when i say "romanticise the ordinary" i don't mean "hide all aspects of your life that do not fit under some kind of aesthetic" but rather "strive to find beauty in all the little things because i promise you, happiness can be found everywhere"
The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.
The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.
The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.
The “get stuff done while you wait” method.
The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.
The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.
The “break the task into smaller steps” method.
The “treat yourself like a pet” method.
The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.
The “put on a persona” method.
The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.
The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.
The “wait for a trigger” method.
The “do it for your future self” method.
The “might as well” method.
The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.
The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.
The “make it easy” method.
The “junebugging” method.
The “just show up” method.
The “accept when you need help” method.
The “make it into a game” method.
The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.
The “trick yourself” method.
The “break it into even smaller steps” method.
The “let go of should” method.
The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.
The “fork theory” method.
The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.
🌙Witchy phrases☀
Chase the hare around the blackberry bush- this won't end well and you know it won't end well so don't even try it.
Tell the bees - notifying the insects of a good news or bad new in the family so that the bees could share in the joy or mourning.
Acting a fawn - being shy.
lil imp - when someone is being mischievous.
Trust the trees - have faith.
Bees in the brain - you're being dumb.
Run the rabbit round the rose bush - if it sounds to good to be true then it is.
All bone and brimstone - very bad news
Knock on wood - hope the good spirits in trees keep you safe.
A cat may look a king - a person is not what they seem.
The vixen's bite is always right - always trust your instincts.
Don't be a dillweed - don't be a jerk.
A watched pot never boils - take your mind off things, time will pass anyway.
Don't be a honey badger - don't be badger/bug others.
Sweetest tongue has sharpest tooth - beware that person might seem sweet but they aren't.
As fit as a butcher's dog - doing very well.
Wise as a witch's cat - very smart.
That's a rat king if I ever saw one - that person is no good.
Don't sell me the devil's dog - don't lie to me.
Seeing snakes - being in extreme fear.
By hook or by crook - any means necessary.
Like a bluebells kiss - something or someone who is good or sweet.
Did you kindle the brindle cat? - did you do something foolish?
Oh my stars - another form of " oh my "
May the bees bless - wish us luck
You worry me like a wasp - you worry me a lot.
Ask the angels - I don't have your answers.
Only the green knows - only the earth divine know.
The grims growling - something bad is happening.
Even good seeds can make deadly weeds - even good intentions can end badly.
Best be a rabbit - be humble and kind hearted.
Screwed the redcap - you really messed up.
Muttering/mutter to the moths - being very quiet.
Humble bumbles never fumble - best to be humble instead of prideful.
Jump the candle/sun - being foolish
Tell it to the crickets - I don't wanna hear it.
Red ring promise - keep your promises.
Cry to the moon - it's okay to be upset.
Head in the hollows - overthinking
When it's written in a web - I don't believe you.
One of the most essential things about Dark Academia to me is the reclaimation. Like there’s something powerful about mostly women, lgbt people, people of color, and low income people seeing a space to which we’re not entitled and saying “no we’re gonna take it”. Like the fact that the fashion is made of taking men’s thrift store clothes and the concept of finding our own interpretations of literature and art which go against Eurocentric academic norms. This is a really disorganised post but I hope I’m getting my message across
To love something is to be afraid
The Last of Us (s01e03) // A Little Life (Hanya Yanigahara) // The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross) // War of the Foxes (Richard Siken) // Edmund gets Stabbed - Narnia (dir. Andrew Addamson) // Emily Dickinson // Death in the Sickroom (Edvard Munch) // Fleabag (Created by Phoebe Waller Bridge) // SKAM (Created by Julie Andem)
the dead poets society fandom is so fun. like one popular post will be an in depth analysis of a scene or quote with great meaning from the movie and another will be ✨dead poets boys as crocs✨
In this house we stan Declan Lynch, an upper middle class white guy, who, when in a museum, started explaining something to the bisexual woman of colour, and immediately banked to “Do you know this already? Don’t let me bore you if you do.”
Good egg.
Back on my bullshit - keep your eyes out for a ‘How would you meet your end in Ancient Rome’ quiz
god i love doomed romances because it’s like. “what is grief if not love persevering” but the grief and love are happening at the same time. how do you grieve something that’s still alive? how do you love something that has always been dead? and the answer is just. intensely.
I need a Trojan halloween party with Jean just being absolutely CONFUSED as to why the fuck a bunch of college students are dressed up in costumes for a childish holiday
But also he likes it because Jeremy is dressed as an angel, his chest bare with glitter and wings and a halo and Jean is absolutely mesmerized by his beauty
And Cat forced Jean to dress as something stupid like a cowboy or something
A full time student. Primary bread winner and loser of this family (of one). (She/They)
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