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Miss Congeniality (2000) dir. Donald Petrie

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Derek Penix, Peaches, Oil

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we were so right when we invented the concept of friendship bracelets and wedding bands and the like. just matchy stuff in general. to feel this piece of jewelry on your skin and to fidget with it, a physical reminder of your connection with this other person who’s so important to you. to know they’re also wearing the other half of the pair, or group of 3 or more, because they love you too…

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the beautiful thing about holding onto hope is that even when your heart is broken, you can still say, “i hope i can learn something wonderful from this.”

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Advice, like youth, probably just wasted on the young, Mary Schmich [transcript in ALT]

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“The worst pain in the world is shame. I spend a lot of time trying to not do anything bad to anyone, but you can’t live your life and not hurt people. Pretty recently, I did something that I’m really not proud of, and it shocked me. I thought, “I’m a really fucking bad person.” But I realized that something good came out of it because now I have to be a lot less judgmental of others. Everything can make you a more compassionate person if you use it that way.”

— Fiona Apple for Pitchfork, JUNE 4 2012

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tradgedy enjoyers when you look into the eyes of your worst enemy and can only see yourself

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Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951)

Visitation, 2023

Oil on canvas

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rosie (@rosieroot) / X (twitter.com)

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please document your life; take pictures and videos, keep a journal & record voice memos…the most insignificant moments will become some of your favourite memories one day

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Debbie Harry of Blondie on a tour bus, travelling to Philadelphia in 1978.

Photo : Martyn Goddard.

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William H. Hays (United States)

Island Universe

reduction lino print   

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Puppies getting warm and toasty by the fire, ok?