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That 20s ennui about life amiright?

And he kept doing it. Scene after scene.

He spent the film expecting someone to make a joke about how unserious things were or to break the fourth wall or do some other self referential type thing.

Now, maybe I'm just at that point in my cycle or maybe I'm too delicate in general, but I literally teared up hearing that. Straight up cried a bit. It is so fucking sad that sincerity and genuineness is being bred out of people.

People say all the time 'this generation can't take anything seriously!' and really, is it any wonder? Younger people have been trained out of it. You are no longer encouraged to be genuine or show emotion or be honest. You are actively punished for it. In fact, you are almost guaranteed to suffer for it.

That is so fucked up. I'm sorry to go on a bit of a random ramble rant but it's so fucking gut wrenching to see younger people lose that element of themselves. You can't express your passion without being told you're 'crashing out' or 'cringe'. You have to live in this neutral state of fear of perception, and god forbid anybody step outside of it!

You're told you should only consume and succumb and be ironic and emotionless and cool.

Listen, if you're following me and you're like.... 25 or under, let's say. Please. I beg of you. Do not fall for this rhetoric. Please, for the love of all things, feel. Feel and create and be honest with yourself. Indulge in things that make you happy. Be sincere. Wear your heart on your sleeve. Do not let this hyper-capitalistic, hyper-consumerist, self-centred, individualist culture take that from you.

HAPPY PRIDE!

1. The FBI's Famous Cases & Criminals archive (fbi.gov/history/famous-cases) has detailed breakdowns of real fraud cases, Ponzi schemes, and confidence operations. The language they use is clinical and precise, which is perfect for getting the procedural details right.

2. The FTC Consumer Sentinel Network publishes annual reports on the most common fraud tactics in the US. Great for understanding how modern scams actually work and what makes people fall for them.

3. The Smithsonian's American Art Museum has a free digital collection of forgery case studies. If your character forges documents or art, this is gold.

4. Court Listener (courtlistener.com) is a free legal database where you can read actual court transcripts from fraud trials. Want to know how a real con artist talks under oath? This is where you find out.

5. The Internet Archive's collection of old newspaper crime sections. Search for "confidence man" or "swindle" in papers from the 1920s through 1960s and you'll find incredible real stories that would feel too dramatic for fiction.

Bonus: The Psychology of Fraud section on the Association for Psychological Science website has accessible articles about why people trust, how deception works cognitively, and what makes someone a convincing liar. Essential reading if you want your con artist characters to feel psychologically real.

Our wait is nearly over y’all – GIRLS LIKE GIRLS, from tumblr-fave writer and director Hayley Kiyoko’s hit song and novel of the same name, makes its theatrical debut this Friday June 19th! 

In celebration of its release, we’re spotlighting some GIRLS LIKE GIRLS fan reactions, musings, edits, and anticipation for Coley and Sonya’s love story living on across the big screen. 

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Instead of Tim saving Bernard from being sacrificed, it was John. And he sees this blonde child oozing with the aura of madness and revelry and said that he cant leave this child alone.

Bernard thinks he gained a weird uncle and went along with. Imprinted on the man like a duckling.

american cowslip: you are my divinity

asphodel: my regrets follow you to the grave

bay leaf: i change but in death

bud of white rose: heart ignorant of love

carolina rose: love is dangerous

cedar leaf: i live for thee

christmas rose: transquillize my anxiety

coreopsis arkansa: love at first sight

flax: i feel your kindness

flowering reed: confidence in heaven

honey flower: love sweet and secret

honeysuckle coral: the colour of my fate

indian jasmine: i attach myself to you

jonquil: i desire a return of affection

laurestina: i die if neglected

locust tree: affection beyond the grave

milkvetch: your presence softens my pains

mulberry tree (black): i shall not survive you

orange blossoms: your purity equals your loveliness

peach: your qualities, like your charms, are unequalled

persimon: bury me amid nature's beauties

ranunculus: you are radiant with charms

syrian mallow: consumed by love

tiger flower: for once may pride befriend me

venus' car: fly with me

white clover: think of me

wild tansy: i declare war against you