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The A.V. Club: Child’s birthday wish for world’s saddest Lion King cake comes true
The A.V. Club: Child’s birthday wish for world’s saddest Lion King cake comes true.
Have you ever thought of a Chinese dragon combined with a dachshund or a ferret?
you mean like. a little. weiner dog dragon ohhohoohh man
Depression and Anxiety Announce Co-Headlining Secret Show in Man’s Head
And here I thought The Hard Times was satire
It’s a real shame
pianos just dont drop on ppl like they used to
Magic of bagels: the sequel
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All works of art are uncommitted crimes
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kathleen turner / ana mendieta / david shrigley / audre lorde
There's my daily itinerary
david byrne news part 2
Now we know why Phil doesn't need a jacket
i saw this image deep down online and i have absolutely no idea what it means, why it exists, or really where i found it
You mean to tell me that not everyone knows about the Owl Attack Sex Playlist?
Let's actively enable a riot in the U.S. Capitol
Let's actively refuse to give assistance to our citizens during a global pandemic
Let's actively erase history
It's absolutely unreal that the GOP has any support.
20% is better than 0%.
Brushing your teeth at least once every day is better than none at all.
A few hours of sleep is better than none.
A few minutes outside for fresh air is better than none.
Writing a few paragraphs of the essay today is better than procrastinating till later.
Doing something is better than nothing (of course there is exception for some cases).
Do things at a pace which makes you comfortable whilst allowing you to make progress.
You can do this!
Lad
none of yall know what propaganda actually is, do you?
I love this so much
so, i live on the fourth floor of an apartment building that faces a fairly busy street; it’s on a hill so car noises are pretty regular over the course of the day. because i’m high above the street, you obviously can’t see the cars unless you look out the window, right? but sometimes the sun reflects off the car roofs or whatever, and so there’ll be a light on my ceiling as a car passes by.
so my cat? whenever he hears a loud engine, day or night, he looks at my ceiling. even if there is no refraction going on. to him, those are the sounds of light on the ceiling. sometimes the light appears and there is a loud noise. it’s 8pm and a truck just passed and he watched the ceiling as the car moved past my windows – no reflection this time of night, but trucks are ceiling creatures and i just think that’s such a like – it’s a good correlation, buddy!! you figured it out!! you’re wrong but you’re so smart!!
A reminder for when you feel utterly, crushingly hopeless: you have felt this way a million times before and you have survived it a million times, too.
I like this idea
The other night husband and I were watching a documentary about the yeti where they were doing DNA analysis of samples of supposed yeti fur, and every one of them came back as bears.
Anyway, the next night we watched a thing about some pig man who is supposed to live in Vermont. People said it had claws and a pig nose but walked upright like a man. Now, I happen to know that sideshows used to shave bears and present them as pig men. So every piece of evidence they gave of this monster sounds to me like a bear with mange.
So now the running joke in our house is that everything is bears. Aliens? Bears. Loch Ness monster? Bear. Every cryptozoological mystery is just a very crafty bear.
Bears. They’re everywhere. Be wary. Anyone or anything could be a bear.
My mother didn’t believe me when I said the reason her phone keeps displaying ads for dog car harnesses is because it eavesdrops on her spoken conversations.
“Watch this,” I said. “I want to buy a wetsuit. I need a wetsuit. Where can I get a wetsuit? Bring me a wetsuit. Wetsuit size small. Women’s wetsuits. Wetsuits for children. Wetsuits for dogs. Discount wetsuits. Hot single wetsuits in my area? Sexy wetsuits. Wetsuits for sale. Purchase me a wetsuit. We need to get a wetsuit. Spend money on a wetsuit! I want to get a wetsuit. Where did you get that wetsuit?”
Her phone is now advertising wetsuits.
Three months ago I pitched an idea for a party game. Today, ‘WHAT THE PLOT?!™’ is a real game and available for pre-order! I am so excited. Thank you everyone for your support!
Everyone you meet always asks if you have a career, are married or own a house; as if life was some kind of grocery list. But nobody ever asks if you are happy.
Heath Ledger (via thoughtkick)
Just to be clear, this is not a shitpost or a joke. This 22 year old has in fact been appointed mayor of the Welsh town of Bangor.
Source tweet: LINK. A news article: LINK.
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The real measure of a writer is what oddly specific tropes show up constantly in their work and make you question What Happened
mental health awareness also means being aware that mental illness can be ugly, and trying, and hard. that it is often uncomfortable and demanding. it is rarely a perfect, quick, lifetime-movie success story. recovery is a long, difficult path.
mental health awareness also means investigating your sense of what a mental illness "looks" like; questioning how you've seen it represented. it means listening to the communities that experience it, it means making sure that you get your information from multiple sources, not just white cishet activists.
mental illness is recursive; it can return and worsen with environmental stimuli even if someone has previously "seemed fine". mental illness is pervasive; it will affect each person differently but it will affect them. even when it is inconvenient to you, even when you don't "understand" what is causing it, even when it has symptoms that are complicated or unusual.
mental illness awareness is also: just because you are "tired of hearing" about someone's illness doesn't mean they aren't tired of experiencing that illness - all you have told them is that you are not a safe person to confide in. i know, as a person with mental illness, that all people can and should have boundaries about what they can hear from their friends. it is important to know if you are in a good space for empathy. there are things that need to just-be-for-my-therapy. but there are kind, thoughtful ways to tell us that you are not able to hold space for us at the moment - we are usually terrified of being a burden. there is a way for you to not be overwhelmed and for us to feel like you support us. this is going to be different across each relationship - and mental illness awareness is being willing to work with that relationship, too.
mental illness awareness is acknowledging that there are a lot of complicated, difficult situations that arise that aren't clear cut for each person. one person might need physical contact during an anxiety attack; the other might need to remove themselves completely. it isn't always easy-to-understand; there are a lot of factors in each relationship that influences how to support that person. every person, regardless of who they are or how they act - every person you know might be hiding a mental illness.
and it is also saying - yes, it is difficult, but it is still worth doing. because you do deserve help and support. each and every one of you.
Early light through the woods.
Words to live by
music asks!
FAVORITES 1. what are your favorite bands? 2. what are your favorite singers? 3. what are your favorite albums? 4. what are your favorite songs? 5. what do you think the best popular song of the year is so far? 6. which genres of music do you tend to like the best? 7. what is the best concert you’ve ever been to? 8. song of the year? 9. album of the year? 10. what are the best songs your parents have gotten you into? 11. how did you first find out about your favorite band/singer? 12. when/where do you first remember having heard your favorite song? 13. about how many times have you listened to your favorite song? 14. if someone asks you what music they should check out, what are your go-to recommendations?
NOSTALGIA 15. what songs give you the most nostalgia? 16. what kinds of music were you raised on? 17. what are your favorite songs that have ever been popular? 18. who were your favorite musicians as a kid? 19. how did you feel about music as a kid? 20. what was your first concert? if you haven’t been to one, what do you want your first concert to be?
PERFORMANCE 21. how do live performances, whether they’re from your friends or professionals, tend to make you feel? 22. singing in the shower or singing in the car? 23. if you were to become a musician, what kind of musician would you be? 24. if you could pick one instrument to learn how to play, what would it be? 25. what is your singing voice like? what singers do you remind yourself of? 26. have you ever been involved in any music programs? which ones and for how long? 27. which instruments do you know how to play? what’s your skill level? 28. if you took music lessons as a kid, are you glad you did? if not, do you wish you had?
SOUNDTRACKS 29. how do you feel about video game soundtracks? 30. what soundtracks do you enjoy listening to the most? 31. which soundtracks do you think are objectively the best (or what are some that you think deserve appreciation)? 32. how do you feel about musicals? 33. do you have any favorite composers, including classical ones? 34. are there any soundtracks or kinds of soundtracks that you just can’t stand? 35. what are your favorite songs/soundtracks from movies?
LYRICS 36. what are some songs whose lyrics you relate to? 37. pick a song and analyse its lyrics. 38. which songs do you think have the best lyrics? 39. what are some songs whose lyrics you think most people just don’t get? 40. are there any musicians whose lyrics you particularly tend to like? 41. do you prefer songs that have good melodies or songs that have good lyrics?
CHALLENGES 42. name five songs you like that were released in the 90s. 43. name five songs you like that were released at least 50 years ago. 44. write a parody of at least a verse of any song you’d like. 45. name 5 songs you can’t stand. 46. look at your country’s song charts, listen to the first unfamiliar song you can find, and share your opinion on it. 47. turn a song lyric into a pickup line. 48. name the last 5 songs you listened to.
RANDOM 49. what are your favorite album covers? 50. any cover versions that you think are better than the original? 51. how often do you listen to music? 52. do you collect vinyls? if so, what have been your best finds? 53. if you could meet any musician you’d like, who would it be? 54. how do you feel about classical music? 55. would you ever want to have a career in music? 56. if you had a stage name, what would it be? 57. on a scale of 1 to 10, how important is music to you? 58. how do you feel about rap music? 59. what do you think the best “era” for music was? 60. how has music affected you as a person?