the wechtinator

50 ways to say goodbye by train is the song ever. it comes nowhere near giving us 50 ways. the entire chorus is just a list of causes of death. there are in fact no ways to say goodbye at all, they’re all just ways to die. there’s a lyric about minivans and yom kippur. it’s set to mariachi music. truly incredible piece of music

thinking about the brilliant use of names in megamind. we know that metroman and megamind are the alter egos they took in adulthood, meaning they have everyday names they were raised under, but we never learn them. even the people closest to them, roxanne and minion, only ever use their chosen names. everything completely revolves around their roles as hero and villain. they literally have no identity outside of their personas.

isn't it beautiful to think about how every stranger you pass on the street could have impacted your life in a way you don't know? they could have dropped the dollar bill you found, they could have opened a door for you years ago, or they could be digitally having sex with the physical manifestation of your brain scan <3