being obsessed with old men isnt easy. but somebody has to do it
First base: getting engaged
Second base: holding hands
Third base: poisoning each other
Fourth base: stabbing
Fifth base: escaping the narrative
maybe it's just because i spend my time scrounging around libraries and itch.io and such but i'm often bewildered whenever people talk about everything becoming the same or death of art or everyone being afraid to Get Weird with It. i promise people are still out there getting weird with it. the hegemonic mainstream art remains hegemonic and mainstream like usual. counterculture remains counterculture. as usual. interesting and somewhat off-putting zines cost a little more but the cost of living is pretty high right now, and i don't particularly mind giving an independent artist a few more bucks for their work
i think i just get confused by anything that sounds like 'this countercultural, challenging, or otherwise disruptive artistic sensibility isn't present in the most popular or mainstream corporate media'. did we expect it to? why are we trying to buy clothes at the soup store
having cousins is a great way to add some supporting characters to your life without needing to explain their motivations. they're just cousins
being a hater is a private affair. haterism for clout is embarassing, get a journal, gel pens even
things have been pretty bad and difficult lately so I’ve been feeling pretty bad and difficult and I figured it would clear once I was past it but now I AM past it and things are actually fine and on the up but I don’t feel any better. which is. interesting. and unhelpful. rip
No but it really can be this simple sometimes.
The “enrichment in the enclosure” meme has a lot of truth to it. We need to shake things up a bit to keep happy. It doesn’t have to be big, but if you ever feel stagnant or a little bluh try going on a walk on a route you haven’t been in or something. It really does help.
reblogging with @arczeroes‘ tags because they blew my mind a little and I think you should read them
nobody says “hey wise guy” or “what’s the big idea” anymore…reflects the sorry state of wisdom and big ideas in general
reconsuming the source material before writing fic to pickle your brain in the characters' voices
When you spend all day gentle parenting other people’s children and then watch their parents undo it :)
Me: hey dude, I know you don’t like wearing your shoes, but to play over here you have to wear shoes because if you don’t you could get hurt. If you don’t put on shoes, you cannot play here.
Child whose incentive to put on shoes is to join playtime: ok
Parent at pickup: What did I say about taking off your shoes? If you don’t have your shoes on in three seconds I’m going to take you to the bathroom and spank your bare bottom!
Child whose incentive to put on shoes is now fear of physical pain: *screaming crying and running away resulting in more disruption*
Me: hey guys, I heard you two were having some problems earlier. I know you two are usually friends, so let’s take a few deep breaths and then we can talk about what happened and make up, okay?
Their parents in the parking lot: *screaming their heads off at each other*