Captainscruptious - Just Here To Linger Like The Pest I Am

suddenly remembered this poem as i was making breakfast this morning & frantically googled “poem remembered to buy eggs?????????” & somehow managed to find it & it utterly knocked the wind out of me just as much as when i first read it

It would be a real shame if instead of being covered by paint, which can be removed, bronze statues of racists were to come into contact with saltwater or tomatoes and be destroyed by irreversible bronze disease.

hmmm

video essays i love and think about a lot (mainly in relation to pop culture):

aaliyah, britney & the apathy of lifetime “biopics”

baby phat enterprise:  how kimora lee simmons pioneered 2000’s fashion

whiplash vs. black swan — the anatomy of the obsessed artist

born sexy yesterday

parasite — the power of symbols

hilary duff, lizzie mcguire, and the teen idol pigonhole

why this font is everywhere

it’s time to talk about the r@cism in dan schneider’s shows

a legally blonde fashion analysis

ghost singing: jennifer lopez’s stolen vocals and songs

the late capitalism of kpop

jennifer’s body and the horror of bad marketing

let’s get sad: a last of us video essay

video vixens got paid like rappers

how midsommar brainwashes you

beyonce’s voice is changing (part one, part two, part three)

explained: smoking and the voice

here’s what we missed on glee

how one netflix movie broke the entire internet

naughty dog’s game design is outdated

jeffree star faked everything about… well, everything

how we failed megan fox

mariah carey’s voice

token black girl: how tyra banks vs. naomi campbell was orchestrated by the industry

colorism in your favorite black sitcoms

that 80s show and the limits of nostalgia

‘us’ and the american dream: what it means

unraveling the madness of kanye west

life is strange: the worst best friend

hobbies masterpost! You

a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.

learn to play guitar

learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine

learn how to make pixel art

learn another language

learn how to build a ship in a bottle

learn how to develop your own film

learn how to embroider

learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)

learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)

learn how to make tumblr themes

learn how to make jewelry 

learn how to make candy

learn how to make terrariums

learn how to make your own perfume

learn how to make your own tea

learn how to build birdhouses

learn how to read tarot cards

learn how to make zines

learn how to code

learn how to whittle (wood carving)

learn how to make candles

learn how to make clay figurines

learn how to knit scarves

learn how to become an amateur astronomer

learn some yoyo tricks

learn how to start a collection

learn how to start body building

learn how to edit wikipedia articles

learn how to decorate iphone cases

learn how to do freelance writing

learn how to make your own cards and

learn how to make your own envelopes

learn how to play the ukulele 

learn how to make gifs

learn how to play chess

learn how to juggle

learn how to guerrilla garden

learn how to chart your family history

learn how to keep chickens

learn how to do yoga

learn how to do magic

learn how to raise and breed butterflies

learn how to play dungeons & dragons

learn how to skateboard

learn how to do parkour

learn how to surf

learn how to arrange flowers

learn how to make stuffed animals

Things To Do During A Pandemic

We are all probably bored at this point. Wondering what we can do to keep busy if we are stuck at home. So, here’s a list:

- Learn to play that instrument.

- Start painting.

- Learn to knit.

- Get your family together and learn how to play poker or another card game.

(Only if you all live in the same house obviously! Don’t invite people over. Lock that door! lol)

- Learn to crochet.

- Make a zine or two or three and digitize them.

- Start a cyber study group.

- Learn a new language.

- Take a class or two online.

- Start or tend a garden.

- Learn to cook a new recipe or how to preserve food.

- Get a couple board games.

- Get a new video game or two.

- Start a blog.

- Write that novel.

- Work on fan fiction.

- Get through your TBR list.

- Download Hoopla from your library and take some of “The Great Courses”.

- Watch a symphony livestream.

- Learn the basics of Yoga, Tai Chi, or Qi Gong.

- Start a fitness program at home.

- Walk your dog.

- Go to the park.

- Go for a hike.

- Go for a picnic.

- BBQ anyone?

- Go foraging.

- Watch some livestreams.

- Start a livestream with your friends.

- Spring clean.

- Press flowers.

- Start a diy project you’ve been putting off.

- Write for a digital magazine or two (Brontide Journal and Optopia are accepting submissions).

- Start a journal.

- Practice photography.

- Learn calligraphy.

- Practice self care.

- Learn how to sew or mend.

- Old movie night. I suggest Vincent Price.

- Make a comic.

- Make pixel art.

- Make digital art or learn how to use an art program.

- Make some jewelry.

- Learn how to carve.

- Start a newsletter.

- Subscribe to a newsletter.

- Wood burning stuff.

- Ceramics.

- Write poetry.

- Write an essay.

- Video chat with friends or family.

- Chess.

- Write or act out a play with family or friends you’re staying with.

- Listen to podcasts.

- Curate some new playlists.

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