#but i want to learn

[lucidloving]

Isabel Allende, The House of The Spirits // Anne Carson, Red Doc> // F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Short Stories // Ocean Vuong, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous // 肉包不吃肉, The Husky and His White Cat Shizun // Bernhard Schlink, The Reader (trans. Carol Brown Janeway) // Heart Like Yours— Willamette Stone

#theme: clumsy in love #theme: learning to love #can i be loved? #you're telling me these feelings are for me? #how do i hold them? #i want to keep them safe but i don't know if my hands are made for this #but i want to learn #i want to learn how to love and be loved #web weaving #webs #aesthetic #poetry #prose #prose poetry #song lyrics #collage #literature #novels #quotes #book quotes #love

[youngpeachenthusiast]

i do not have the right words for this but honestly patience is such a precious skill. life is so fast and messy and difficult and i find that the most special moments for me are where someone is being patient and kind to me. i hope i can also learn to be patient and kind to everyone.

#elliot talks #on love #on feelings #i am not very patient #but i want to learn

[pockyneedssleep]

Heads up for those who are actually gonna read this: I write the way I talk and how my thoughts come to me so this is mostly a ramble sorry in advance- okay so i just had a brainthought and I wanna know if it makes sense

so in one of my favorite fanfictions like, ever, 'Lily's Boy' by SomewheresSword on AO3 (is it the letter O or the number 0?) there's several convos on how pureblood ideology works and what is causing it to be that way and i also keep seeing posts of older, one could say vintage, queers (that was a reference directed specifically at my mum pls don't take it personal-) complaining ig about baby gays not really understanding their history (tbh i kinda fall under that but I'm learning slowly so that's cool) and therefore like,,, making assumptions ig? and taking certain things to extremes? like, in the fanfic most of the problems purebloods have with muggleborns/kids born to non-magical folks (muggle sounds kinda rude to me-) is fears that

a. their continued existence might breach the statue of secrecy and then we get witch trials all over again and

2. if too much of non-mag culture leaks in what will become of the old traditions? like, how yule and samhain aren't really like, celebrated at hogwarts? it's just cristmas and Halloween? and what about the solstices? and I think somewhere it said that the old holidays were banned but that could've been another fic bc I read a LOT (it's kinda a problem actually-) but my point IS, there are also non-mag things that would make sense to have, like lined paper and like, PENS and PENCILS because quills are annoying and does anyone like, teach the kids coming from non-magical households that kinda stuff? like, how the government works or how house elves work (I have mixed feelings about both of these but that's for another ramble) and it kinda seems like that's stuff they SHOULD KNOW??? anyways, what I'm getting at here is that the same sort of problem seems to be happening here too?

as younger generations are dealing with being queer/lgbtqia+ they are also dealing with the prejudices that come with it in a world that kinda accepts them, but also one that does it in a kinda performative way, specifically with companies?

and to me, it seems like a lot of assumptions are being made by the younger generations, but also I personally don't understand all of the problems that older generations are seeing, and i'd like to. tl;dr: I am confused about generational differences and issues therein and if someone with a higher brain capacity could please explain what the baby gays are doing wrong I would greatly appreciate it thank you goodtimezone

-candi, pocky, and Pothos of the Dowt System

edit: okay i am still reading posts and this is not about the trans-masc exclusion, I do get why that's wrong and bad. -candi ah yes, narrowing down the search results. -pocky shut up pocky/pos -candi

#lgbtq #lgbtpeople #lgbtqa #i am very confused #but i want to learn #and understand #idk how to tag sorry #i just hope this gets out there

[narcan-necromancer]

I don't know how to put on fake lashes.

#but i want to learn #but it's so hard lol

[doccywhomst]

#i’ve been thinking abt that cringe post #i think the latent feelings behind ‘cringe’ are shame and sometimes envy/bitterness #same vibes as when six year olds say ‘those toys are for babies’ if they’ve been shamed for their age by older kids #anyway. i think part of the healing process is realizing that shame puts you at war with yourself bc part of yourself is a social being! #and that part of you wants community and acceptance (maybe love). shame is the absence of acceptance #unlearning shame means learning self-love and gaining the confidence to find your people #jerma #cw jerma #(someone asked me to tag lol)

[koddlet]

personal rules for winter ❄

#this was fun bc i didn't intend for it to be kind of cryptic #i just wanted to make some reminders for myself about winter cuz i never learn #especially the back cover which i guess isn't really a rule but still stands. i'm in a rural place so when it gets dark it's Dark #and its hard to want to do anything #zine #mini zine #illustration #nonfandom #analogue art

[mrtequilasunset]

Listen man, you guys can't be like "you guys need to be normal about asexuality" and then turn around and get weirdly judgemental when you find out someone doesn't have sex by choice. Like that's weird that some of you do that.

#like I love sex im glad we're hyping it up #but also genuinely some of you have got to learn how to be normal around people who dont want to have sex #even if you're not talking about asexuality when you say stuff like that you're still being a weirdass #im not ace myself but i keep seeing posts that come across like they're taking it personally that other people don't want to have sex #it sounds like theyre trying to prove something to someone

[throesofincreasingwonder]

"A story doesn't need a theme in order to be good" I'm only saying this once but a theme isn't some secret coded message an author weaves into a piece so that your English teacher can talk about Death or Family. A theme is a summary of an idea in the work. If the story is "Susan went grocery shopping and saw a weird bird" then it might have themes like 'birds don't belong in grocery stores' or 'nature is interesting and worth paying attention to' or 'small things can be worth hearing about.' Those could be the themes of the work. It doesn't matter if the author intended them or not, because reading is collaborative and the text gets its meaning from the reader (this is what "death of the author" means).

Every work has themes in it, and not just the ones your teachers made you read in high school. Stories that are bad or clearly not intended to have deep messages still have themes. It is inherent in being a story. All stories have themes, even if those themes are shallow, because stories are sentences connected together for the purpose of expressing ideas, and ideas are all that themes are.

#original post #text post #500 #1k #2k #btw i know my definition of death of the author is loosey goosey here #it wasn't the main point so i went informal with it! as ppl in the tags have pointed out it isn't exact #and i do recommend reading the wikipedia article or similar (possibly even the essay itself if you're narsty) if you want to learn more! #wasn't expecting this to take off so my apologies to my barthes-heads out there #love you mwah #5k #10k #15k #20k

[nemkero]

rewatching atla after like 10 years and zuko is so insanely pitiful

#i want to dunk him in water #and wring him out like a towel #zuko... zuko you are so lame... #zukooo.... zukoooooo.... #(he is so me) #get off of my SCREEN #will def draw more atla btw #learning how to draw the gaang rn #atla #avatar the last airbender #avatar #zuko #atla zuko #atla fanart #atla art

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

Of the 19 hijackers who carried out the Sept 11 attacks:

15 were from Saudi Arabia (a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

2 were from the United Arab Emirates (also a powerful/oil-rich country the U.S. works hard to maintain diplomatic relations with)

1 was from Egypt, 1 from Lebanon.

None of the hijackers were from Iraq.

None of the Sept 11 hijackers were Iraqi.

None of the 9/11 hijackers were from Iraq.

#9/11 #serious post #not a shitpost #this should be one of the first things kids learn when they learn about the 9/11 attacks #politics #this is just...it's such an essential and brazen fact and i rarely see basic outrage over it #i want outrage. i want fury. i want disgust over the way fundamental facts are disguised and discarded and downplayed #because there are things we should KNOW. basic fact we should ALL KNOW. and they are tucked away in the footnotes. #and no this is NOT to put the blame on other middle eastern countries #we know this was carried out by a specific terrorist organization not a national government #but King George the Second decided (and was encouraged by his cabinet!) to invade a nation! #a nation that was not at all related or responsible!!! #a dictatorship to be sure--but a dictatorship that King George the First had been happy to support #so what changed? why did we go in guns blazing to DEMOLISH a country *we had NO PLANS OF REPAIRING*??? #well. because they wanted a villain didn't they. a nice clean war. clarity of purpose. us the heroes against them the villains #and when you're in that mindframe--truth is irrelevant. you can pick your villain (your victim) by rolling a roulette wheel #truth is irrelevant #worse: to the people in charge #truth is a HINDRANCE #'Alternative facts' existed long before it became a catchphrase #facts don't matter. truth doesn't matter. the impulses of a handful of volatile & rich & power-high people--that's History. congratulations

[gibbearish]

love when ppl defend the aggressive monetization of the internet with "what, do you just expect it to be free and them not make a profit???" like. yeah that would be really nice actually i would love that:)! thanks for asking

#yes i want things to be free like ??? that is not a weird desire #'but but it costs money to keep up' ok and? how is that my problem #the government has plenty of murder dollars they could reallocate a few to make internet services universal if they wanted #also these companies were perfectly capable of supporting themselves before the internet got drowned with ads so ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ #edit: muting notifs on this post bc new additions have kind of petered out #so no one feel bad about adding something someone else has said‚ it is not bothering me im just trying to keep my #notifs page cleanish lol #also since i saw some people are being redirected to read my tags: firstly hiiiiii this is a special secret message for you:3 #secondly i have learned since making this that the reason they were able to support themselves previously was because #of investors bankrolling everything #and theyre now finally realizing that theyre never going to actually make a profit and arent as willing to invest #however thats just a minor correction and doesnt change my overall point #once again. so many murder dollars #so thats why im just adding it here in the tags rather than making an actual correction #anyways . love yall 💕 #origibberish #bigger gibbers

[astearisms]

catalysts, protectors

#man those episodes #so many things put into perspective #like Simon’s role as a protector and his kindness and empathy and compassion and existence being the catalyst for the rest of ooo to #flourish #and Betty is a protector of Simon #I wonder if the last two episodes will explore more of her character? there’s so much to be explored about her giving so much of herself #to Simon but not thinking about what she wants for herself #do we get to explore her feelings or see her at all? will she have changed or learned to let go #I think there will be some sort of closure for the both of them #but at what cost #I am still crying over that scene with Simon’s memory of Betty and their song #my art #fionna and cake #fionna and cake spoilers #simon petrikov #betty grof #petrigrof #golbetty

[bookwyrminspiration]

If I knew how to draw it would be over for you hoes <- is an artist

#shitpost #artist shitpost #I want to draw chorus of dragons fanart SO BAD but I have a vision beyond my skill level… #FUCK #I have to TRY #and LEARN #and PUT IN EFFORT #ugh #ridiculous

[tariah23]

The manga industry, especially JUMP, needs to hurry up and do away with weekly scheduling for mangaka. There needs to better regulations put into place for their health and safety because this is pitiful. Two weeks - monthly updates should’ve already been the standard for the manga industry at this point. These money grabbers will only continue to put the lives of these artists at stake for the sake of capitalism unless some serious changes are implemented.

#it’s just??? #at the end of the day all these people want to do is draw and write their stories and share them with the world #why is death from stress the end game for so many of them #this should not be part of the package when finally deciding that this is what you want to do with your life #rambling #I still never got over miura’s passing man #and Togashi is still here but he’s been suffering from the consequences of overwork #it’s just… all so bleak #fans just need to learn to be patient if these changes are ever made and to be respectful #your fav series is not gonna die just because you can’t get it right now #I’m glad that gege does this now like he takes a break every 2-3 chapters and that’s good #this should be normalized

[vistarya]

May I have this dance, Mrs Tims?

#sorry guys I know yall want to ship him with the party but I’m a chilchuck x his estranged wife truther and I’m making content for ME!!!! #I’m an advocate for wife guy chilchuck. I think he loves his wife!!! I think he wants to fix his family!!! #life’s too short when you’re a half foot to waste it arguing with the ones you love and I think he’s learned that #chilchuk tims #chilchuck’s wife #dungeon meshi #dunmeshi #delicious in dungeon #my art #art #illustration #sketch

[squidsmeister]

dungeon meshi is my favorite road-trip comedy film

#dungeon meshi #my art #laios thorden #senshi #marcille #chilchuck #chilchack #izatsumi #laois #laius thorden #sorry guys I don’t know which spelling is correct here #chilchucks car is a beat up beige Honda civic #laois never got a license because even though he’s actually a good driver he just never cared enough to do it #plus he wants to travel in some wacky way. like on a five person tandem bicycle or some shit #marcille never got a license because just fucking look at her #plus she gets motion sick in cars. she just would #senshi walks everywhere and has no need for cars #izatsumi just learned what a car was two days ago and she’s pissed that chilchuck doesn’t have a lambo #chilchuck doesn’t have time for any of this. he has to get his daughter to soccer practice at 5