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@johnnylivedagoodlife

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“I swear to every heaven ever imagined, if I hear one more dead-eyed hipster tell me that art is dead, I will personally summon Shakespeare from the grave so he can tell them every reason why he wishes he were born in a time where he could have a damn Gmail account. The day after I taught my mother how to send pictures over Iphone she texted me a blurry image of our cocker spaniel ten times in a row. Don’t you dare try to tell me that that is not beautiful. But whatever, go ahead and choose to stay in your backwards-hoping-all-inclusive club while the rest of us fall in love over Skype. Send angry letters to state representatives, as we record the years first sunrise so we can remember what beginning feels like when we are inches away from the trigger. Lock yourself away in your Antoinette castle while eat cake and tweet to the whole universe that we did. Hashtag you’re a pretentious ass hole. Van Gogh would have taken 20 selflies a day. Sylvia Plath would have texted her lovers nothing but heart eyed emojis when she ran out of words. Andy Warhol would have had the worlds weirdest Vine account, and we all would have checked it every morning while we Snap Chat our coffee orders to the people we wish were pressed against our lips instead of lattes. This life is spilling over with 85 year olds rewatching JFK’s assassination and 7 year olds teaching themselves guitar over Youtube videos. Never again do I have to be afraid of forgetting what my fathers voice sounds like. No longer must we sneak into our families phonebook to look up an eating disorder hotline for our best friend. No more must I wonder what people in Australia sound like or how grasshoppers procreate. I will gleefully continue to take pictures of tulips in public parks on my cellphone and you will continue to scoff and that is okay. But I hope, I pray, that one day you will realize how blessed you are to be alive in a moment where you can google search how to say I love you in 164 different languages.”

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b.e.fitzgerald (Art is a Facebook status about your winter break.)

This.

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Anyone just having a shit time right now? Iso is really starting to get to me I mean it's only been 7 months..

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kinda wanna relationship, kinda wanna stay single my whole life, kinda wanna go on adventures, kinda wanna stay in my bed my whole life 

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obtrta

It’s the Baggins side of your bloodline fighting the Took in you

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There are two wolves hobbits inside you

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Asks, because why not?
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1. Name
2. Nationality
3. Age
4. Birthday
5. Zodiac sign (or your primal zodiac sign)
6. Gender
7. Sexuality
8. Your looks (add a picture or describe yourself)
9. What do you/did you study?
10. What's your current job like?/What job would you like to have?

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11. Your birth order
12. How many siblings do you have?
13. Do you have good relations with your family?
14. How many friends do you have?
15. Your relationship status
16. What do you look for in a SO?
17. Do you have a crush?
18. When did you have your first kiss?
19. Do you prefer serious and meaningful relationships or casual dating/one night stands?
20. What are your deal breakers?

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21. How was your day?
22. Favourite food & drink
23. What position do you sleep in?
24. What was your last dream about?
25. Your fears
26. Your dreams
27. Your goals
28. Any pets?
29. What are your hobbies?
30. Any cool places in your area?
31. What was your last awkward situation?
32. What is your last regret?
33. Language/s you can speak
34. Do you believe in astrological stuff? (Zodiac, tarot, etc.)
35. Have any quirks?
36. Your pet peeves
37. Ideal vacation
38. Any scars?
39. What does your last text message say?
40. Last 5 things from your search history
41. What's your [device] background?
42. What do you daydream about?
43. Describe your dream home
44. What's your religion/Your thought about religion
45. Your personality type
46. The most dangerous thing you've done
47. Are you happy with your current life?
48. Some things you've tried in your life

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49. What does your wardrobe consist of?
50. Favourite colour to wear?
51. How would you describe your style?
52. Are you happy with your current looks?
53. If you could change/add something to your appearance - impossible or not - what would it be?
54. Any tattoos or piercings?
55. Do you get complimented often?
56. Favourite aesthetic?
57. A popular trend that you dislike

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58. Songs you're currently obsessed with?
59. Song you normally wouldn't admit you like.
60. Favourite genre?
61. Favourite artist/band/genre?
62. Hated popular songs/artists?
63. Put your music on shuffle and list first 5
64. Can you sing or play any instruments?
65. Do you like karaoke?
66. Own any albums?
67. Do you listen to radio? What stations?

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68. Favourite movie/series?
69. Favourite genre of movies/books/etc
70. Your fictional crush/es
71. Which fictional character is you?
72. Are you a shipper? List your otps, if so
73. Favourite greek god?
74. A legend from where you live that you like
75. Do you like art? What's your favourite work or artist?
76. Can you share your other social media?
77. Favourite youtubers?
78. Favourite platform?
79. How much time do you spend on the internet?
80. What video games have you played? Which one's your favourite?
81. Your favourite books (manga also counts)
82. Do you play board/card games?
83. Have you ever been to a night marathon in cinema?
84. Favourite holiday
85. Are you into dramas?

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86. Would you use death note, if you had one?
87. What changes would you make in the world, no matter how impossible, if you had the power to?
88. Could you survive a zombie apocalypse?
89. If you had to be turned into a paranormal being, what would it be?
90. What would you want to happen to you after your death?
91. If you had to change your name, what would be your pick?
92. Who would you switch your life with for a week?
93. Pick an emoji to be your tattoo
94. Write 3 things about yourself - only one of them must be true

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95. Cold or hot?
96. Be a hero or be a villain?
97. Sing everything you want to say or rhyme?
98. Shapeshifting or controlling time?
99. Be immortal or be immune to everything aside from natural death?
100. ..... or .....?
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Self-Discipline Isn’t Always the Answer

So I wasn’t really taught to brush my teeth every day as a kid. So I didn’t. I got to be an adult and realized “hmm teeth are expensive I need to start brushing them” and brushing my teeth twice a day has been on my actual to do list every single day of my college career. It’s a habit I needed to build.

Have I successfully done it? Absolutely not. I’m pretty good about doing it at least once a day, but some days it just doesn’t happen. It’s not that I forget usually, I just had some aversion I couldn’t figure out, until last week.

I’m at the grocery store, in the toothpaste aisle with my roommate, and I complain about how much I hate mint. I FUCKING HATE THE TASTE OF MINT. The taste and the smell, any kind of minty thing in any form, I HATE IT. But literally every “adult” toothpaste in the aisle was some type of minty disgusting nonsense. And my roommate was like “you know you could like get kids’ toothpaste? You like bubblegum right?”

And y’all, it was like the clouds parted. I got some strawberry bubblegum kids’ toothpaste. I brushed my teeth with it and it was a whole new experience. I have successfully brushed twice a day every day since, because the mental block I had towards it is gone! 

I thought my lack of brushing was just a moral failing on my part; I was too lazy, too undisciplined, to build a good habit. But really? I just hate the taste of mint so much I didn’t want to brush my teeth.

This made me realize that when presented with a change you want to make, a habit you want to build, if you’re encountering resistance in yourself, you should lean into that resistance and really investigate what’s causing it, then work on accommodating that. 

Say you hate washing dishes so they pile up and then you’re overwhelmed by how many you have to do. Why do you hate it? Deep down, what about it do you dislike? Is touching wet food super gross for you? Try thick rubber gloves while you’re washing. Does the sound of dishing clanking together grate your nerves? Do them with headphones in and turned up loud. Do you hate the smell? Light some candles, spray some air freshener. 

Do these things instead of gritting your teeth and forcing yourself, then ultimately failing and getting discouraged by your “lack of self-discipline”

TL;DR: When a task is consistently hard for you, relying on self-discipline, forcing yourself, and gritting through doesn’t always work. Lean in and listen to your discomfort, and find what makes the task hard, then try to accommodate that. Also, mint toothpaste is gross.