#but celebrate when it does

[lyralit]

reminder:

you're allowed to be proud of your accomplishments.

you're allowed to think you're pretty, or smart, or funny.

you're allowed to be good at things.

you're allowed to voice your opinion.

you're allowed to do whatever makes you feel comfortable.

you're allowed to not know what you want to do.

you're allowed to change your mind.

you're allowed to want things.

you're allowed to cry and break down.

you're allowed to be disappointed when things don't go your way.

you're allowed to love the way you love.

you're allowed to dream.

#story time #I worked all year last year to get the top honours group prize at for my year #and I got it! #and the rush of relief / satisfaction #from knowing I worked hard from it #was just as strong as feeling it was a mistake #remind yourselves it's not a mistake #you can work hard #and you can do well #and sometimes it doesn't work out #but celebrate when it does #<3 #lovely people <3

[theygender]

The more I learn about judaism the more I wonder where tf christianity got all its bad shit. Why is divorce a sin in christianity when judaism has recognized the right to divorce for nearly a millennia and has codified religious laws for it. Why does christianity consider sex to be dirty (to the point where puritans considered it a sin to enjoy having sex with your own spouse) when in judaism it's considered holy and it's a literal mitzvah to have sex with your spouse on the sabbath. Why does christianity consider it a sign that you're faithless if you question your religion when in judaism that's considered an essential part to developing your faith. I'm probably stating the obvious here but I still can't get over the fact that there's no historical basis to any of this shit before christianity started, it's like christians just said "hey guys what if we took the torah and built a new religion around it but this time it was actively hostile to human life"

#rambling #disclaimer this isnt about individual christians im speaking about the religious trauma i experienced in my own life etc etc #these are just a few examples that I've noticed but they're definitely something #the part about sex in particular shocked me bc sex is pretty much viewed as actively evil in a lot of christian denominations #like you should only do it to create children and if you take pleasure in it (even if its with your own spouse) youre a dirty sinner #there arent as many examples like this nowadays but if you read puritan laws about sex it's like #you're allowed to have sex with your wife basically 10 times a year but you have to be fully clothed with the lights off #and you cant have sex on a holiday or a sunday and you cant touch each other and you have to try as hard as possible to hate it #literally WHERE did that mindset come from?? like for real #in judaism having sex with your spouse is basically considered a celebration of everything holy #and if you have sex on the sabbath (the holiest day in the jewish calendar—above every holiday) #its considered TWICE as holy #make it make sense #this is one of the things people mean when they say that lumping judaism in with christianity as 'abrahamic' religions is meaningless #theyre literally nothing alike #the only similarity is the torah but thats only half of the christian bible and one third of the jewish one #AND christianity interprets most of it completely differently from how judaism does #im tired #greatest hits #hall of fame

[jimjamjomjum]

Be right back.

#No but I’m actually feral about Wilbur Cross #We know that MacNamara didn’t go mad when he went into the Black and White so why did Cross #Did he give up what he cherished most #DID HE???? #synchronize your time piece with mine #hatchetfield #hatchetverse #myart #fanart #starkid #tgwdlm #black friday #wilbur cross #uncle wiley #john macnamara #peip #All Wilbur Cross wanted to do was save the world with his peeps and the Lords in Black made him give it up so even if humanity does win #Cross won’t celebrate with them???? He won’t even want to?? #I’m just making stuff up at this point lol

[biggest-gaudiest-patronuses]

want some positive world news? yesterday, in a truly historic moment, Colombia elected its first left-wing president. after 20 years of far-right rule, the traditionally conservative country has elected the remarkably progressive candidate Gustavo Petro (and his running mate Francia Márquez, who will be the first black woman to serve as the country's Vice President!)

for context, imagine if the U.S. had successfully elected Bernie Sanders (after 20 years of republican presidents). that's how big a deal this is. amidst a dangerous global rise in conservatism, this is an enormous win and a cause for hope.

#not a shitpost #also I love that Francia Marquez got elected on Juneteenth #THAT is how you celebrate Juneteenth #i've been watching this election closely and i almost cried when the results came in #and to my american followers: VOTE IN THE FUCKING MIDTERMS #hurry up and sign up to vote by mail i am glaring at you #the last fucking thing we need is republicans gaining seats #that will directly affect what legislation does and does not make it through #it's already difficult enough to pass anything borderline progressive in this hellforsaken country let's not make it WORSE ok #repeat after me: voting is damage control #it does not erase the extreme need for radical and systemic change but it is damage. control. #it is the FIRST STEP not the last

[thenegoteator]

the ghost crew's first holiday together as a team!!

my gift for @mymblesbuir as part of the @starwarsfandomfests winter gift exchange!

#star wars #ezra bridger #kanan jarrus #sabine wren #zeb orrelios #hera syndulla #chopper #ghost crew #swr #sw rebels #sw secret santa 2023 #i had a wee crisis over the concept of star wars holidays. like how do they know when to celebrate if they're in space w no seasons #and life day is a wookie holiday - does everyone just have the same traditions???? but i can't do christmas because. no space jesus. #but either way. this was so fun!! #my art

[sunglassesmish]

the picture 😭

#misha collins #that does raise a funny question in that it recognises celebrities. does a person then approve the picture or something?? #and when it is a celebrity what are they to do other than. well. this

[cxlandine]

the AUDACITY of kristen chilis applebees criticising wolfsong for not being serious enough - MA'AM YOU JUMPED FROM FABIAN'S ROOF ON A SHRIMP MOTORCYCLE INTO A POOL OF TARTAR SAUCE AND YOU DIDN'T EVEN MENTION THE RELIGION!!

#she made a snowball fight and hot chocolate to celebrate the miracle of winter her goddess gave her #it's not sacrilegious to enjoy worship #kristen's holdovers from helio are actually really interesting to me #because all of the religious events she described in s1 were boring and she doesn't do stuff that's not fun/interesting to her #and yet when kalina talks up cassandra's worship to harnessing night and mystery like she does #when tracker celebrates the life and chaos she was always drawn to in galicaea #kristen kind of recoils back into this idea that worship should be laborious and tedious #idk it's an interesting conflict to me #d20 fhsy #dimension 20 #fantasy high #fantasy high junior year #fhjy #fhjy spoilers #kristen applebees #tracker o'shaughnessey

[jakeperalta]

taylor calling out a nyt article about her sexuality is cool good for her I guess but I am begging her and her people to stop throwing "this wouldn't happen to a man" at literally everything... like sometimes that is.. not the point

#baffled by that line like why would they say male celebrities don't get the sexuality speculation #have they ever been online for more than 5 minutes??? #also why did they specifically bring up shawn mendes that's sooo weird to me #like what does he have to do with anything 😭 #also one of the only things i know about shawn mendes is that he has had all the speculation and he's said how much it sucked #so it is both weird and incorrect as a point #i just don't get why swifties all praise tree as the best pr person around when half the time her approach feels like 😬😬 #talking #taylor swift

[tangledinink]

new gemini update was so good as always but I can't stop thinking:

big mama: there's nothing wrong with my sons

splinter: you fucked up two perfectly good kids is what you did. look at blue. he's got an eating disorder

wwhhhattttt? nooo, don't be silly. leo doesn't have an eating disorder.

leo and donnie have eating disorders--

#this is a Joke but also No It's Not #it's just different flavors lmao #but both of them have absolutely fucked relationships with food #my poor babies... :(... who did this to you...? #(it was me i did) #leo spends a lot of time worrying about whAT hes eating and how mUCH hes eating and if hes eating the rIGHT thing #largely due to his mom and also just being a celebrity/child celebrity in general #but also in part due to: #donnie has a lot of food sensitivities which have really never been accommodated for at all and as a result he just #has a very negative association with food and eating. he doesnt LIKE eating and he avoids it a majority of the time. #its stressful and unpleasant and he doesnt like it #which ofc only gave leo another reason to hyperfixate on food and calories and nutritional value etc etc etc #which leads to #ironically #leo (who def has an undiagnosed ed and restricts/denies himself food regularly): worrying abt making sure donnie eats enough #donnie will do the same thing back sometimes but not with the same obsessiveness that leo does #esp because the ideals surrounding eating and dieting set up around them really kind of just #lead them both to believe (at least to an extent) that leo is fine and eats a totally healthy and ok amount of food (esp in comparison to d #(no he doesnt)(and even when he does thats not the point) #tw eating disorders #cw eating disorders #eating disorders #tw disorders eating #cw disordered eating #disordered eating #gemini au asks #asks #anon

[idk-bruh-20]

Irondad fic ideas #144

Peter Parker sounds just like Spider-Man. This is something that the students of Midtown find hilarious

Soon, Peter's getting comments in the halls like, "Hey are you that kid who sounds like Spider-Man?" "Uhhh I mean -" "Holy shit it's truuue" and, "Hey Parker, say, 'Hiya Mister Criminal'' "(sigh) Hiya Mister criminal-"

It becomes a daily bit on the school news: they put Peter in the cheapest, most ridiculous Spider-Man mask imaginable and get him to say wild stuff, whatever Midtown students can think of. Like that bit at the end of Honest Trailers.

(Peter may or may not go slightly viral saying some Stuff about the Rogue Avengers in his "Spider-Man voice." Tony may or may not nearly piss himself laughing about it when he finds out.

Spider-Man himself has yet to comment.)

#this may be crack but it's 100% realistic #don't tell me if you had a classmate whose voice sounded EXACTLY like a celebrity you wouldn't get them to say wild shit #'marcus sounds just like obama' 'omg marcus say: can we cancel homework for ever yes we can' #irondad fic ideas #irondad and spiderson #iron dad and spider son #also how long does this miscommunication last #I mean the longer the funnier obviously #does mj ensure that she is strategically placed to witness her peers when the identity reveal happens & inevitable meltdown occurs #if your answer isn't yes actually yes it is #peter parker #tony stark #spider-man #midtown students #academic decathlon #queueueueue #weekly reminder that I love you all but am too busy to be human :) #fic ideas still postponed but you can send asks if you want I just won't see them for a while #see announcements

[onelungmcclung]

Brass is upping the end-of-tour requirements from twenty-five to thirty missions.

#masters of the air #motaedit #hbowaredit #robert rosenthal #rosie rosenthal #jack kidd #kidd x rosie #at first I read this in the context of kidd saying rosie was the best pilot he'd ever seen #and thought 'wow he really does look devastated' #(honourable mention: his very tiny nod in the 4th gif) #and then realised losing their best pilot was the least of his worries rn #he's thinking pretty much what shoens is saying except he's not going to say it #25 is a cause for celebration bc it hardly ever happens and now he thinks it won't happen again #but he wasn't planning to tell anyone just yet #on a... lighter note it does look a bit like rosie started out by trying to flirt with him and kidd is too distracted to notice #rosie does in fact look a bit protective of kidd when shoens starts. airing his feelings. but suspect kidd would find that a bit baffling #edit #**

[milfygerard]

but fr outside of my contracted madness i absolutely refuse to give joe alwyn gold rush like how is that song at all related to their relationship the lyrics clearly spell out a relationship that either never existed or only existed in implication and fantasies and maybe-maybe nots and its so bitter and yet desperately soft in the bridge where it almost projects a sense of envy, of wanting to be them as much as you want them. It continues an interesting oft ignored lyrical trend of taylor wanting just as much to be her lover as to have them, envying their easy charisma (you were flush with the currency of cool/i was always turning out my pockets) or quiet dignity (your integrity makes me seem small) dating back to her earliest songs (the kind of flawless i wish i could be). Theres a projected self hatred and yearning to be better that twists itself into both romantic and sexual lust for her partners thats so fascinating and speaks to how all of her songs regardless of who theyre about are also an act of self reflection on who she is and who she wishes to be.

#barry.txt #taylor swift #putting this in the tags as a form of self protection but make no mistake this is a gay thing to do especially in gold rush #which through simple context clues is Obviously About A Woman or maybe even women in general #whivh is a totally seperate post on how taylor constructs and uses gender identity in her music #her girlhood and femininity are earnest but also so carefully constructed and so high effort and kind of desperate #shes a deeply self concious and obsessive person who never looks comfortable in anything ever unless shes #onstage or like. by herself in loose jeans and a tshirt #i think thats one of the things that subconsciously irritate ppl when it comes to her shes constantly and clearly putting in effort #to appear As The Celebrity Taylor Swift and struggles not to self censor or overperform in interviews (when she gives them) #especially present in pre 1989 interviews where the interviewers really didnt have to respect her or worry abt how they frame her #if they didnt want to. Like the fearless era rolling stone interview where she almost has a meltdown over her mom buying eggnog instead of #milk. That whole interview is strange looking back not just bc of the weird misogyny but also because of what it does share #taylor is....weird. She has a strange and desperate vibe and always reacts slightly too much and uses slang poorly #shes media trained and has learned how to socialize but you can feel her discomfort whenever she doesnt have a guitar in her hand #idk these tags have once again gotten so unweildy. i just find it interesting that she finally feels some level of comfortable #in sharing that construction w us in songs like mirrorball and mastermind and imo gold rush #and scene #should i write this up and put it in the swiftieism zine #i should write something and put it in the swiftieism zine

[hekateinhell]

In some of the earlier drafts of Memnoch the Devil, David Talbot was supposed to die, NOT Armand:

From what I saw, a lot of Anne's drafts and notes at Tulane for MtD where more heavily focused on developing the whole religious aspect and the lore that she wanted to follow, but this really caught my attention in a big way for obvious reasons. In an another world, David would've self-immolated instead of Armand, and the book would've ended with Armand and Lestat walking together in Central Park!

"Almost Claudia, but not"... Ouch.

I will say that I understand why ultimately Anne decided to go the route that she did with Armand in actual canon (aka what's literally on the page)—I think it does make sense for his arc given his background and religious trauma. I understand it, but also as a reader and an Armand girlie, I would have been much more satisfied by this ending 🥲 (no surprise there!). Alas, I am not Anne Rice, and I'm just so grateful that she thought ahead to make her notes, drafts, and diaries accessible to us after her passing so we can have fun trying to understand her creative process and considering all the possibilities!

Lastly:

"I do think David has go to to go. Maybe he should go instead of Armand." just takes me right out.

ANNE.

#i'm in between the liminal space that exists between christmas and new year's (even though i don't really celebrate either of them) #and i was going through some stuff on my phone and had fit about this all over again #listen it's memnoch season AROUND THIS TIME IS WHEN IT HAPPENED!!! #i promise you the images were so much better but tumblr ruined them like it does everything else 🤧 #armand #lestat de lioncourt #david talbot #the vampire chronicles #vc #anne rice #the skateboard of shakespeare #quotes

[mattodore]

OC Evolution tag: 2024 <- 2018

choose an oc and show the progress of the earliest to latest version of them

tagged by @elderwisp! it took me hours to find the oldest trays i could of theirs but uh... yeah. everyone else i've seen do this had such nice sims in the past but i think my old sims have to be some kind of sin against god.

i’ll tag @stinkrascal, @wldestluv-rs, @spurgees, @veone, and @warmsol <3

#thank you for tagging me 👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨👨‍❤️‍💋‍👨 #river dipping #theodore doe #matthias evanoff #echthroi #ts4 #icb i'm letting these versions of their sims breach containment... dennis reynolds voice this doesn't represent them!! #and these aren't even their oldest versions like these are just the trays i found in onedrive #ik i made theo's original sim in late 2017 but i couldn't find that version :( also can't find older screenshots of his sim before 2019 #so the original super alpha version of his sim is gone forever i think.............. and let's celebrate that actually #some of the cc i used to have just wasn't there like theo's skin had to be replaced entirely... i think i used to use like msblue or summat #but i tried not to make any big changes just filled in what i knew used to be there #tbh i think my sim style only started looking really nice july of last year like kjnghkfjnkghjndfkg DON'T go back in the archives!! #really i gotta go through my old posts and private and delete a bunch of stuff. especially the edits i plan to redo eventually. #meant to post this when i woke up but got distracted making a sideblog and going through old posts #and then i took A Nap #(three hours long) #i need to reply to my messages now 🧎 feel a little off today tho so. might be slow at it

[papa-evershed]

🎄 MERRY CHRISMAS 🎄

#rob james-collier #robert james-collier #perry fitzpatrick #robert james collier #rob james collier #thomas barrow #chris webster #downton abbey #chrismas #i'm a multishipper so no one get butthurt when i say that they have by far the best ship name i've ever encountered #sorry i don't make the rules #i still gotta make the set for happy thomas moments too but probably not til after the holidays #but look he's happy here #that hug in the third gif always does me in #when was the last time that man had a hug like that #just #!!!!! #also happy holidays to anyone reading this far and who is celebrating 🥳

[asocial-skye]

as the holidays come to a close, i'm left to wonder....

how does religion work in the pjo universe?

#pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy series #pjo series #pjo tv show #pjo hoo toa #pjo fandom #percy pjo #annabeth pjo #like i know rick riordan is a white goyische man #so he probably didn't think this through and just assumed that they all celebrated Christmas culturally #but how does religion play in the pjo universe #even if you're like christian do you just leave religion when you come to camp #like i understand that most kids are pretty irreligious and probably won't care about leaving religion #but as someone who went to religious school there's at least one kid who is devout as fuck and'll just keep practicing #also like plenty of religions practiced today are the same age as the ancient greek religion- ex. judaism and hinduism #how does that clash work-there were exchanges of jewish and hindu culture in the ancient greek era so it's safe to assume jewish and hindu #half-bloods would exist #also on the hindu can of worms- we are also a polytheistic religion #does belief in that renounce any connection to the greek gods #also the comedic potential of the clash in SO underutilized #i can see luke at some point just scraping the food into the hermes fire saying 'accept my offering- o g-d who is NOT greek' #or some other camper reciting the brahmarpanam or offering Du'a while offering food to the gods #you can't tell me at least one kid yelled up at the sky 'well i'm converting now! fuck you dad!'