so many people i used to admire from afar and closely on tumblr as an artist when i was in my teens have now become a full fledged artist. an actual artist that now have exhibitions, billboards, designs they do for brands. i'm so proud of them. all of them are now in their late 20s/early 30s and it's been such a beautiful journey to be able to witness growth in strangers that are not really strangers. as fucked up the internet can be, tumblr truly was that place where it brought all the artsy kids and teen rage of the 2010s with no outlet but so much potential and talent beyond any judgement in one place

Check on your friends. Text them to let them know you were thinking of them. Call them to let them know you just missed them and wanted to hear their voice. Friendship takes effort, time and work. Stop taking that friend that always reaches out to you for granted because trust me they will get tired of always being the first one to reach out

aishwarya rai is an icon, the kind of cultural impact she has is irreplaceable

document your youth!!! people say this so often but honest to god, DOCUMENT it doesn't matter in what format. it's so beautiful to see yourself come into your own physically and mentally

ryan gosling in barbie is his peak nothing he did before or after will ever be better than ken

adulting is just asking yourself the question of what do i eat for today everyday

everything is disposable and oversaturated

you're not the protagonist in anyone else's story, you're just a secondary character. thinking of it as just that has made me less anxious about doing so many things that i wouldn't have even tried maybe 2 years ago

everything changes around you, but at different paces. when you're younger everyone has sort of the same milestones. everyone in your class are the same age, give or take a year for those who've been held back or who've skipped ahead. maybe someone's super skilled at something but it's all pretty even. between 21 and 27? everything changes. some get married and have kids, some have bought their first house. someone else just moved back in with their parents, another one flunked college while the third graduated successful. a fourth one graduated but is just bumming about. someone else has developed an alcohol problem. another one has married, divorced and is about to get married again. one person has traveled the world and another haven't left their hometown. you might even know someone who had to bury their partner. maybe someone has had a chance to develop cancer. everyone is at such different stages around you that it's hard to compare yourself to others, and it's easy to feel inadequate.

adult dating life is just shit? where do you even meet people beyond dating apps?

it's the annual fuck justin timberlake day