#it’s a bit of a catch-22

[therighthandofvengeance]

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.

[t00thpasteface]

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

[void-and-vortex]

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

[chrisrin]

unda has me suffering so i had to doodle.

[breannasfluff]

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 💜

[libraryfag]

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

[unamused-kookaburra]

George Clooney: war is hell and full of loss and tragedy, but the only way out is through it

Joseph Heller:

[skylordhorus]

nothing makes me feel more autistic than shadow of israphel

[lambsquatch]

I will never understand the hatred for filler episodes in shows. I want beach episodes, I want wacky hijinks that have no plot relevance, I want silly little episodes that focus on showing off more sides of a character’s personality! why are 10 episode seasons the norm now it isn’t enough!!!!

[nitrateglow]

When you can tell Alan Arkin's wife wrote the book...

Source: https://archive.org/details/crazyeights0000dana/page/104/mode/2up

[dykeogenes]

saw a vaguely positive recommendation of Some Desperate Glory by emily tesh from a couple of lesbians best known to me for objectifying fictional men on twitter so i went out and bought it (because i am not financially responsible and i trust the taste of these lesbians) and then i read the entire thing in two days and frankly i think i might not be able to carry on living after this. it was. well it was really good. like it was just. well. it was really good.

[lynzine]

Three updates in one month

Feeling a lot more energized to keep writing!

[famiglia-lealta]

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.

[plugnuts]

Why must I be 22 next week I don’t wanna be 22 yet

[sidleyparkhermit]

I really was expecting, when Peter Bartlett's character realized Oliver fell in love with one of his actors, that his actual first guess would be Charles. It felt like such a conspicuous absence for them to not even do the joke. I want to know if there was a conversation about it

[wttcsms]

i’m always open to chatting or answering questions or talking abt my wips/fics via my askbox but i’m in my last semester before obtaining my bachelor’s degree + i’m already in the process of pre-registering for my grad school classes. i need to take some time to focus on schoolwork and balancing my full time job ☺️ i am NOT leaving!!! i am NOT abandoning this blog!!!! i just spend a lot of time juggling attending class, working on assignments, whilst working 42-50hrs/week!!!!