#sorry to write micro poetry in the tags. but not really.

[lakeinstillness]

thinking a lot about entry 73 where brian takes off his mask and walks through the city like a normal person. running out of meds and on his way to tims house. years of hiding and never saying things outright and still having to pretend like youre a person who can interact with the people.

#snarling animal imagery. are you a human or do you feel like youre surrounded on all sides. walls closing in. #sorry to write micro poetry in the tags. but not really. #people talk about jay dehumanizing himself to become a passive observer. theres something about becoming so obsessed with a mission #that you become it. youre no longer yourself. entirely in the rising action of the story rushing to the conclusion. #this is to say how do you go out and interact with people even minimally pretending to be a person when all your emotions #are so tied up in this anger. and youve only been able to express this indirectly. spoken in strange ways. let out in unhealthy methods. #speaking as someone who deals with mental illness. #marble hornets #I dont think this will turn up in the tag. but sure. Ill put it there. #I think hes tired. #I know I am.

[stormofblue-blog]

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[jurassicsuburbia]

Choose One

I was tagged by @abnormalbox (I love youuuu!) ((Also this is pretty long so I’m gonna put it under the cut.

CHOOSE ONE! Then tag 10 followers!

1. Hugs or kisses? Hugs

2. Night or Day? Night

3. Internet or TV? Internet

4. Sweet or Sour? Sour

5. Red, White, or Blue? Red

6. 1800s or 1900s? 1900s

7. Space or the Ocean? Space

8. Ice-Cream or Frozen? idk what Frozen is (like the movie??) but Ice Cream

9. Reading or Writing? Reading

10. Raining or Sunny? Usually raining, but I’m sick of rain rn so Sunny

11. Winter or Summer? Winter

12. Spring or Autumn/Fall? Fall 

13. Too cold or too warm? Too cold

14. Elevators or Escalators? Escalators

15. Apples or Oranges? Oranges

16. Fire or Ice? Ice 

17. Plane Crash or Car Crash? No

18. Planes or Boats? Boats

19. The Sea or a Pool? The Sea

20. Singing or Dancing? I can do neither, but Singing? I guess?

21. Long Hair or Short Hair? So I’ve always had it pretty short, but when I feel more like a girl I really want long hair, but when I feel more masculine I wanna keep my short hair, so depends on my gender???

22. January or December? December

23. 1st. Child - Boy or Girl? I don’t really want kids, but maybe boy?

24. Chocolate Sauce or Strawberry Sauce? Chocolate Sauce

25. Coffee or Tea? Coffee

26. In your Coffee/Tea - Sugar or No? I always get sugar in my everyday, but if I’m on my 3rd cup of the day, I go no sugar.

27. Gif or Jif? I go both, I’m sorry, I do not care

28. Science or Religion? (I’m not religious, so science I guess?) I don’t like this tho, cause people can have both? Not ll religious people don’t believe in science?

29. Tornado or Hurricane? Hurricane

30. Black or White? Black

31. Laptop or Desktop? Laptop

32. Cat or Dog? Cat

33. Chicken or Turkey? Turkey

34. Shower or Bath? Shower

35. Disneyland or Universal Studios? I’ve only been to Universal? 

36. Potatoes - Mashed or Baked? No

37. Eggs - Fried, Boiled, Scrambled, or Poached? Fried in bread

38. Cake or Pie? Cake, unless. it’s my dad’s pies, then pie

39. Ben and Jerry’s or Häagen-Dazs? Ben and Jerry’s

40. Christmas or Halloween? Halloween

41. Books or Magazines? Books

42. Inside or Outside? Outside

43. Movies or TV Shows? TV Shows

44. McDonald’s or Burger King? McDonald’s

45.The Past or the Future? Future

46. Superpowers - Fly or Read Minds? Fly

47. Piercings or Tattoos? Tattoos

48. End of the World - Zombies or WWIII? No

49. Starbucks or Subway? Starbucks

50. Love or Lust? Love

51. Kitten, Puppy, or Micro-pig? Kitten

52. If you could, which you stop - 9/11 or Holocaust? Holocaust

53. Merpeople or Unicorns? Merpeople

54. America or Britain? No

55. Dumbledore or Gandalf? No

56. Ninjas or Pirates? Pirates

57. Firefox, Safari, or Chrome? Safari

58. Marvel or DC? DC

59. Pepsi or Coke? Coke

60. Circus or Amusement Park? Amusement Park

61. eBook or Physical Book? Physical Book

62. Greek or Roman? Greek

63. Thor or Loki? Loki

64. Sam or Dean Winchester? ...

65. Stefan or Damon Salvatore? Who?

66. Brown or White Bread? White Bread

67. Sunrise or Sunset? Sunset

68. Drought or Flood? No

69. Trains or Bus? Trains

70. Kids or Pets? Pets

71. Poetry or Song Lyrics? Poerty

72. Horror Movie or Chick Flick? Chick Flick

73. Play Video Games on - PC or Console (X-Box/Playstation)? I don’t

74. Cookies or Donuts? Cookies

75. Saturday or Sunday? Saturday

76. Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter? Harry Potter

77. Bands or Solo Artists? Bands

78. Art or Music? Art

79. Get lost in London or Paris? Paris

80. New Years Eve or Christmas Eve? Christmas Eve

81. Museums or Nature Parks? Museums

82. Lightning or Thunder? Lightning

83. Lions, Tigers, or Bears? Lions

84. Popcorn or Candy Floss/Cotton Candy? Popcorn

85. Be stuck in a room with - Clowns or Insects? Clowns

86. Soup or Salad? Soup

87. Asks or Fanmail? Asks

88. Scottish Accent or Irish Accent? ???? Scottish?

89. Friends or The Big Bang Theory? Friends

90. Supernatural or The Vampire Diaries? .....

91. The Simpsons or Family Guy? The Simpsons

92. Toothache or Earache? Neither????

93. X-men or Guardians of the Galaxy? Guardians of the Galaxy

94. Be stranded in Antartica or Sahara Desert? Antartica

95. Penguins or Polar Bears? Polar Bears

96. Frozen or Tangled? Tangled

97. Snowmen or Icebergs? Snowmen

98. Handwritten Letter or Email? Handwritten letters are sweet but just fucking email me

99. Apple or Android? Apple

100. The end or the Beginning? The Beginning

I tag @daughterlexas @dayengale @juliannajoymusic @dadinof @raise-your-hand-if-youre-bored 

#about me #i speak #tagge #tag game