Luna's Void

(Happy Father's Day Lilia!)

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You find your way back home, but not the way you thought you would

More chaos💫

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

keep on not working for startups

sometimes there comes a point where the thing (fandom, hobby, friendship, romantic relationship) you loved no longer brings you joy. And that's okay. Try to mourn the loss, take joy in the memories, and don't burn any bridges in case ten years go by and you find yourself back in that fandom/hobby/relationship again

it turns out that (ugh) moderate regular exercise is (spit) good for you. The sooner you make it part of your life, the easier it'll be

related: if you throw yourself into a new exercise regime too hard and too fast, without stopping to rest or consider whether a particular move is good for you ... well, shoulder injuries are painful and consults with orthopedic surgeons are expensive

knees are bastards too

don't even get me started on ankles

there may come a time when your digestive system is too fragile for ibuprofin. I'm sorry

one day you're gonna wake up and realise you no longer give any fucks about some things that used to bother you

on the other hand, you might be alarmed to realise what you still give a fuck about

"loving yourself" is less of a feeling and more of an action. you can start doing it any time and it will make your life better and better as you go on

this will happen incrementally - be patient

along those lines, if you haven't started making an active effort to quit shit-talking yourself, suck it up and do it

no, shut up. do it. "but it's haaaaard!" don't care. do it.

whether you like it or not, you are mortal and you need to go to the doctor for an annual checkup

stretch regularly - your future self will thank you

at some point you will encounter people much younger than you arguing passionately and incorrectly about history you personally remember and experienced

this will be infuriating and annoying

otoh, most other things just... will not matter to you as much

at some point you will shift from wanting to go out to being like "eh" and deciding to stay in. this is okay.

you will have absolutely no idea what The Youth are talking about and you will not care

but if you keep your mind open to new ideas you'll never be irrelevant

your company still doesn't love you - don't give them more than they pay you for

Find joy, every kind, it's always worth it

I'm talking that massive, never-ending Discord chat with your bestie? The one that makes you giggle through the day? It's not a "waste of time," it's what time was made for

If that's fanfic for your favorite characters who never even met on screen celebrate that!

If that's building a tiny fleet of snake villagers for your snake town and they just cover your mantel hell yes!

If that's collecting pillows and making a fort of them every weekend I'll be right over

Please keep stretching and exercise enough NOT to need an elaborate strategy to get up from the floor. IT MAY SAVE YOUR LIFE

Say bye to your employer as early as you possibly can, unless you really love your job. You won’t be sorry.

Keep doing the annual checkups 🙏🏼

'16 Scenes of You and Your Dad in Cars' - Jordan Bolton

Link to the gay porn library of Alexandria.

What if Lami was in Stampede?

I went to a glass museum recently and they had a program where they let kids design glass artwork and it brightened my day so much that I had to share some of my favorites:

"No," the other guard said, "we've worked together for years!"

"-but you can trust me when I say-"

"I can't, you have the curse that's opposite from mine!"

"I don't care for you at all."

Alastor and Lucifer perform “Only Tea” from The Great Gatsby musical 🌷🫖❇️

After reading through my list of Korean culture Easter Eggs in ATLA, I realized that I forgot to include the Yuyan Archers. The more I thought about it, the more I realized I could make a post series about them similar to my series of posts about Kyoshi and her warriors.

The intimidating Yuyan Archers are heavily inspired by Korea’s rich history of archery that lives on through their dominance in the competitive sport. Lets analyze the many Korean aspects of the Yuyan Archers’ design, starting with…

Hair & Headband

In contrast to the floppier topknots that most Fire Nation citizens wear, Yuyan Archer topknots are tall and stiff. This is because the topknots of the Yuyan Archers are inspired by traditional Korean topknots from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1897) known as sangtu (상투). Unlike the top knots of the Qin Dynasty, sangtu are more tightly coiled and worn higher on the head. We see a similar sort of topknot on all of the Yuyan Archers.

You’ll also notice that the Yuyan Archers pair their unique hairstyle with a wide headband. This was also the norm for Korean men, including archers, during the Joseon dynasty. These headbands are known as manggeon (망건). Along with being fashionable, manggeon also kept sweat and stray hairs away from the eyes, which is especially important for archers.

Fun Fact: An upward pointing triangle can be found on both the headbands of the Yuyan Archers and the uniform belts of the Fire Nation school that Aang attended. The upward pointing triangle is actually the symbol for fire in alchemy! Don’t know how intentional that was, though.

Like what I’m doing? Tips always appreciated, never expected. ^_^