the dismal pace of updates last year.)#It was a weird year.#The best motivation to write is to WRITE!#It's a bit of a catch 22 but it works.
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I often talk about how 'Girl With The Pearl Earring' is one of Neri's favourite reads from growing up. There's a theme of in earlier times, woman having hair long and not tied up / covered in some way could be seen as loose and scandalous as showing your ankles.
It resonates with Neri's views about should she ever trust someone enough to call them her partner / lover / whathaveyou though - not only in physically and metaphorically 'letting one's hair down' - what it means to her as an expression of trust ans vulnerability, to be able to show anything beyond this 'professional, hard working, dependence no damsel in distress' kind of image she's constantly projecting and holding onto for herself.
It might seem like such a simple thing to anyone else, taking your hair down, taking clothes off, as bare and casual as the day you were born. For Neri; it's a lifelong offering. No pretense, no elaborate covers on the book. With all the best qualities, all the worst - scrapes, scars, occasional hypocrisies.
It's something you hold dear to protect; and it's something you can't take back once it's been seen.
#🌻 muntalk#🌻 musing#I really enjoyed this text in highschool - scandalous affairs subtext aside#It's also an interesting catch 22 like. Treating women like the barest bit of skin is a blinking light of loose morals#But also that kind of. Sacredness of waiting for the right person. The right momemt#idk I think about these things a lot.#Just love my Neri man
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Finds uncle lying fully on the floor "? estas bien tío" "sí, solo es que estoy jugando con una hormigita" "I see." "ah, se desapareció" "ok"
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