Some is better than none. Some is better than none. Some is better than none. Walking for three minutes, is better than nothing. Drinking a glass of water and eating a snack, is better than nothing. Wiping down the counter, is better than nothing. Small things are not nothing. Small things are not nothing. Small things are not nothing. You don’t have to achieve grand things if all you’re capable of right now is the smaller things. They are still achievements. Don’t do nothing just because you don’t think you’re capable of doing bigger things, just do something you’re capable of today. 
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i dont think i realized how much the kingkiller chronicle is about economics and money until this reread. rothfuss is providing a scathing critique of social class, abuse of power, the frivolous use of money, the trap of poverty, the price of education to try and rise to a different status.... rothfuss is far from being subtle and yet i had not really processed how much kvothes (and kotes) story is about fucked up economics and abuse of political power. its almost didactic. this definitely influenced me and it is interesting to read this as an adult and realize in just how many ways
remember when Elementary adapted the holmes stories and made Watson a woman which removed the gay subtext but then made Moriarty also a woman and gave them weird lesbian subtext. masterful technique. the never-before-seen uno yuri reverse
it’s about being queer it’s about surviving assault it’s about alienation and most of all it’s about how everyone who loved you before might not be able to even look at you now, no matter how many times you try to explain that you didn’t ask to die and you didn’t ask for that death to leave you only half-eaten when it got bored of you.
This is without even mentioning the broader metaphorical implications of disease and contagion; foreign invasion; colonial or imperial violence; interpersonal abuse; generational trauma; religious trauma; violent cultural assimilation; repressed or suppressed desire; the fear of no longer being able to recognise or relate to someone you love; and on and on and on.
Vampirism is a flexible metaphor that reflects the anxieties and desires of its age and its authors, and I love that for it!
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“You are the fool if you think I could belong to anyone.” I unraveled myself from his arms, but he pulled me back in. He dipped me low with a tight grasp.
“You say that, but there will come a time when I ask you, and you will say yes.” He pulled me up to where our noses touched.
“That is quite a fantasy you have.” I raised a brow. “Unlikely, I fear.”
He chuckled and cupped my cheek softly, lovingly, even.
“We will burn that bridge when we get to it, my shadow.”
bro it was such a loud movie any other sensory sensitivity baddies remember to bring your ear protection
i liked the costuming but i'm sure some classicist out there is fuming
honestly didn't mind matt Damon as odysseus i didn't think he would match the image in my head but by the end he absolutely did
anne hathaway as penelope worked for me but tom holland as telemachus did not and for the life of me i could not figure out why
the accents did throw me off a little but i understand that they couldn't have gotten them all to do an ancient greek accent lol but like a part of me was like it's so goofy them having american accents
i will say that it really was an epic movie, i really was glued to the screen the entire time
lupita nyong'o as helen of troy was fantastic i loved that, she sure is the face that launched a thousand ships
also loved menelaus i thought the actor and the character was great he really had the vibe of "ancient greek leader" down
i understand why films in the cinema don't have subtitles but man i had no idea who a lot of the characters names were i need those subtitles man
also i fully jumped when the monster came after them after they managed to escape charybdis i completely forgot about it
i loved the character of odysseus' right hand man i have such a sweet spot for right hand man characters and this guy was all the right things, like voice of the crew members, a voice of reason and comfort sometimes, a generally nice dude (and south asian so likeeeee)
zendaya as athena was pretty cool but for me personally, i imagine athena as older, maybe late 40s
i did really enjoy the cinematography like it did feel very "ancient greece"
the way they designed polyphemous is probably my favourite every cyclops design, the twisted face with the eye just really gives the impression that it is close to human but not quite, like you can feel its internal struggle through just looking at it
oh also i was stressed for every character throughout the movie which is pretty great it's always good when the movie manages to make you feel worried on behalf of the characters
the way odysseus reacted to his men eating apollo's cows was also amazing, it felt like he wasn't completely angry at the crew but half resigned to the fact that it was always going to happen and also angry at himself for letting it
robert pattinsons' character was also pretty good cause he managed to make me hate him!
also the way it started with the trojan horse, it really put the story into perspective for me
i love sinon's storyline, of the injustice of him being there in the first place and then him being the one to keep guard of the horse and then giving back his shame
i have to keep thinking about that storyline because i think there's a lot to unpack there but my general line of thinking is what a fantastic way to zoom in and show the individual tragedy and the direct consequences of odysseus' actions
also loved the scene of telemachus and everyone at athena's temple it felt very right for what i'd imagine an ancient greek temple to be, with the people praying, the high stone walls and the small lights
circe i love her to bits oh my god such a great way to highlight the individual impact of war on women, I'm guessing back then she would have been seen as crazy and a character to be ridiculed but now i am on her side queen
like i remember being a little ancient greece nerd as a kid and thinking wow there's really no way to win as a woman back then. safest thing is to become a priestess and hope no one pays too much attention to you. i really felt that while watching the movie with Helen being a commodity that is fought over, Penelope and how the only way she is truly characterised is in tandem to her husband and circe, trapped on an island with a curse.
calypso my insecure attachment queen
oh also i really loved the scene where helen told telemachus to apologise to penelope from her, it was such a heartbreaking scene of her knowing that she had no agency in this whole situation but also taking some responsibility for penelope
to me it was helen reaching out, woman to woman, both victims of the decisions of the men around them
i love how every single character has some sort of motivation that makes you soft for them in a way
also loved how we never saw agamemnon's face, i thought that was a great way to highlight how it doesn't matter who it was who started the war, it was the people who were affected
the whole story is so anti-war and it couldn't have come at a better time my god i am so glad
i love how much of a flawed person odysseus is but at the same time still very much a hero
the archetype is age old, i guess people want to see a hero who makes mistakes but still ultimately wins, a hero like them
the themes of how war changes you, sacrifice, leadership, devotion, glory, fate all under the patriarchal setting of ancient greece once again, it makes sense why a story like this would stand the test of time
speaking of the patriarchy, there's so much to say about the dehumanisation of women in the odyssey. penelope is only really praised because of her loyalty to odysseus, without that she would have been torn to pieces.
Then there's the faithful wife vs the other woman of penelope and calypso, where calypso is deemed evil for keeping him from his wife (although i do think the movie showed calypso in quite a forgiving light which i enjoyed, her story really is a tragedy)
circe and her view on men and soldiers, i guess back then she would have generally been viewed as completely a villain, painting her as having a cruel, narrow view of the world
the effect of war on women is something that isn't hugely considered in the mainstream, the raping and the murdering of women were generally seen as an unfortunate side effect of war, something that we could only hope wouldn't happen if the winning party had enough mercy
so circe being shown as someone who was given this terrible gift of being able to see us both in prophesying and in seeing the world as it is, in all its flaws and cruelty, is pretty important
also i wanted to say that my dad read the odyssey in bangla when he was 12 and he watched it in the cinemas with us today at the age of 53 and loved the movie
(my dad is incredibly picky about movies this is a feat)
the ending was satisfying in the way that an ancient story can only be, they managed to get that sense that the ending was written into fate
another thing that my dad made me think about is the similarity between this ancient greek epic and hindu epics
maybe it's more the way epics are structured that makes them similar but the stringing the bow to win the hand of the princess, gifts and curses from gods, loyal women waiting for their loves, the similarities are there
maybe it's showing how these ancient societies aren't that different from each other, maybe that people aren't that different from each other
so yeah. a lot to think about. pretty good movie tho
oh em GEE! it's not accurate?? can you guys wake up homer? find his corpse and ask him what he thinks? was he the first writer of the odyssey? or was he the first person to write it down? did he exist? lets wake up the first ever bard to think of the odyssey! who is he? oh we dont know? that sucks. did you guys ask ovid? did you talk to hesiod? or sophocles? does mythology have one definite story? or does it evolve over time across centuries and milleniums? is there one true translation? or version? dont stories change? should nolan have stood there for 18 hours and recite it in ancient greek while you guys ate food? oh wait sorry thats not accurate. he should speak for one hour over dinner and then you guys come back for 17 straight days and listen for an hour at a time. oh wait sorry that wrong too. he hasnt mastered speaking classical greek. oh wait no one speaks that anymore, no one alive does. let's wake up and find euripedes' ghost too. and aeschylus. and apuleius! cant forget that guy. oh but wait they all lived hundreds of years apart and all told different versions of the different mythologies and added their own messaging and ideas. and they left out other parts too. according to you guys thats not allowed. god forbid. oh sorry. gods forbid.
cats always step precisely on your most sensitive areas when theyre crawling on you lovingly for cuddles. bladder dick ovaries boobs stomach bruise it doesnt matter. they have homing devices on their paws for the exact area you’re most tender at the moment and they put their full weight into that step. and sometimes they might keep their stance midstride so theyre just standing there forever forcing you to endure the pain. because they are simply too cute to get mad at
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one time I went over to a friend's house and their housemate was making paper in the living room, and we saw this big tub full of water they were using to dissolve old scrap paper into a slurry, and everyone was immediately like "oh, you need scrap paper?" and started turning out their jacket pockets and producing expired coupons and bus tickets and crumpled receipts and old shopping lists and whatever else they'd been carrying round with them for no good reason, and passing it all to the paper-making housemate to make sure it was suitable before it got torn up and dropped into the tub, while people took turns stirring the slurry with a big wooden stick. it was strangely ritualistic, like presenting an offering to some kind of temple elder for inspection before placing it in a watery shrine to be devoured and reformed. pulp for the pulp god.
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Book synopsis under the cut.
Evergreen Academy:
Welcome to Evergreen Academy, the secret college for Magical Botanists.
I’d always sensed something peculiar about the reclusive Evergreen Academy, tucked deep in the woods of my hometown. But I never could have imagined it was a college for magical botanists–and that I am one of them.
An invitation to the academy opens up a whole new world of wonder, yet my plant affinity powers remain elusive, and my scientific training is far behind that of my peers.
When I’m assigned a tutor, Callan Rhodes, a powerful descendant of the academy’s founders, I’m baffled by his willingness to help me.
Despite my challenges, I’m enchanted by the academy’s glass schoolhouse, its grounds which are overflowing with plants that defy the climate, and the quirky festivals held each equinox and solstice.
But disaster looms as the verdant shield that protects the academy from the prying eyes of nonmagical people begins to falter. Can Callan and the other founder’s descendants sustain the magic on their own, or will the clock finally start to tick on figuring out my powers?
Elements you'll find in this story:
Magical academy
Plant magic
Small town setting
Cozy fantasy
Light academia
Science-based magic system
Slow burn romance (no spice)
First person POV
An enchanting world
And so much more
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I saw you in my dreams last night. When I asked you if there were things about our relationship that you missed, and you said “no”, I was pretty gutted. I don’t know why it affected me so much. I suppose there are things about you that I appreciated, despite it all. Despite the bad. There was a lot of that.
Maybe I wonder how you’re doing nowadays. If you also fill your time with 40-hour work weeks and a mortgage, like myself. I’ve got that big rock on my finger, like I wanted, and we’re planning for babies, not really a when yet but that we want them together is a sure thing. As sure as anything, you know.
I’ve got a list of requirements for us to finalize beforehand, things like savings and getting the house ready and maybe a trip to Japan if we can swing it. We’re also off to Sweden soon, in an old camper van. There are so many things I’m grateful for nowadays. Practicing my hobbies in peace: hitting the gym, gardening, reading and gaming. Our physical health, and the health of our families. This old ass house with all its character and issues.
I don’t miss you, not like that. I’m happier with him, for one because it’s more stable. He went to therapy, for himself and couples too. I really feel like I got everything I wanted in life, and I’m coasting a bit. The three and a half years sober is also a treat.
Remember when I was there and you and your “best friend” offered me gummies when I tried to get sober. That kind of shit still blows my mind. Or the fact that we were always fighting and that was normal to you. Anyway, I digress, I don’t want to get into it anymore.
I dreamt about you and it made me wonder how you are, is all. I’ve gotten less of these dreams over the years. Maybe at some point the wondering fades out entirely. Probably better that way
