#am i setting myself up for failure???

[sydneyofalltrades]

feeling a little feisty today so here goes

10k notes on this post and i will post one (1) rtc ship artwork

(bonus: person who gets to 10k will be the one to pick which ship)

EDIT: figures this needs a deadline too so you have until march first!!

edit AGAIN: y’alls missed the deadline but i will still draw the ship artwork! i’ll make a poll and whichever ship wins will get the drawing!

#am i setting myself up for failure? #possibly #is it fun? #absolutely #ride the cyclone #rtc fanart

[sunnymaxxing]

me every monday checking to see if there's a new sunny podcast ep

#sunny podcast #iasip #always sunny #its always sunny in philadelphia #listen i am setting myself up for failure

[tirpse]

#kinnporsche #vegaspete #myedits #.sometimes i think i am not bad at coloring but then other times i set myself up for failure #.by trying to make 2 scenes look good that just dont go together colorwise :) #long posts

[ehgood-enough]

Pieces for the blocks of quilt top number 5 all cut out.

I’m kinda having regrets maybe I’ll pin baste one of the other quilts and put this one off for a bit

#sewing #quilting #why am I trying to set myself up for failure #ugh

[squarebracketsmileyface]

Hi, I keep coming back, but I got another song for you!! Life After Salem by Lil Nas X is so Jay to Alex, but you can even squeeze some Tim in there too!!

NEW SONG WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Okay you know the drill, shitty lyric analysis under the thingy so its all neat and tidy before BAM me spewing a bunch of bullshit about my favorite lil guys. Also this one goes off the rails cos i just finished it with a massive fuck off migraine, so it starts out all detailed then becomes "yes song good good" pretty much lol

You're so right tho, this song is so Jay and Alex.

All of my feelings are gone I left 'em all on the floor Man, who's to blame if you don't love me no more? No, I don't mind, just take whatever you want

Shocker, Alex and Jay singing a duet.

To me the first two lines would be sung by Jay about him hiding his feelings for Alex back in college/uni, pretending he didn't like him or want to be in a relationship with him (beyond just their FWB relationship), pretending he wasn't in love with Alex for years despite knowing that he absolutely was. Probably those lines would be sung by Jay to Alex about their time in College, explaining what he tried to do with his feelings: "I left 'em all on the floor". Those lines would also probably be sung, like, after Alex has said all those nasty things to Jay in the kitchen? Somewhere around then. This is like a song for if they ever actually fucking talked to each other properly lmao.

The next line would be Alex's response, a sort of manipulative way of saying he understands why Jay doesn't trust him anymore, that he understands what he did and why it was cruel. But in that kinda "oh woe is me I'm just the worst" kinda way, yknow? Trying to make Jay go "no, you're not the worst, you're not evil, you just didn't think it's okay!" and give Alex another chance. There'd definitely be a certain level of sincerity as well though, because Alex really does realize that he was pretty damn shitty to Jay. He wants Jay not to love him anymore. He needs Jay not to love him anymore.

Then the last line is kinda both of them, but in different ways, like they'd sing it together but with completely different tones and it'd be so obvious that they're talking about different things. For Jay "No, I don't mind, just take whatever you want" is about how Alex just kinda took and took and took from him throughout their relationship, but it'd also be a kinda, like, good tone? Like Jay's convinced himself that he genuinely doesn't mind how much Alex has taken from him, he kind of likes the fact that he could give Alex that control over him etc? For Alex "No, I don't mind, just take whatever you want" would be a lot more bitter, he feels like Jay is the unreasonable one who just keep's taking, because he's taken Alex's heart (lmao cringe) and Alex was not ready to give it away to him.

Why don't you just take what you want from me? I think you should take what you want and leave Why don't you just take what you want from me? I think you should take what you want and leave

Alex. He wants Jay to have basically everything he's wanted out of their relationship just before he leaves and Alex makes sure that they don't see each other again. Jay gets to kiss Alex, they have sex in a bed, Jay sleeps over, they have breakfast together, etc.

(It is another day now and I have a headache. Thinking is hard, the rest of this is probably gonna be a mess im sorry lol.)

What you want from me? Yeah What you want from me? Yeah

Then just Jay not really knowing why Alex has changed and why he's doing all these nice things for him, so he's just sitting there trying to figure out what Alex wants from him in return for all these nice things. (the answer to that being: alex wants him heartbroken enough to save himself)

Get yourself an Adderall Then throw me up against the wall And kick me when I have to crawl Ooh, I love it when you show no love at all You know I can be your part-time lover Our scars, they'll dance with each other I can be your part-time lover Our scars, they'll dance with each other

Okay, hear me out, this bit's about their dynamic, shocker... even tho it makes it sound a lot more toxic and abusive than it actually was. They were both mostly happy with the dynamic and neither were trying to hurt each other. They just both kinda wanted it to be a romantic relationship when it wasn't, but Alex was scared of that, and Jay wasn't gonna push it for fear of losing what he already had so far. And he'd rather have that than nothing.

"Ooh, I love it when you show no love at all" at first i thought this bit would be Jay, but now that i think about it, it's Alex to me. He liked it when Jay didn't show him any love back in college, because it made it easier to ignore his own feelings for him.

Why don't you just take what you want from me? I think you should take what you want and leave Why don't you just take what you want from me? I think you should take what you want and leave

What you want from me? Yeah What you want from me? Yeah

You're changin' You're changin' every day You played me I let you win again You're changin' You're changin' every day And you're takin' You're takin' everything

They are in fact changing, yup. Probably Jay talking about Alex, Alex changed up their usual dynamic when they got back to his house, then it turned out that all the niceness was just a way to break Jay's heart even worse. He just got his feelings played with, and he didn't really do anything to stop it, because he liked how Alex was treating him too much. Which like, fair.

#Headache is now a migraine and this has sat in my inbox for far too long already. so im just posting it #GREAT SONG MY DUDE. I am simply tired. you can make up some very intelligent song analysis stuff and pretend I said it lol #I may have set myself up for failure by doing my lil lyric analysis things cos now im like #“if i dont do that i will have failed to show i like the song and appreciate being given it oh nooooooo” which is silly but whoops #marble hornets #jay merrick #alex kralie #jaylex #marble hornets fanfic #MH sorry its locked

[corpsepng]

#me at myself currently #I am quite literally setting myself up for failure but I can’t stop I’m so compelled #writing advice

[hearts4pearlescentmoon]

    Today in music we were doing a refresher on ukuleles. I was of course excited because I’ve been wanting to pick up an instrument for a bit now and saw this as the perfect chance

    Midway though class I remembered I have a ukulele at home that my uncle game me when I was like 6

    I get home, do my homework for some classes, ate dinner, sit down with my dusty old ass ukulele and hear, quite obviously, I need to tune it.So I downloaded some app watch like one video and tune it. 

    I practice with the chords we learnt in class and then a thought pops into my head. “I should try and learn euthanasia”

   I still have no idea what any of these letters mean, no idea where to put my fingers when it comes to this note or the other and here I am trying to figure out euthanasia.

  Also apparently there’s different types of ukulele. 

    I am so confused little to no research was done and I’m stubborn so little research will probably be done

#I am setting myself up for failure lol #I am so sorry for anyone who actually know how to play any instrument and reads this #Will wood

[stromerisms]

this paper is going to get a failing grade and i am going to cry so hard about it

#i have spent upwards of twenty hours on research for this paper #the average class grade on papers handed in so far is a 50 something #i just want to be done #i have an exam that actually pertains to my major on tuesday that i haven't even started studying for #i am trying to argue a losing point. my topic assignment literally set me up for this failure lmao #i have resigned myself to my fate

[h0wlsoi]

binging the entire thundercats franchise rn (i am very sane i promise) and the absolute WHIPLASH from roar to 2011 thundercats to 80s thundercats is insane

#i am going through all the stages of grief rn #like oh wait fuck tygra and lion-o are brothers??? #and WHY DOES THE SNARF TALK NOW?? #i don't even know if there is a fandom for this show i am consistently setting myself up for failure with these new hyperfixations #also they really did my girl cheehtara dirty in 2011...

[lazarusstumbles]

My plans re: romance were rooted in the knowledge that nobody would ever want to date me or ask me out so like I planned to be single at least until university, where I’d vaguely kiss and maybe hook up with a few people, then move on to adult life wherein I’d maybe get into a handful of shitty relationships before eventually settling down with a guy that’s pleasant to live with (we would have separate bedrooms & separate love lives + be more cordial roommates than anything) and is as uninterested in me as I am him but we both need the marriage for the benefits & to get our families off our backs & we both claim to be infertile and only see each other weekly or so. So that kept in mind I am doing amazing in the romance department rn

#mine #i expected to die without experiencing any real romantic connection partly bc i would be too scared to seek it out knowing i'll be rejected #& partly bc i would never give it much importance bc i dislike setting myself up for failure & partly bc i'm deeply unlovable. to most #so like i am on cloud 9 rn

[zemnarihah]

only options... this is how literally all of the classes i still need are except actually most of those only have one section. so.

#i know im being a baby but its just not realistic to have an 8 am class like that is literally setting myself up for failure. but its #basically my only choice if i want to take more than like 4 credits next semester.... fuuuuuck! #also the evening class is just as big of a problem bc i work evenings. idk what to doooo #hopefully they announce more sections bc most of the classes i need literally just have one which i think is... insane #but registration starts this week. so.

[crying-in-converse]

i actually can not stufdy rn why isnt my brain working

#i want a break but am i just setting myself up for failure???? #npnonoonono maybe i will just chill #i think ive earned it #maybe #noromo35 talks

[gurorori]

im so so sad i wish i could be an adult

#does anyone else get terrified of the fact they will never be an adult and adequately perform adulthood in any capacity #it might be subjective but i know i can't. everyone around us can without question but the moment i try my brain fails #im terrified of doing anything to escape this household bc i will be all on omy own #and i know i can't do that i will not survive but i have no choice and no support system i have NO ONE to rely on i have no outside contact #im so so scared. i was not taught any of the life skills and ilack the capacity to think or act like an adult and i know it's not something #i can acquire at all because everyone did by now. everyone did i wish i wasnt perpetually left behind and flailing trying to stay afloat #i hate everyone around me who set us up for failure i hate them for not being able to provide me at least the care and support i need #if i can hold down a job and that's very very questionable i will at least be happy with myself. that's something. #it's scary and so alienating snd i wouldn't wish it upon anyone i just can't function on the same level #something tells me it's okay bc normal brains supposedly don't finish developing til 25 but this is not considering developmental disability #but im so scared of being seen as incompetent and unserious and unreliable when we're already in our twenties #i wish someone could relate #maybe it's something to do with my source too as a system but i still genuinely feel like not a single thing changed since our teens i feel #so stuck and so stunted #i am nothing. perhaps. #vent #? idont even knoe

[coredrill]

if i go to cons this year and there is no bravern for sale i am going to be So sad lmao

#setting myself up for failure cause i know mecha hardly gets rep at cons BUT STILL #this show is eating my brain and i am so happy to let it do so #t.txt

[crystal-jack-asripines]

Sometimes I hate my brain because when I watch movies I like to place myself in the main character’s position and imagine how I’d respond to certain events instead, what different things I’d do that could change the story or barely change it at all but still make it fit me better.

All that to say, I imagined an elaborate romantic plot line between Ladybug!Me and Mr. Tangerine Bullet Train and my heart is both broken and aflame

#it’s my fault really. when both him and mr wolf appeared my brain went “oh look at these handsome blokes I wanna kiss them so bad” #then mr wolf DIED INSTANTLY so like. I just set myself up for failure #anyways I hope there are a lot of fanfics about him because I am unfortunately down bad #movie was fucking AWESOME btw please watch it if you can I loved it a lot #I got to see it WITH CAPTIONS in theatres so I had even MORE fun understanding wtf they were saying #bullet train #tangerine bullet train #guys I’m serious though. he looks like a cute rogue or a sexy pirate and I wanna hold him in my arms and kiss him on the forehead it’s BADDD

[takaraphoenix]

The fact that a whole season of a remake of Queer as Folk dropped four days ago and I had not heard a single word about it prior, nor since the release, makes me very vary to be honest.

I heard about First Kill over a year in advance. There was hype and announcement. This just... dropped. Didn’t see trailers, didn’t hear anyone talk about it at all, not in the time leading up to it, nor see any form of reviews from anyone who might have seen this. Rarely ever a good sign, especially with the short-lived attention that the whole-season-release usually get; a week after release, barely anyone still talks about it even if the show was good.

#Queer as Folk #Queer as Folk (2022) #am I gonna check it out anyway? #most likely yes. I loved the US version #am I setting myself up for failure? #oh for SURE yeah #even the L Word reboot was being talked about #but this just... happened