ash.
pansexual.
i write.
i swear a lot.
current hyperfix: assorted podcasts, 911 og and Pacific Rim
fvxk knows what this place is anymore, but i have been here so long, this is the hill i will die on.
18+ because i'm not responsible for minors or myself.
Some of Van Gogh’s best work was done during a period of his life that he spent in a hospital being treated for his mental health problems. I could be wrong but I think Starry Night was among those.
This is consistently the case. Creators tend to do their best work when they are in a healthy place and receiving proper treatment and not being self destructive in their efforts to cope. Go figure.
All our experiences, good and bad, inform what we create, but suffering is not the price of great art. Suffering is what prevents artists from completing great art.
Whenever a new fantasy/historical drama comes out I eagerly look forward to the rants from the handful of people I follow on here who are deeply into historical fashion and costuming. It’s like
I need you to FREAKING listen to me. Back when I lived with my parents my mom would watch Hallmark channel and there was this show called When Calls the Heart. It was supposed to be in like late Victorian era or Edwardian era……. I think? (they have early cars) And THIS is what the costumes look like……
Literally all you had to do to make it quasi-believable was fix their hair/facial hair and give them hats. Also fix the character’s neckline, she’s the only character in the show where they’re like “no she must be hot and have a V neck”
The thing is that I don’t want to be employed but I also don’t want to be unemployed. I actually want our entire economic system to explode but that’s not really a feasible option right now
“ The thing is I hate that my only value as a citizen here is my ability to work, but I also know if I stop working I will not be able to afford to eat, will lose my home, and will no longer have medical coverage. I actually never wanted our system to fail, it’s just evident it wasn’t designed in a way that works and I’m tired of suffering, so it would be nice if it would fail faster.”
i respect people who want to keep their menstruation to themselves but i have to make it everyone’s problem. Literally if it was socially acceptable to lead every conversation with “I’m menstruating” i would.