dev.

me talking to a man: i know. i know. yeah i know. i know. i’m aware. yes i already know that

i love seeing best friends goofing around in public. i love seeing couples laughing together. i love seeing little kids walking hand in hand with their parents. i love seeing dogs running happily back to their owners. i love seeing closeness and positive relationships, and knowing all that love is out there

i am a lover, with or without a lover

the best you can do is try again. the most you can do is try again. the bravest thing you can do is try again. life is full of mistakes but it is also full of chances. instead of sitting and thinking about what you did wrong, dust yourself off and get ready for another shot. you can’t go back in time, you can’t reverse what is already done. all you can do is try again.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Dear Ijeawele, or A Feminist Manifesto in Fifteen

nothing is real and then all of a sudden everything is very real with no warning

This is the funniest thing I’ve seen in weeks. Literally, I’ve never been this funny in my entire goddamn life

“wrong! you owe me seven dollars”

“WHA -HA-ADO YOU MEAAAN????”

this man gives off wildly chaotic trickster fey vibes

“WRONG ITS A KING OF DIAMONDS”

this man is channeling Mollymauk Tealeaf so hard

Honestly the best piece of advice I can give to younger girls trying to figure life out is to completely ignore men. I’m not being quirky or cute when I say that, I mean it seriously. Ignore men’s judgments of you, ignore their insincere compliments, ignore their half-assed romance. Focus on developing yourself. Practice your art, play sports, do theater, volunteer, spend time with your friends, but do not put substantial effort into pleasing men. They’ll be there for you to pursue when the time comes and if you want to. But nothing will waste your youth more than fighting for male acceptance.

I just alternate between ‘maybe I’m smarter than I give myself credit for’ and ‘maybe I’m dumber than I realized’