i love my friends (mutuals whose faces and voices i am entirely unfamiliar with and to whom i rarely ever speak one on one)
"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit
To wit:
I want to share some wisdom from my high school art teacher.
In my AP Art class, there was a girl who was just starting to experiment with mixed media. At this point she was still playing around, trying to decide what direction she wanted to go with her portfolio. So one critique day, she brought in an abstract canvas with some rhinestone highlights and painted and real peacock feathers. She loved sparkles and peacock feathers so she thought she’d try introducing them a *little*. And after everyone had given some input, the teacher gave her his advice, VERY roughly paraphrased here:
“So here’s the thing… I do not like this style. These are just elements that do not speak to me personally, but I see that you like them, and you’re doing interesting things with them.
“My biggest critique is, I only merely *dislike* this piece. I want you to make me HATE it. Go crazy with the things that you like. Don’t hold back trying to make it palatable to people like me. Because I am NEVER going to like it. And if the audience does not like it, it should drive them crazy seeing how much YOU love it.”
Her portfolio was chock full of neon colors and glitter and rhinestones and splashes of peacock feathers and it was a delight. Our teacher despised every piece lol, but she got great marks and I think even won some awards. And more importantly, she was happy and proud of the results. Because she didn’t limit herself by trying to appeal to people who were never going to enjoy what she enjoyed.
Takeaway here: be as cringe as you want. Don’t limit yourself based on other ppl’s tastes. They’re not you, and you are incredible 💕
‘aight, mate, we’re done! Looking like a proper little punk now, eh?
OMG there was only one bed AND THEY GOT ENOUGH SLEEP
The pillows were FIRM AND SUPPORTIVE
It was WARM and QUIET save for the soft sounds of the other’s breath 😭
[ID: Tweet by little green ghouls @scullyseviltwin that reads:
The most relatable fics are written by thirty-five year olds who just want their characters to sleep together in a *very* comfortable bed and wake up rested in a way they’ve “never been before”
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I’M SORRY MY POST HAS HOW MANY NOTES?!?!
“this character did a problematic thing-” its a story helen, commonly including things like conflict and drama
Having your own personal blog is honestly quite a nice change of pace compared to Reddit. I could put a funny GIF of George Bush getting hit by a shoe on here and the worse case scenario is that no one even notices.
You put that on a big subreddit and you get your eyes gouged out and a heap of political discourse underneath your post.
YOU HEAR THAT EVERYONE??? I’M A LIL GECKO BOY
There’s no need to be anxious. You will do fine. — I am hardly anxious, Mother. And “fine” has variable definitions. “Fine” is unacceptable.
Star Trek (2009) dir. J.J. Abrams
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