when james baldwin said “you think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. it was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, who had ever been alive.” I felt that big, big time
Murph: We’ve actually had conversations about how Emily thinks that maybe me and her aren’t soulmates, but her and Bowie, and also her and our stray cat, Stevie, are soul mates? [laughter]
Emily: Stevie is a soulmate.
Jake: Are those painful conversations? [laughter] Where Emily feels more cosmically connected to the stray cat–?
Emily: I just don’t think that humans are necessarily soulmates. Because we talk to each other and our personalities are so–
Caldwell: Okay.
Emily: But like, animals are so instinctual.
Murph: I think Emily’s like, we kind of chose to be together, but like–
Emily: Yes.
Jake: Which is nice.
Murph: Her and the cats are star-crossed.
Caldwell: Gotcha.
Emily: But these cats just came into my life and chose me in a way–and their personalities aren’t as complex as humans. So they can’t be mitigating their own destinies all the time.
Murph: It’s less of like, being devastating and more of like, I do a verbal doubletake. [laughter] Where Emily will say something like that, and I’ll say, “Wait. Did you just say that I am not your soulmate, but several cats are?”
The last time writers and actors went on strike at the same time, Ronald Reagan was head of SAG. If history truly repeats itself as hilariously as it keeps doing, this means in a few years we can expect President Fran Drescher. in this essay i will–
the way cole makes varric conflicted is so delicious i think. most of the characters are uncomfortable around him because they're genuinely terrified of demons and the fade and magic in general but varric is a completely different case. the thing is, he doesn't see cole as a demon at all because he doesn't want to.
he acts like he doesn't care about this stuff. that's a little weird kiddo around here and he wants to befriend him. teach him something even. why not. that's a little guy who's a little too good with knives and can't pick up a single social clue at the same time.
but there it is. the "he could have been a person" line if cole is made more spirit. varric is so upset about it because it's not like he saw cole as, well, a spirit who got a little too human. for varric, he was a human first, a weird kid second. the spirit part didn't even come into consideration because. well. it would make him question things. you know where it goes.
every time he starts bitching about anders he brings up justice. justice drove him mad. justice took over him. justice this, justice that. justice is a scapegoat because the thought that someone varric was friends with was actually willing to blow up the chantry and it wasn't just some evil demon's wish is a very unsettling one. varric's friends may be crazy but they're cool and make no irreversible life decisions of that extent, don't they? blondie turned out this way because he let a demon possess him and make him do terrible things. completely out of the blue.
it's either varric's ex-friend has never been driven crazy by some inherently evil entity and there was a whole other person around him all along and that anger he used to mock was coming from the same place as compassion's urge to become a killer or that little weird but kind kid he started to care about has never been and will never be a real kid. he can't have both. a bitter pill to swallow for someone who has never picked a side in his life
if you are distressed about not receiving a response from someone you'd like to be actively talking to, you have to take a moment. step back from the conversation, put yourself in their shoes. perhaps they're busy with something right now. you have to consider the possibility that maybe they hanging upside down by their ankle. everybody has their own schedule, and sometimes people spend time away from their phone or computer because they are currently suspended from a tree branch by a rope tied around their ankle that they unnoticingly stepped in because it was concealed by a pile of leafs. it's not that they don't want to respond; imagine that they can see their phone screen on the ground below but it's a good few inches out of reach and even if they bounce and flail on the branch their fingertips just can't touch it. sometimes life gets in the way
tumblr user wrenhavenriver this is the best idea I've ever heard
the key to understanding kermit is that line from the original muppet series where lesley anne warren is like "i thought you were the only person here who wasn't crazy" and kermits like "me not crazy? i hired the others" that guy loves chaos. he loves crazy shit, and he loves being the guy who has to handle the crazy shit. he deliberately creates these circumstances! he puts himself in these positions! and then he's like "i cant believe youre making me do this." anyway that frog is more human than any of us
thinking about qunari cuisine resembling korean food again!!! kimchi n fermented radish, lots of spice, lots of tofu n meats, SO MUCH RICE !!! simple buns to eat on the go, just very filling very healthy meals, hardly any waste or extra things. OH MY GOD COLD NOODLES OR KIMBAP
like omg imagine iron bull and the chargers sitting down n having a bbq night,
iron bull MUST cook the meat because “no u dont want to cook it that much krem its gonna be dry n stringy,
dalish its fine if its kind of pink just EAT IT DALISH… see i told you, put some of that cabbage on it.
i know it smells strong that means it TASTES GOOD!”
Warden: You can choose between several origin stories for me and make decisions that will impact the whole playthrough, depending on the origin story you get to know my family and/or friends and the choices you make will impact my later relationship with them, my personal tragedy is the catalyst for the my journey
Hawke: I have only one origin story but my family members are complex and well-written characters, my adventure is very personal and my losses and failures are heart-wrenching moments in the game
Inquisitor: HEY GUYS I JUST WALKED IN HERE WHAT'S UP
thinking about. post Arishok duel. Anders healing Hawke (difficult) (extensive healing needed) (takes an uncomfortably long time) in front of the nobles and the Templars. Meredith holding them back, allowing Anders to heal her newly appointed Champion (for appearance’s sake)(can’t let him die)(the nobles are watching), but as soon as he’s done, she has her Templars move in to arrest him
but Carver (Templar)(does not like Anders)(clutching his brother’s (bloody, unconscious but alive) body) says No, actually, we can’t arrest him, because he’s a Grey Warden and outside our jurisdiction
and Aveline (guard captain)(never liked Anders)(loyal to Hawke) steps in and says He’s right, I’ve been aware of Anders’ assignment the whole time, I’d be happy to show you the paperwork except my office has been destroyed by the invasion that just happened, and the paperwork along with it :/
so Meredith (in public) (watched by nobles (who for once are on the mages (heroes) side)) relents. lets Anders stay free
[ID: screenshot of Varric with a speech bubble next to him that reads, That doesn’t sound right but I don’t know enough about magic to dispute it. /END ID]
varric’s not getting paid enough to deal with this shit
the bad kids putting their own personal decorative choices in Riz’s office as the years go by. an old, signed electric guitar hung on the wall. a well made steel shelf with flowers etched into its sides. an infinite filing cabinet with it’s own magic sorting system. a colorful, crafty picture frame on his desk, protecting a picture of all of them as freshman after defeating Kalvaxus. an ornate model ship that sits in the window, with both halfs of a pair of friendship necklaces with their clasps rusted, hung on the sails. a metal wastebin with sharpie’d signatures on the bottom, which he finds turned upside down constantly
