#repeating there's some good in this world mr. frodo and it's worth fighting for like a prayer

[burningdragoncollector]

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[arcaneacolyte]

Hi friend 

We see you. You're doing amazing and there are so many people that love you and are so grateful to have you in their lives. You're so appreciated. We are so proud of you for being you. Thank you for being here. 

-Lady & Buck

Thank you a lot, I really appreciate this message. I've been having a hard time at life (then again who hasn't right now lol), but I'm trying my best to make it through. Things may suck for a while, but there's always ebb and flow. In times like these one of my favorite Lord of the Rings quotes plays on repeat in my head.

“It's like in the great stories, Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were. And sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy? How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad had happened? But in the end, it’s only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something, even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back, only they didn’t. They kept going, because they were holding on to something. That there is some good in this world, and it's worth fighting for.”

[creativenicocorner]

Quarantine Q&A

Tagged by @bifacialler

I don’t know why I put this off for so long, something for me to think about later I suppose. Hell I don’t think half of these answers are well articulated enough - ah well, here’s an attempt 

Are you staying home from work/school?

Yes, I caught a plane out of the UK as soon as the course I was taking was canceled. 

If you’re staying home, who’s there with you?

I’m with my parents and younger sibling and two dogs. 

Are you a homebody?

Yes, I’m very good at making a burrow and staying put for long periods. As long as I have books, a notebook, a laptop, my switch, and a crust of bread and cheese, all will be well. I will adapt no matter what comes in the future. 

What movies have you watched recently? What shows are you watching?

There’s a Korean drama I started watching recently with like time-traveling doctors which has been very cool so far, called “Live Up to Your Name” I’m excited to see where it leads 

“Avenue 5″ is...okay I suppose, had to stop cause it was giving me too much anxiety ^^’’ Been watching a bit of “Magnum P.I” as well just, a loooooooot of Animal Crossing letsplays, and Letsplays in general (been exploring Snap Cubes channel and their Luigi’s Mansion 3 run) 

As for movies, I haven’t sat myself down to watch a movie since the in-flight movies in my return plane ride. To which I watched “Detective Pikachu” (very amazing very adorable! heck yeah) attempted to watch...well I don't know what I attempted to watch but for the remainder of the flight I watched “Jojo Rabbit” on repeat and kept laughing and crying and laughing. It was a very very good movie, and honestly can’t wait to watch it again. 

And I know this isn’t ‘watching’ but I’ve also been re-listening to The Adventure Zone Balance arc. 

AS WELL AS 

Clint McElroy read the Wizard of Oz, it’s [ chef kiss ] I really needed something like this - I think a lot of us needs something like this. 

An event that you were looking forward to that got cancelled?

A lot of events actually. 

The a course I was taking in Uxbridge at the Pinewood Studios, an audition to get into a very prestigious showcase that would have been performed in front of casting directors and scouts, a job at a theater, an apartment, among other things. It...it felt like my life was finally starting to shape into, idk, something. I haven’t been that excited and hopeful about my career and just...the sense of being an adult(tm) since moving to LA. 

But it’s okay, this was all out of our hands, and despite feeling massively disappointed and just...idk...a feeling I can’t describe yet, who knows what the future will hold...right? 

Time will tell, in the meantime let’s keep doing our best.  

What music are you listening to?

Ler’s Amazing playlist from her beautiful birthday gift, it’s been on repeat for sometime and a BIG help getting into certain writing moods!! AAAH Honestly I���m still just blown away!!! UTTERLY and COMPLETELY! 

I’ve also been listening to just..random stuff really, whatever that could get me a step closer to writing.  

What are you reading?

Still slowly going through Neverwhere, and re-reading Sandman, but aside from that A LOT OF AMAZING AND AWESOME THINGS. I have a server (still in beta that I’d like to keep small for now) with a few wonderful friends that is a bit like a reading-club and we get together and read out loud all sorts of things, from fanfics, to the classics, to other fiction - I think my favorite fiction piece so far is finally being able to dive into Sir Terry Pratchett’s Discworld properly. [ palpitates over Monstrous Regiment ] 

Honestly it’s been such a beacon in the night of my heart 

What are you doing for self-care?

Head Empty 

No Thoughts Animal Crossing 

jfjdlja jokes aside, I know I can get easily overwhelmed, and these days it doesn’t take me too much to feel overwhelmed so I avoid things I know might be a bit too much(tm) for me right now. Be it certain whatsapp group channels or discord channels, or content I know might make brim ‘over the line’.

 Keep in mind I don’t mean this in the sense of burying my head in the sand, though...sometimes it feels like just that, so maybe this isn’t as healthy as I thought, maybe it’s just straight up avoidance? Idk...I’m just... reading, playing animal crossing, cooking with family, and taking things that are a bit much (which could range from not answering messages right away, not reading something too angsty, or not watching Broadchurch but instead watching Monty Python for the gazillionth time, maybe not listening to Mitski so much) with baby steps

Take this fic blog for example! I’ve distanced myself a bit this past week not cause of anything negative, but just needing that choice of breathing space. 

If that makes sense, does that make sense? Idk, I hope it does. It’s also a bit of a slippery slope for me as I do also have a habit of just wanting to blink out of existence socially. idk...idk... 

We’re going to see our way to the other side of this event one day at a time. With every sunrise we’re a day closer. Believe in kindness, no matter what certain politicians are doing and how hopeless it feels sometimes. It’s okay to feel fear, I’m scared every day, my anxiety has never been more through the roof, so I’ll share my favorite quote from one of my favorite Hobbits below. I know there are so many of us sharing these words, but I do feel like we need them, I know I do. I have it written on my board like a mantra:

Frodo : I can't do this, Sam.

Sam : I know. It's all wrong By rights we shouldn't even be here. But we are. It's like in the great stories Mr. Frodo. The ones that really mattered. Full of darkness and danger they were, and sometimes you didn't want to know the end. Because how could the end be happy. How could the world go back to the way it was when so much bad happened. But in the end, it's only a passing thing, this shadow. Even darkness must pass. A new day will come. And when the sun shines it will shine out the clearer. Those were the stories that stayed with you. That meant something. Even if you were too small to understand why. But I think, Mr. Frodo, I do understand. I know now. Folk in those stories had lots of chances of turning back only they didn’t. Because they were holding on to something.

Frodo : What are we holding on to, Sam?

Sam : That there’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo. And it’s worth fighting for.

I tag whoever wants to take part in this Q&A

[whiteladyofrohann]

I was tagged by @olivermellors and @robbstarkmademedoit thank you both, sorry for the long wait :) x

Rules: answer the questions then ask 11 of your own! 

@olivermellors questions first

1. What’s your favourite animal? Dogs, specifically German Shepherds 2. What’s one thing you really want to do in life? Travel the world. I’ve only been outside of England once and so my dream is to go everywhere 3. What would your dream job be? I really have no idea but something sport related would be a dream 4. What’s your favourite movie and why? Toy Story because it was my favourite as a child and just gives me so many memories 5. What was the last book you read? Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. Doing a re-read 6. Favourite movie quote? ‘Though we may come from different places, and speak in different tongues, our hearts beat as one’ from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire and practically every other word Dumbledore has ever said 7. Favourite season? Winter 8. Do you like horror movies? No 9. Where are you from? Do you like it? A small town in Lincolnshire, England called Gainsborough. It has a bad reputation but it has its perks and it’ll always be home 10. If you could trade places with anyone for a day, who would it be? Sophie Turner 11. Favourite book quote? Considering the troubling times we live in now, I’d have to go with ‘There’s some good in this world, Mr. Frodo, and it’s worth fighting for’ from The Two Towers

And the questions from @robbstarkmademedoit

1. Pancakes or waffles? Neither, I’m a really fussy eater 2. What’s one film you could watch on repeat all day? The Lion King 3. Name one song you could spend the rest of your life listening too? Anything from Queen to be honest 4. Do you want to get married? Eventually, yes 5. If you could live anywhere for a month where would it be? Cornwall 6. Revenge or forgiveness? Forgiveness 7. Tea or coffee? Tea 8. One book you want to read? Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen 9. Best piece of advice you have ever received?  10. Name a book, song and film everyone should see/read/listen to before they die. 1984 by George Orwell/Imagine by John Lennon/Schindler's List

My Questions:

1. If you won the lottery what is the first thing you would buy? 2. Who is your all time favourite character? 3. Which historic figure do you admire the most and why?  4. What is your favourite colour? 5. What was the first film you saw in the cinema? 6. Are you into sports? If so, which sport is your favourite? 7. What achievement are you most proud of? 8. What is the most beautiful place you have ever visited? 9. If you could have a superpower, which one would you choose? 10. Do you have a nickname? 11. Which fictional family would you want as your own?

I tag: @itsallaboutkitharington @robbmadden @robbmywolf @arwenn @queensvnsa @branstarrk @starkinthesheets @thenedfur @aryaestarks @hovsestarkk @mondlers