A Damascus tile panel, probably Syria, 19th century or earlier.
just thinking about howl's moving castle.... sophie learning to be more assertive because she's an old woman who doesn't have to suffer male gaze and people's expectations in the same way she did as a younger woman who always grew up ugly in the shadow of her sisters.. ...... who actually lifts her own curse because she grows as a person and learns to trust herself.... and howl who sees this and is like "i would die for this person who is strongwilled and rude and hot-headed i would die for her she makes it so easy to love her and to love me" like AHDKSJXLSSJ
the older i get the more i love this movie even more!!!!
we should treat love as something to be built rather than found
when we treat love as something sacred and rare, we miss opportunities to critically engage with it or even explore different types of love. when we treat love as sacred and something to be found, we are implying that the relationship and construction of love is perfect from its inception. that prevents open dialogue and transfer of ideas and definitions of what relationships are and what is desired from them
when we treat love as something to be built, we allow for the opportunity to love anyone we meet and the threat of finding The One fades. when we treat love as something to be built, we allow for nuance in any and all our relationships and for those relationships to hold more weight on our lives. when we treat love as something to be built, it becomes a communal act, rather than something we do alone
the sheer level of galaxy brain jane austen was on when she wrote “if i loved you less i might be able to talk about it more”
having a job is very weird bcos by and large your coworkers will be a variety of ages and you will not all be at the same stage of life. your coworker will be like, well I’m off home to spend time with my husband & child, what are you going to do with your evening? and you’re like, well, I plan on playing Rollercoaster Tycoon for as much as it as possible
Has anyone else been in the strangest, most indecipherable headspace of their life lately
Bitch, it’s called trauma! We’re all limping through a fuckin pandemic!
