it's meredith.

“Who am I? Why am I here? What is my purpose?”

Are these available for older folks too?

#I have sometimes heard this distinction referred to as ‘hard’ vs ‘soft’ magic #by analogy with hard vs soft sci-fi #in hard sci-fi you spend an entire chapter explaining how dyson spheres work #in soft sci-fi spock does some technobabble and then suddenly reveals that vulcans have extra eyelids #similarly hard magic is when harry potter knows 10 spells with very specific effects #and soft magic is when gandalf appears and shines some weird light in the sky that drives the nazgûl away #I think hard magic is useful for having characters overcome obstacles in interesting ways #because we (the readers) get to see how the pieces work and then how they’re used to solve problems #whereas having the main characters solve problems with soft magic feels like a cop out #like if frodo suddenly revealed that hobbits have extra eyelids that can melt cursed gold #and just straight-up wrecked the ring right then and there #but soft magic is fine if the obstacles aren’t the main focus of the story #e.g. star trek TOS is more about the crew and the scenarios than it is about the science #so it’s still a good story even if the actual conflict resolution was largely technobabble #and I think it’s also really useful for conveying a sense of how big and complex a world is #like we learn a lot of specific things that hermione harry and ron can do #which is hard magic #but we also see dumbledore and voldemort dueling using things we know nothing about #which is soft magic and serves to underline how much the kids don’t understand #similarly frodo’s magic sword and lembas bread are hard magic #because they have well-defined rules for how they work #but gandalf running around doing crazy things underscores how much bigger the world is than frodo will ever be able to know #and thus gives the world a sense of enormity that it wouldn’t have if we understood all the magic in it #tag rants #sort of #magic (sufficientlylargen)

you know, if your advertising says “happy holidays!” but is covered in mistletoe and reindeer and elves shitting candy canes you might as well go ahead and say merry christmas because we all know you ain’t talking about chanukah

I’m the weirdo who mouths words while walking on the street because I’m listening to music and I have to sing along.

Our astronauts are really paving the way and making history every day

They get so bored up there it’s nice to see them cheerful. Imagine being away from the internet, tv, your family, all your hobbies etc for months on end

people heal at different rates. people grow at different rates. i know it hurts to feel like you’re missing out, but it’s okay. take your time.

its human nature to want a bunch of small jars