#grounded routines

[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

Some seasons of life are loud and busy and blooming. And others… are quieter. Messier. A little lonelier. This week on the blog, I’m writing about the lonely side of personal growth—those in-between seasons where you’ve let go of what no longer fits, but haven’t quite settled into what comes next. It’s about what it feels like to step away from old roles, old identities, old expectations—and how even the right decisions can come with their own kind of grief. It’s about change, self-discovery, and that quiet space where you're still becoming. It’s not a ‘how-to.’ It’s a reflection. A gentle reminder that if you’re feeling a little lost or unsettled right now… you’re not alone. You’re not behind. You’re just not finished yet. The post is live now on the blog— You’ll find it under “Latest Blog Post” in the link in bio, and I’ve popped the direct link into stories too. Save it for a quiet read with a cuppa. I hope it lands softly.

[johnnyshrine]

★ 113 // “Dissociation”

[calamitoustide]

thinking about how andrew who has to unwrap every single one of neil's bandages minyard would do in a zombie apocalypse like how routine it would be for andrew to look over neil's skin for a bite mark no matter how short of a time he spent outside their safe zone he has to look every single time

there would be several close calls too to the point where the rest of the foxes find it absurd like they'd be sitting there for an hour and neil would be dead on his feet but still running on adrenaline, shaking and matt who's always the one to go out on patrol with neil would say over and over that neil's clean and nothing got to him but andrew would silently look over all neil's wounds for a third time anyway

[c-kiddo]

i rllllly love the depiction of worship and religious ritual in cr2 i keep thinking about it , specifically abt the clerics. i love how they're very opposite in their approaches - jesters worship is chaotic and energetic and she tricks people and she paints and vandalises signs and paints and paints and draws and creates at first to please the traveller but then by the end she's doing it for the joy of creation and trickery and artagan is more her equal (jester god creation moment?) . caduceus' worship is slow and ritualistic and meditative - he sits on the earth and feels the wind and ground beneath him , and he leaves behind new growth on dead things , returns them back to the earth. he drinks water from streams, eats plants grown from the wildmothers earth, and will die and decay and become the ground and the plants again. its all cyclical forever and ever ! so he guides things back to that path via decaying them and asking for the wildmothers help. and he sets up altars and lights incense + meditates to feel the wind acknowledge him back and i think both these depictions are rly nice!!!!!!!

[spliqi]

thinking about the kunikida bible (dazai’s entrance exam) and i will never get over any of it but i especially love the concept of ideals being something that can corrupt and radicalize a person and how being partnered with someone who challenges those ideals is actually why kunikida is able to stay living a morally sound life

[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

Some seasons of life are loud and busy and blooming. And others… are quieter. Messier. A little lonelier. This week on the blog, I’m writing about the lonely side of personal growth—those in-between seasons where you’ve let go of what no longer fits, but haven’t quite settled into what comes next. It’s about what it feels like to step away from old roles, old identities, old expectations—and how even the right decisions can come with their own kind of grief. It’s about change, self-discovery, and that quiet space where you're still becoming. It’s not a ‘how-to.’ It’s a reflection. A gentle reminder that if you’re feeling a little lost or unsettled right now… you’re not alone. You’re not behind. You’re just not finished yet. The post is live now on the blog— You’ll find it under “Latest Blog Post” in the link in bio, and I’ve popped the direct link into stories too. Save it for a quiet read with a cuppa. I hope it lands softly.

[nyancrimew]

hm i gotta go back to my work again, i wanna get out an article this month to keep my streak up and get back in the flow

[lexosaurus]

I know that was a shitpost for the latest Danny Phantom fandom meme, but I'm genuinely impressed and how authentic it sounds. How much of Dash's monologue is real advice, and how do you know all of that? Do you work out?

Yes I'm so sorry to inform my good people of Tumblr that I've secretly been a part of the gym fandom for all this time. I've only recently come out as a gymbro in this phandom via my creation of the current dp gym bro au meme that I've forced upon everyone in this good holy christian space. I mix whey protein into my overnight oats, I track my macros, and I have a closet full of Gym Girlie Outfits™️.

And just know it's a badge of honor that I carry to be able to say I've converted multiple members of the Danny Phantom phandom into regular gym goers as well 💪

[tumblingdownthefoxden]

What happened to the office adventure? I wanted to see office shenanigans :•{

[calciumcryptid]

Methas to JJ: I think I am falling for you.

Me: Buddy, he is doing his job-

[as-thra]

What kinda stuff do Daniel and Aslan like to do together? What kinds of dates for they enjoy most? 👀

BUNCH OF QUALITY TIME WITH SWEET LITTLE ACTS OF SERVICE!!!!! they body double a lot :]] aslan working on whatever silly spell hes messing with or reading yet another book on charms while daniel's working on potions as per usual, its part of their little nightly ritual n aslan literally has it marked down on his schedule HEHEKDNE i also like to think his presence there's just helpful to daniel, they've got a system going where he can go prepare for a different potion while as watches over the one already in the cauldron so things Don't Go Wrong

They also skip out on breakfast in the great hall every other day because aslan likes cooking and makes them breakfast instead

SO GENERALLY THEY SPEND TIME TOGETHER WHILE ALSO DOING THEIR OWN THING AND ITS SO LOVELY TO THEM !!! JUST BASKING IN EACH OTHER'S PRESENCE WHILE ALSO PROGRESSING INDIVIDUALLY!!!!!!!!! growing together .. my fave .... my loves .....

and then for dates!!! they enjoy staying in and having movie nights together but besides that they often go on shopping trips for potion ingredients, books, and clothes thrifting then ending with a cute lunch or dinner out, going to the forest for ingredients and creature spotting is also date night for them HEHDKDNR, these two are just productive n in love, if it were up to them literally any time spent together would classify as dates

[ourlittlehouseinthecountry]

Some seasons of life are loud and busy and blooming. And others… are quieter. Messier. A little lonelier. This week on the blog, I’m writing about the lonely side of personal growth—those in-between seasons where you’ve let go of what no longer fits, but haven’t quite settled into what comes next. It’s about what it feels like to step away from old roles, old identities, old expectations—and how even the right decisions can come with their own kind of grief. It’s about change, self-discovery, and that quiet space where you're still becoming. It’s not a ‘how-to.’ It’s a reflection. A gentle reminder that if you’re feeling a little lost or unsettled right now… you’re not alone. You’re not behind. You’re just not finished yet. The post is live now on the blog— You’ll find it under “Latest Blog Post” in the link in bio, and I’ve popped the direct link into stories too. Save it for a quiet read with a cuppa. I hope it lands softly.

[archersartcorner]

Okey here’s the final video! Maybe I’ll come back and add more fine details later but I’m alright leaving it like this for now. Boop :)

[Video ID: A digital animation of Norman Takamori and Skip from Dimension 20: A Starstruck Odyssey. Norman is doing push ups and Skip, slug mode, is booping his nose when he gets close to the floor. End ID.]

[swan2swan]

One of the most solid writing elements of Independence Day that has really helped the movie stand the test of time is just how methodical the aliens are in their destruction of Earth.

Despite all of their advanced tech, everything has its limits. They can't just bombard Earth from orbit because their weapons don't work that way--the blast from their mega-cannons spreads across the city because of the City Destroyers' massive size and shields. The dramatic charge time at the end is matched by the charge times in the beginnings (it's a few seconds longer in the climax, but the City Destroyer just spent a lot of energy moving full speed to Area 51 and probably hadn't charged the cannon as effectively as the ones resting above cities for hours had--which is logical!); everything works on a consistent standard.

The aliens also rely on the Earth's satellite connections to function, adding a level of realism to their communication and function--and yes, people make fun of the virus plot, but the writers show their work throughout and address every point step by step.

All of this combines so that, while you can't see the aliens acting at all in the movie, you can work out exactly what they're doing. There's a logical pattern to every action they take, and it doesn't matter if the commander in the final battle is smugly sitting back and swirling a glass of Space Wine as he prepares to exterminate the little humans for his Glorious Leader, or screaming furiously at every officer to get that weapon online before something damages his ship further--the goal is clear. The movie is a huge chess game, both sides are players, but we're only seeing one perspective.

That makes it an odd case where a Sci-Fi film is actually a War Movie, and I love it.

[holyjost]

there's this phenomenon i've seen talked about where a product is finally being created for a market that wasn't previously being served, and the first response to it being an expectation of moral perfection, especially when the market in question is marginalized in some way (as women are in general, but especially in the world of sports). the product is held to a higher standard than the counterpart that serves the non-marginalized because people are projecting a sense of morality onto the product that they don't with the counterpart because the counterpart is (wrongfully) seen as neutral or apolitical because it represents the non-marginalized.

i'm not by any means saying everyone should shut up and take what they can get, but the threats of specifically boycotting over things that wouldn't result in any comparable amount of pushback if they happened in the nhl (which can actually afford to withstand a boycott and where changes made by a boycott would have a much bigger impact) is worth examining to me. also i don’t know how productive it is toward making the world a better and more inclusive place. is an approach to punishing one single individual having a net positive benefit when the approach could also harm women's sports at large. sometimes it feels like people just want to have a strong reaction in the moment because it makes them feel like a good person

[tenderwulf]

today I started writing my fic again, after not having written a single sentence in months. I have two things to say: god, I missed it, and god, I'm rusty