magicandmundane

[magicandmundane]

the hate game is so real today (may and i just continuously griping about hemlock and how AWFULLY he's written)

[magicandmundane]

i think that soy sauce fish and honey bear must be the very very best of friends

[magicandmundane]

[magicandmundane]

you are someone's hated mutual in law

[magicandmundane]

I don't wanna @ anyone because I understand how fast things seem to move in today's landscape of streaming shows dropping entire seasons in one day, and networks pumping out new series constantly to try to attract more subscribers with no intent to actually maintain those shows over time but I just saw someone self-deprecatingly lament that they are still thinking about a show that ended almost a year ago, making fan art and playlists for it, and I want to be very clear:

you can still create fanworks when it comes to old media!! PLEASE do!! there are always going to be new fans who will appreciate it, and veteran fans who are dying for new content and new perspectives. also, less than a year is NOTHING. the original Star Trek series was on TV six decades ago and there are still people losing their minds over it, writing stories and reblogging gifsets daily, and that's only one example.

a fandom lasts as long as there are people who love a thing, even if it's only a handful of people. love what you love and write and draw and make gifs and playlists about it!

[magicandmundane]

[magicandmundane]

When I pray I am not a soldier, knight, or warrior. I am just me. Weak, desperate, and humble. And that is why God listens.

He is the God of the little guy. He picks an barren old man and woman and promises them nations, He frees slaves and gives them a home, makes Himself at home among them.

He said he who lives by the sword will die by the sword, so I put myself on my knees and pray for peace.

Satan flees not because of me, he flees because of He who I pray to, He is the warrior. He is the lion of Judah. He is the one who says vengence is His. Who has leveled cities and nations.

I need not fear because I am His.

I can be weak because He is strong. I can pray in weakness, and know He will answer because He is the God who raises up the weak.

[magicandmundane]

For my next trick, I'm going the fuck back to bed

[magicandmundane]

Honestly? My main piece of advice for writing well-rounded characters is to make them a little bit lame. No real living person is 100% cool and suave 100% of the time. Everyone's a little awkward sometimes, or gets too excited about something goofy, or has a silly fear, or laughs about stupid things. Being a bit of a loser is an incurable part of the human condition. Utilize that in your writing.

[magicandmundane]

Was talking to a coworker today who explained that her grandfather was like Snow White “but Californian. And an old man.” in that the creatures of the forest would follow him around and presumably duet with him.

“When he died the ravens sat in the trees outside for a week, watching. Taking turns. A horde of raccoons tried to break into the house every night, tearing at the siding. Eventually they gave up, but it was unsettling.”

“Aww. They were checking on him!” I said, like a normal person. Internally, I thought “Maybe you could do the thing you do with dead pets, where you show them to the living pets so the living pet understands they’re gone. But I guess if you did that to a bunch of scavenging species, they’d be like “Well, that’s very sad but he IS food now.” So what you’d need, for human sensibilities, is some sort of transparent corpse barrier. Like a see-through coffin oh that’s what the dwarves were doing! You’ve stopped paying attention to this conversation about the loss of a beloved family member you gotta phase back in.”

[magicandmundane]

do u have those mutuals who are like WAY COOLER THAN U and when they reblog/like ur stuff ur just like 👀💯✔️👀

[magicandmundane]

a little girl who grows up thinking all doors are automatic but actually she’s haunted by a really polite ghost

[magicandmundane]

it's not toxic positivity to say "humankind has the capacity to do good when you least expect it" it's not naive to say "make room for joy or else it will fucking body you when it comes" and it's not stupid to say "I believe we will win." are you going to lay in a ditch for the rest of your life, darling?

[magicandmundane]

Debating silently showing this to one of the flight attendants while boarding

[magicandmundane]

sometimes you gotta bite the bullet and put "text your friend whom you love and genuinely want to talk to" on your to-do list because otherwise it is not getting done

[magicandmundane]

i just thinks it’s funny how fast he moved on from things. he saw his aunt and uncles burnt fleshy bones and thought “well guess I don’t have to do chores now”. He found out his father was a Jedi (who are extinct) and is like “oh word?” Then plays with the lightsaber. then he finds out that his father isn’t dead and is a sith who cut off his hand and the next movie when darth vader telepathically communicates to him he’s like “hi dad”. Tatooine does something to your brain chemistry istg

[magicandmundane]

so real