"The only thing I'd make, if I had the means, would be a wooden bench in the middle of the sea. A grand construction of planed oak, so that the more cowardly seagulls could rest on it during a storm. It's exhausting keep pushing the waves from behind, giving them a kind of madness, better for the wind to settle there from time to time, and, thinking of me, say: 'He never made anything worthwhile in his life apart from this wooden bench, putting the sea all around it.' I've given it a lot of thought, and that is what I'd really like to do. Oh, what a sanctuary, to sit head in hands, in the middle of the soul."
— Marin Sorescu, Jonah, 1968 (first play of The Thirst of the Salt Mountain trilogy, along with The Verger and The Matrix)
The plot of Macbeth was acted out by the Muppets. Miss Piggy as Lady Macbeth is the best thing I have ever witnessed and the only thing I really remember from it.
Spending time with kids always reminds me how much I love the way they play. I’ll be like “hey kid look, this little bug is called an isopod it’s related to crabs and it eats dead plants” and they’ll immediately respond with something like “cool let’s play isopods we have to collect dead leaves as fast as we can and if we don’t get enough we die of starvation and have a bug funeral”
What an amazing way to process new information or explore an idea! It’s important to remember these kinds of games are not random or pointless; playing is how kids learn.
You are allowed to read comic books.
You are allowed to write fanfiction.
You are allowed to play video games.
You are allowed to collect stuffed animals, dolls, Funko Pops and whatever else.
You are allowed to go to cons.
You are allowed to cosplay.
You are allowed to have a comfort show, even if it's not popular, or hasn't been "on the air" for decades.
You are allowed to have anime crushes.
You are allowed to have fun.
You are allowed to pursue hobbies, even if you can't monetize them or turn them into a career or a "side hustle."
You are allowed to take time out for yourself; that's not the same as totally neglecting all your responsibilities to their detriment.
You are allowed to write your own life script, instead of following the one your parents and culture mapped out for you at birth.
You are allowed to decide you don't want to have children, or don't want to get married. (Or that you'd like to do those things someday, but not today.)
You are allowed to go at your own pace, on your own path.
You're allowed to have a life that's not all bills and back pain, fatigue and drudgery.
You are allowed to play, as well as work.
"The play 'Nye' is currently being shown at the National Theatre, and I thoroughly enjoyed watching it. I even doodled two of my favourite parts. Michael Sheen, who is known for his role in Good Omens, is a brilliant actor who listens to his fans, and I am glad to have had the chance to see him perform."
As a non-English native speaker, I prepared a script, because I was too nervous before that. Sound stupid but he still listened to what I said, and I'm really grateful.