vikingfunerals:

the commodification of friendship is the most annoying thing to come out of the internet in ages. like actually i love to break this to you but you’re supposed to help your friends move even if it’s hard work. or stay up with them when they’re sad even if you’re gonna lose sleep. you’re supposed to listen to their fears and sorrows even if it means your own mind takes on a little bit of that weight. that’s how you know that you care. they will drive you to the airport and then you will make them soup when they’re sick. you’re supposed to make small sacrifices for them and they are supposed to do that for you. and there’s actually gonna be rough patches for both of you where the balance will be uneven and you will still be friends and it will not be unhealthy and they will not be abusive. life is not meant to be an endless prioritization of our own comfort if it was we would literally never get anywhere ever. jesus.

jetix:

byalicelee on ig

roach-works:

avocadohertl:

nightlight-dot-exe:

barebitchinbodkin:

willkill4pudding:

andhumanslovedstories:

andhumanslovedstories:

I miss when everyone on my dash listened to Welcome to Night Vale so there’s be a good chance that on any ole day someone would reblog a quote that would grab me by the throat and forcibly ascend me to a higher plane where I understood myself and the universe better and with more kindness but also a little spook

“The past is gone, and cannot harm you anymore. And while the future is fast coming for you, it always flinches first and settles in as the gentle present” are you kidding me this quote has propelled me through at least three emotional crises

“The desert seems vast, even endless. And yet scientists tell us that somewhere, even now, there is snow.”
That quote literally got me through grieving my brother like WTNV goes HARD

A List of Some of My Favorite Quotes From This Insane Podcast:

• “You are beautiful when you do beautiful things.”
• “The present tense of regret is indecision.”
• “We understand so much, but the sky behind those lights– mostly void, partially stars– that sky reminds us we don’t understand even more.”
• “Be proud of your place in the Cosmos. It is small and yet it is.”
• “Believe in yourself. You are an ancient, absent god, discussed only rarely by literary scholars. So if you don’t believe, no one will.”
• “Death is only the end if you assume the story is about you.”
• “Whisper a dangerous secret to someone you care about. Now they have the power to destroy you, but they won’t. That’s what love is.”
• “Are we living a life that is safe from harm? Of course not. We never are. But that’s not the right question. The question is are we living a life that is worth the harm?”
• “When we talk about teenagers, we adults often talk with an air of scorn, of expectation for disappointment. And this can make people who are presently teenagers feel very defensive. But what everyone should understand is that none of us are talking to the teenagers that exist now, but talking back to the teenager we ourselves once were – all stupid mistakes and lack of fear, and bodies that hadn’t yet begun to slump into a lasting nothing. Any teenager who exists now is incidental to the potent mix of nostalgia and shame with which we speak to our younger selves.”
• “We are not history yet. We are happening now. How miraculous is that?”
• “Wednesday has been cancelled due to a scheduling error.”
• “We have nothing to fear except ourselves. We are unholy, awful people.”
• “A million dollars isn’t cool. You know what’s cool? A basilisk.”
• “There’s nothing under your bed. There’s nothing in your closet. Nothing waits in every darkness. Nothing is the most terrifying thing of all.”
• “The night sky is ten miles wide, eight miles deep, and floats three miles up. Its favourite food is grape jelly. It wants to be a drummer.”
• “Look to the sky. You will not find answers there, but you will certainly see what everyone is screaming about.”
• “Ignorance might not actually be bliss, but it is certainly less work.”
• “And now, a special report. Crocodiles: Can they eat your children? *YES.*”
• “Lie down and look up at the ceiling and breathe with those curiously fragile lungs of yours and remind yourself: Don’t worry. Don’t worry. All is as it was meant to be. It was meant to be lonely and terrifying and unfair and fleeting. Don’t worry.”
• “As long as I’m reminding myself things, I’m a good person, worthy of love – both from myself and others.”
• “Guns don’t kill people! It’s impossible to be killed by a gun. We are all invincible to bullets and it’s a miracle!”
• “Everything is exciting! Particularly existence. Existence is the most thrilling fact of all.”
• “There is a monster under your bed. A monster at your window. A monster any place you imagine one. You project your monsters on the world.”
• “You miss 100% of the bank robberies you don’t commit.”
• “I like my coffee like I like my nights. Dark, endless, and impossible to sleep through. ”
• “A friendly desert community where the sun is hot, the moon is beautiful, and mysterious lights pass overhead while we all pretend to sleep. Welcome to Night Vale.”
• “And now, the weather.”

I discovered this podcast at the beginning of high school, and let me tell you, it rewired my synapses.

Not only was it my first experience with positive LGBT representation, it was the show I clung to when everything else went to shit. Whatever was going on in my life, I knew I had this show in my corner, making me laugh, making me cry, making me feel okay about my place in the universe.

I owe the creators of this podcast more than I could express.

“the lights over the Arby’s” is such an intrinsically queer piece of writing that it hits me *hard* every time.

“We will never be the same again. But here’s a little secret for you: no one is ever the same thing again after anything. You are never the same twice, and much of your unhappiness comes from trying to pretend that you are. Accept that you are different each day, and do so joyfully, recognizing it for the gift it is. Work within the desires and goals of the person you are currently, until you aren’t that person anymore, and everything changes once again.” (from Episode 75)

“The universe is vast. You are also vast. So is an ant. There are different sizes of infinity.”

aggressive-positivity-network:

When someone gives the advice of “don’t be afraid to disappoint your parents” they don’t just mean taking music theory in college or starting a YouTube channel.

It also means wearing things they might not approve of. Using accommodations that they might not think you need. Not falling for their guilt trips. Eating when you’re hungry, not when it suits them and their idea of your weight or health. Making your own friends instead of seeking the stamp of approval from them.

Of course, some parents are stricter than others, and some use abuse to keep you from expressing yourself. But do what you can, even if it seems small.

Otherwise, when your parents are no longer in the picture, you’ll try to find it somewhere else to get validation. A strict boss, an abusive partner, a selfish friend.

Going against your parent’s wishes is developmentally healthy. Not doing so stunts your independence and self-regulation. You shouldn’t be living to constantly please others, even the people who love you.

batsarebetterthanpeople:

quasi-normalcy:

Reverse Mulan about a young man who disguises himself as a noblewoman and has to learn how to do passive-agressive politicking at dinner parties.

He does so to dodge the draft

dughole:

i wish he would come down from heaven & kill every instagram fitness liquid diet ozempic green juice low calorie food blogger

totallyfuckd:

From Although Of Course You End Up Becoming Yourself: A Road Trip with David Foster Wallace by David Lipsky.

captainclickycat:

kungfunurse:

threeture:

anxeious:

Also his deeply underrated ability to clap back

Reminds me of that story about the teacher or lecturer or whatever who told their class “hey, the ceiling has ‘gullible’ written on it” and anyone who looked up discovered that yep, the word “gullible” really had been written on a piece of card and taped to the ceiling. And after letting that sink in for a while the teacher said something like “those of you who looked up have just demonstrated one of the most important tenets of research: check the source.”

sanrio-stud:

thyfleshc0nsumed:

plainsbison:

thyfleshc0nsumed:

Do we have any advice for the young trans woman besides yelling “start hrt” at her

be really really consistent with self gendering - it may feel weird at first but use your nouns - “ I’m his sister”, “ I’m her daughter”, “ I’m an actress” - don’t start with “bitch”

remember that every feminist principle you hold for cis women ALSO extends to you as a trans woman; and that there is no right or wrong way to be a woman, only expectations imposed on us by people we have no obligation to perform for. also, genuinely: have fun and be yourself, experiment and grow and reflect and look weird sometimes, but find joy in finding what it all means to you. you’ve got nothing you need to be and can take it wherever you wanna go 👍🏾

afloweroutofstone:

Doing some deep reading into Cherokee history for the project that I’m working on and I am continually amazed how fucking funny old Cherokee leaders were