One thing that genuinely amazes me about Ghost of Tsushima is just how lonely the second half of the game feels. Lonely and tragic. Don’t get me wrong, I think that’s a good thing, cause after all that happened throughout the game I really felt with Jin. I wanted to end this war and return home. And I think the setting of this frozen, barren north really adds onto that feeling nicely.
This is the first thing that pops into my mind whenever I think of John Carter. Also the fact that this man was the first crush I ever had. ❤💕
I could be a competent surgeon. I could learn the techniques, the mechanics. But I'll never be a great surgeon. Dr. Anspaugh, I could be a great doctor. A doctor who spends time with his patients, who's there for them. I'm good at it. Really good. I could make a difference in people's lives. Don't make me give that up. Please don't make me waste it.
I wish rich people went back to keeping artists as pets. Like when you’re wealthy enough you pick a cool weirdo to do regular commissions for you, and if you really want to flex on your peers, you’ve got several.
And you visit them every once in a while like “hello, I’ve paid for your rent and your tools, have you worked on that commission giant oil painting of me getting sucked off by my political opponent, who is unfortunately still the mayor of this town, like I requested?”
And your favourite feral art person looks up - mouth full of gravel and completely surrounded by art-related trash like “no, but I designed a helicopter.”
And you’re like “that’s fucking lit, the mayor doesn’t have a helicopter. Please carry on as you have.”
I feel like “main character” syndrome many people seem to exhibit these days, coupled with the illusion of availability that celebrities, musicians, and pop culture figures have on their social media, has led to a HUGE sense of entitlement among many people these days, the band you went to see does NOT owe you a meet-and-greet or a selfie or an autograph or anything at all tbh, they’re most likely probably tired after their show and want to relax but they also might be willing to engage with fans for a short time, please play nice and be respectful and do not abuse this privilege if they decide to do this, if they find these activities to be stressful or not rewarding they will stop doing them altogether
I'm rereading the hunger games and I'm on catching fire and I just noticed this part where Johanna says that she brought Nuts and Volts for Katniss and actually explains why, not like in the movies
And I really don't know why this means so much to me. I think seeing her in the book shes so much more open and emotional, not just angry and loud like she is in the movies. Reading this part just makes me see how vulnerable she could be and how smart she is to read the room and see in order to get in with Katniss she needed to have something she wanted. And she won her games by pretending to be weak until there were only a few people left. Johanna is really one of the smartest and resourceful tributes
“I wasn’t the only one, but I was the most popular, and perhaps the most defenseless, because the people I loved were so defenseless. To make themselves feel better, my patrons would make presents of money or jewelry, but I found a much more valuable form of payment.”