#the folly of youth!!!!

[judasisgayriot]

obligatory rant like the one i just had to my parents and my poor gf about how im about to turn 30 but i dunno what to do with myself or my life xx

#being in your 20s can suck but im rly staring down the barrel of 30 like what do i do lol #my job is... fine #i have like no career aspirations. or hobbies #or like. things i wanna do with my life. is it just this forever. #and i feel like ive drifted apart from all my friends over the last few years so now i feel like anni no-mates irl #ITS THE EXISTENTIAL DREAD LADS #i was probably making the same posts on this very blog when i turned 20 lmao but i was 20 then. #the folly of youth!!!! #anni rambles #is anyone else on the bad side of 25 or is it just me and soul punk patrick.

[subzeroparade]

and i keep my doubts at the back of my mind can i love you in the meantime?

#moon divorce people come get your juice #bloodborne #laurence the first vicar #gehrman the first hunter #“maybe we shouldn't start a cult after graduation” #the folly of youth

[n0brainjustvibes]

every day I wish for a Taylor Doesn't Turn Herself In AU simply so she can interact with Accord. I want Taylor "raised by an English professor" Hebert to bond with Accord over ruthless supervillainy for the greater good, the importance of public infrastructure, and respecting good old English grammar.

#I think Accord would afford her grudging respect #she's disorderly but he can generously attribute that to the Folly of Youth #she's got the spirit #he leaves with distaste for most of the Undersiders but a vague hope that The Kids Are Alright #taylor muses about the arrogance of imposing your idea of a perfect world upon others through conquest #this is of course covering the fact that her distrust for authority is screaming at her and she does not want Accord controlling HER #she then is like “gotta go! I have civilians questioning my absolute rule and black widows to put on their balls” #taylor hebert #self aware queen #worm #worm spoilers #skitter #accord #parahumans #wormblr

[ansburg]

bg3 fans showing their da leanings in how allergic they are to nuance 😔

#likeeeee can't y'all let your faves have some bad traits. seriously. #my fyp had some longass meta on how ga!e's folly isn't really a tale in hubris but in approval seeking #and that certainly is a component of his character fr #but are we really going to ignore the myriad of stories gale tells the pc about how someone tells him not to do something #and how he does it anyway? #and how in his youth he was spared poor outcomes either by luck or by the intervention of others #save for the uhhhh orb. which was a fafo situation #LIKE it irks me to no end that a character can't have flaws without fans needing to smooth them into something so woobifying #'it's a little hubris but REALLY he's a burnt out gifted kid like me 🥺🥺🥺 his need for validation is his WORST trait' #i just know that when interviewers ask them 'what's something you need to improve on' it's some ~im too hardworking~ shit 😔 #sorry i will be sexualizing gale for his dual arrogance AND poor self-esteem

[the-stove-is-on-fire]

Are you back? How were those months of peace without us weird people? (◠‿・)—☆

Sadly devoid of weirdos 😔

More or less officially back, yes! Though handling Phase Three of life has taken much of my time and I don't think I'll ever be as active as I was before.

But I ventured out of my cave and explored new horizons, found new fellows, and got a gig that affords me my earthly possessions. All is well and I have new projects in the works :)!

#stove replies #ask #phase three is the 'find out' period after the 'fuck around' phase also known as 'the folly of youth'

[thegloriousolivethomas]

Lobby cards from Youthful Folly (1920)

#Olive Thomas #silent film #silent film era #vintage #old hollywood #Youthful Folly

[lydiacatfish]

there's a bit in the new camelot soundtrack (i'm not sure if it's in the original or not because i haven't seen it) where arthur realizes "i'm not a man... i'm a king" and it just breaks my heart!!

#guys help i'm getting way into the camelot revival #i feel a nebulous desire to write some king arthur stuff now from watching/listening to it #the most famous king there ever was and his far too human wife and best friend #(i know king arthur wasn't real. i'm just being emotional.) #because king arthur IS the archetype of the good wise king. he gets to be flawed in his youth but by adulthood it seems like he's always #more of a symbol than anything else #but the thing with guinevere and lancelot is ALWAYS that despite their connection to him THEY'RE the ones that make human mistakes #arthur's biggest mistake is a consequence of his position and youthful folly (mordred) #side note did you know on desktop you can edit tags now #ahhh i'm gonna read the once and future king again aren't i

[howifeltabouthim]

. . . I was young and therefore insane.

Catherine Lacey, from Biography of X

#when you are young they assume you know nothing #young #insane #reckless #young and crazy #wild #youth #folly #foolish #i being young and foolish #quotes #lit #words #excerpts #quote #literature #catherine lacey #biography of x

[freezegirl]

it's really okay if this is not your thing .

fillory & further // @danversiism

"no it's really not." surely by now carol realizes who she's talking to? permafrost - leander - and ganga - saraswati - are retired now and they retired sooner than planned due to baron battle, but they weren't always. a goossens is a goossens inside and outside the house. and anything a goossens sets their mind to, they will do perfectly. or else, why bother at all? and for all intents and purposes, khione is a goossens, still. "i'm not tired; i can go again. as many times as i need to. it'll click, one way or another. it has to. besides, we've got the same doctor on speed dial. sort of."

#danversiism #freeze girl / answered. #freeze girl / marvel. #//ah the folly of youth sfdhidsfhiu #//but also yes i did steal carol's doctor bc i needed a sidekick for kie's mom lmfao #//and i also stole that other minor character bc i needed a sidekick for kie's dad lololol #queue.

[persephoneflowerpetals]

Also the only kid that Plutus could have is based on this work called In praise of folly.

"Folly parades as a goddess, offspring of Plutus, the god of wealth and a nymph, Youth. She was nursed by two other nymphs, Inebriation and Ignorance." It was made by a guy named Erasmus who created the work as a satire. So Plutus classical mythology wise doesn't have kids unless you want to base it on that thing from that work.

Wow, I actually had no idea that Plutus had a daughter in a Greek fable! That’s actually really cool and super sweet! I can totally imagine. Plutus finally settling down with a wife and having kids somewhere down the road lol.

He finds a sweet little nymph (Youth) that loves him for him and not for his money (because he’s definitely had that problem where his lovers would try to use him for money) and he marries her and has a little girl (Folly) that he spoils to no end lol.

I’d say Folly would probably be goddess of precious gems since her father is god of wealth lol. I also like the idea of her being goddess of foolishness since that’s the definition of “folly” lol, but I think precious gems suits her better. Actually, I think goddess of entitlement would actually be pretty funny too lol! Also I can totally see her being the stuck-up, snobby, bratty cousin of Zagreus, Melinoe, and Macaria lmao. Like, she’s so spoiled by Plutus that she gets away with almost everything and gets whatever she wants, so she’s very entitled and is just an all around brat while Hades’ kids are very well behaved despite being brought up in a decently wealthy family too.

Youth, I would think, is a pretty good mom. She actually disciplines Folly and tries not to spoil her. However, Plutus is ALWAYS spoiling Folly and lets her get away with bad behavior and whatnot. I wouldn’t say Folly is a TOTAL brat, I’d describe her as being mostly like Angelica from Rugrats (or even Princess Morebucks from The Powerpuff Girls, but less evil lol). She’s an only child coming from a rich family, so she’s treated like a princess and pretty much expects everyone to treat her as such. She acts like an adorable little angel around her parents and the grown ups in her family, but when it comes to other kids or her cousins, she acts like a spoiled brat lol. And she does have her bratty moments when she’ll throw a tantrum in front of the adults when they don’t let her have her way, but as I said, Youth actually disciplines her while Plutus just kinda bribes her into good behavior lol.

Actually that reminds me of that one meme from Rugrats lmao, like what if Hades and Persephone had to babysit Folly lmao

Hades: *tiredly making chocolate pudding in the kitchen*

Persephone: *walks in* Hades…what are you doing?

Hades: (tiredly) Making chocolate pudding.

Persephone: Honey, it’s 3 AM. Why the heck are you making chocolate pudding?

Hades: (tiredly) Because I’ve lost control of my life…

#ask #anon ask #greek mythology #plutus #macaria #zagreus #melinoe #persephone #hades #folly #youth #hercules movie/series au #rambles #long ramble

[isfjmel-phleg]

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#random personal stuff #pointless personal story ahead #when I was sixteen we had an ancient computer known derogatorily as Myrtle the Turtle #it was a PAIN doing anything on it #everything took forever #and when you've got a parentally-mandated mere forty-five minutes of internet time a day this is frustrating #I was very annoyed about this one evening #pacing in and out of the computer room ranting to my siblings while waiting for something to load #finally I had had it and sat down hard on the wooden arm of the futon in the main basement room #except I misjudged the location of the arm #and landed on the pointed corner #it hurt. a lot. #stupidity hurt too #we never had it looked at because I guess it was concluded that nothing much could be done about it? #but it hurt for a long time #that was nearly half my life ago #and it STILL comes back periodically to be annoying - namely this week #it's not horrible but it would be nice if the Follies of My Youth could finally determine that I have Learned My Lesson and leave me alone #(I have in fact learned nothing about not getting carried away with angry rants but the pain doesn't need to know that)

[jonny-versace]

Middle aged? 🤨🤨🤨🤨

oh my god I didn't actually see that part when I reblogged it. How embarrassing! A facepalm moment for me, a 21 year old, for certain

#tbf me being 19 years old could still count as middle aged depending on when i cark it #but yes a very silly mistake for me to make #the folly of youth indeed

[branmer]

when I was a kid I used to walk past this shop that sold fancy gifts including stationary, and one of the objects of interest was a beautiful notebook with an embroidered cover and beading detail that came in its own little box. every time I went past that shop I would go in and ogle that notebook and think of how wonderful it would be to write in it, how special, how I had just the story that needed this notebook, and so I saved up and got birthday money and one day I bought that book and took it home brimming with excitement thinking about how I was going to write my fantasy trilogy in it and it was going to be great and and and... and what actually happened was that I was so terrified of besmirching the notebook that I would write a little and it would be ugly and bad and in my horror I would tear out the page to start anew and I kept doing this until all that was left was the pretty beaded cover hanging loose and sad until eventually I threw it away

anyway this is why these days I tend to write stories in plain softcover notebooks, the contents of which are broken up with meeting notes and shopping lists and messy doodles, because I've learnt my lesson about being too precious with where I write and what I write and I know better than to be lured in by the promises of fancy notebooks

#just been going through some old notebooks and remembered this #ugh #the folly of youth!

[anissapierce]

You dont have to watch them but it is so funny to see ppl act like a network horror tv show is the most subversive queer art lol. Like i wouldnt even say that abt Otto up with dead people (free to watch now on Tubi)

(yes im in the wild yonder known as Tumblr tags)

#xxaso #like i know its just the folly of youth or general ignorance #its like andor being babies first leftist art piece #doesnt make it less annoying though

[scouscr]

#;muse #ah the folly of youth #: ) #remember guys #john says summoning demons is a lot like cooking #except without the damnation of a child and just about everyone else present there with him #all bc he misnamed nergal #: ))))) #also love how top panel lowkey touches on just how much john was all bought into magic #and how he's also shown sweating bullets throughout this whole issue #chef kiss good origin story in spite of the lasting trauma

[xue-mei]

will herondale WAS sexy tho so like, jot that down and whatever

#sometimes u look back on ur taste and ur like #ah the follies of youth #but sometimes its also #damn kid not too bad! #adult me rewatching ouran and it is Still funny #but will herondale Was sexy! #still is #last book had its cringe moments but its ya #but like #idk his whole cursed story and self sacrificing deal hmmm #i have a type see