#resolution 2012

[rottenhellion]

My crack horror headcanon: The entity from Skinamarink and the one from Resolution and The Endless are a child and adult of the same fucked up species. Thier time loop MOs are very similar, as is thier petty sadism, near-complete invisibility, and controlling natures, The Endless is just able to affect a much larger area and do it to A LOT more people.

[i-just-want-to-destroy]

[herewithinthevoid]

Thirty-one days of my favorite horror movies in no particular order. Late again, but it kind of works out in the end because I get to smack these two together in a single post.

Day Ten - Resolution (2012)

Day Eleven - The Endless (2017)

Cosmic horror holds this lovely little warm corner in my heart, and these reside there with other books and movies and whatnot. Honorable mention to the rest of these directors' works below the cut, too, since they're all worth seeing at least once, imho.

Spring (2014)

Synchronic (2019)

Something in the Dirt (2022)

[licorpolar]

I barely drew at all last year, so all the asoiafs I've are paint chat doodles. I hope I get to draw better things this year. And to learn about historical fashion...

If you think these look too much like if they were from a 90s RPG, there are straight up 90s RPG crossovers under the cut.

(these were dumb inner jokes. I love fe4 too much.)

[haveyouseenthishorrormovie]

SUMMARY: A man imprisons his estranged junkie friend in an isolated cabin in the boonies of San Diego to force him through a week of sobriety, but the events of that week are being mysteriously manipulated.

[onlyhurtforaminute]

LAMB OF GOD-STRAIGHT FOR THE SUN

[alianoralacanta]

On the other hand, if you want to do less of something, it's a good idea to do more of something else instead. Less interrupting? Add more listening. Less smartphone use? Add more of something that doesn't require a smartphone. Less driving? More finding and using the public transport options, carpooling, walking and/or batching errands together. Less late night [insert activity one does not wish to do]? More sleeping or resting. Or more whatever activity means one should be awake late at night (e.g working or being present with someone else).

Not all of them will be this easy - for some people, the examples above won't be that easy either. However, the substitution principle remains useful for both positive and negative resolutions.

Remember that if you want to do more of something, you have to do less of something else. It's that time of year where people set goals for the new year and they have plans and hopes and it's always focusing on what they want to do more of. More studying, more exercise, more crafting, more socialising, more making things from scratch. Okay, great. What are you going to do less of in order to have the time and energy to do more of those things you really want to do?

[novicepen]

New Year’s Resolution

The moment the silver ball drops, I close my eyes and let my imagination wonder what this new year has in store for me. It seems like every thought I have leads back to him. I can’t stop thinking about him. Every inch of my brain has been covered with thoughts of him since met just 2 months ago. Just imagining him flash, his goofy smile after making a particularly witty joke makes my heart flutter. When I look into his eyes, I try to decipher what he’s thinking about, but sometimes he can be so unreadable. Maybe that’s what I like about him. My phone vibrates in my hand. When I look at the screen, my heart jumps at the sight of his name. I can’t help thinking that my thoughts of him had to be powerful enough to summon him to me. I look at my phone and my heart is unsure what to do.

Matt: Happy New Year my beautiful bestie :)

My heart fixates on the word beautiful. That isn’t the word I’d usually use to describe myself. Him calling me beautiful somehow has me believing it even if it’s just for a second. He says I’m beautiful so I must be. He’s hardly wrong about anything else. My brain however can’t ignore the word that follows it. Bestie. I’m always such a great friend, the best friend a guy could ask for. I should’ve known better letting myself fall for someone again. Letting myself feel too much for someone has never went well for me. With trembling fingers, I type a simple response.

Me: Happy New Year :)

It’s time for me to accept that we’re always going to be just friends. It’s not that he’s not a good friend. He’s an incredible friend who has given me more than I could have ever expected. I love who I am when I’m with him. It’s just that I can’t stop picturing what it would be like if I pressed my lips against his and ran my fingers through his silky dark brown hair. Every time he hugs me and I breathe in his scent, I wish I could bottle it up and smell him every time I’m laying in my bed at night staring at the glow in the dark stars on my ceiling feeling unreasonably lonely.

Matt: What’s your New Year’s resolution?

It’s a new year. The possibilities are limitless. My life today is unrecognizable from just a year ago. Who’s to say that I can’t make anything I want happen? For a moment I sit there and contemplate everything I want to do this year. Of course I want to exercise more, paint more, write more, but really all I want from 2012 is Matt. If the world is truly set to end this year, I want to know what it feels like to be loved by someone who isn’t obligated to love me. For just a moment I allow myself to feel emboldened. I type out a text message, hold my breath and press send before I can have even a second to change my mind.

Me: This year I want to tell my crush how I feel about him.

Matt: CRUSH?? Who is it? Do I know him?

Time stops for a moment as reality washes over me. What on earth can I possibly say that doesn’t completely give me away and toss my heart into his hands? My mind drifts back to memories of when we were at the ice skating rink last night. We were holding hands and he said it was so that he could take me down too if he fell. Was that just an excuse to hold my hand, or have we become such good friends that holding hands isn’t remotely romantic?

Me: Yes you know him very well

Matt: Is it Alex? Ryan? Forrest?

With every passing moment I realize that I’ve dug myself into a hole that I won’t easily escape. He guesses the name of every boy in the church we go to besides his own name. Now that it’s past midnight, it’s Sunday again and once the sun rises again, I’ll see Matt at church. Surely he’ll be full of questions if I don’t answer them now, but I just can’t bring myself to tell him how I feel over text. Before he can text any more name guesses, I snip off the conversation.

Me: I’ll tell you more tomorrow :) <3

Matt: isn’t is technically tomorrow now :P

Me: you know what I mean xP

Saying that I’ll tell him more tomorrow digs me farther in the hole, but I can’t bear telling him the name of someone else when his name is just about the only thing taking space in my mind lately. I look down at my phone like it’s the shovel digging me into this hole. Maybe it’s time I put it down before I say something wrong.

The sun shines through the cracks of the blinds in my room directly into my eyes. Warmth from the light outside feels like a gentle hug coaxing me into reality. On my white wooden nightstand, the time on my hot pink digital alarm clock tells me it’s time to force myself out of bed. If today is the day I end up telling Matt my feelings, I need to be dressed to impress. Choosing my dress turns out to be much easier than I thought it would be. The first dress that catches my eye is teal and flowy with a sink bow that ties on the side. It’s the outfit I wore on the day Matt and I met. It’s incredible to me that it took us so long to find each other considering I was already familiar with his sister. Funny enough, I had no clue she even had an older brother. Until a couple months ago though, he spent most of the time at his father’s house and went to a different church.

During service, our eyes meet and our smiles mirror each other. He holds his phone up and points to it. Just a moment later I feel mine vibrate. My mom is just distracted enough that I sneak a glance of my phone.

Matt: meet me in the hallway by the bathrooms asap

Thankfully I’m on the edge of the row and am able to sneak out unnoticed by my family. The hallway is completely empty as I make my way to the bathrooms. I’m the first one to arrive so I sit down on the blue carpeted stairs next to the bathrooms. I can’t help noticing that the color of my dress blends right into the carpet. Even the material is pretty similar. “Claire?” My name sounds like a song when he says it.

My eyes meet his and I must be blushing with the way he makes me feel. “Hey Matt.”

He sits next to me, and it feels like we’ve entered into a universe where it’s just him and me. “I can’t believe you’re making me guess who your crush is! Can’t you just tell me?” I bite my lip contemplating if now is the right moment. “Okay at least tell me is he here today?”

I nod. “Oh he’s here alright.”

He grabs me by the shoulders and stares deeply in my eyes. “Alright what you need is a pep talk then. Whoever this guy is should feel so incredibly lucky to even have you look in his direction. You’re beautiful.”

“I am?”

He laughs. “Of course you are! Have you looked in the mirror recently? Are you sure you can’t just tell me? I thought we told each other everything. Okay I’ll do one more guess and then—“

“It’s you, idiot!” My mouth shouts before my brain can catch up and tell me the right thing to say. My jaw drops when I realize I actually said that out loud. Both of us stare at each other for what feels like eternity. “Please say something.”

“You like me?”

“Well I’m pretty sure you and I are the only two people here unless you count the picture of Jesus hanging over your head or maybe the picture over there of—“

He cuts me off mid sentence by pressing his lips against mine. Never before have I been so grateful for someone to stop my rambling. His lips are just as soft as I imagined. In his kiss, I see a million possibilities and promises. There isn’t much I’ve been sure about until this moment. He even tastes as good as I hoped, just like my favorite tropical flavored gum. As we pull away, he presses his forehead against mine. “I’ve been dreaming about doing that from the moment we met.”

“Y-you have? Dreaming about me?”

He smiles crookedly. “You remember when you told me a month ago that your favorite gum is Tropical Twist Trident.”

“I told you that?”

“I think I bought every single packet I could find so that I could chew it every single day I saw you just in case I got up the nerve to finally kiss you.”

“So you thought you were going to kiss me today?”

“Honestly I was about to give up that. I’m just so used to girls only seeing me as a friend, I thought you couldn’t possibly…” His worlds trail off. “Claire Marie Harrison, my Claire bear, would you like to go on a real date with me?”

“I thought you’d never ask.”

[kayhanaudio2]

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[lastlifeinuniverse]

Life Resolutions for 2012

[i-am-aprl]

The US single-handedly blocked the UN from recognizing Palestine by vetoing a draft resolution in the Security Council that recommended that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the UN.” With 12 council members voting yes, a clear majority voted in favor; only the UK and Switzerland abstained.

Meanwhile, 139 of the 193 UN member states already recognize Palestine, virtually all of the world safe for the Global North and its closest allies.

Even in the EU, several countries are set to recognize Palestine soon. Since 2012, the Palestinians have been a non-member observer state to the UN, a de facto recognition of statehood granted by the UN General Assembly.

However, the Security Council and then at least two-thirds of the General Assembly must approve an application to become a full member of the world body.

The Palestinian push for full membership came six months into Israel’s devastating war of extermination against the Gaza Strip, and as Israel is expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, which the UN already considers to be illegal.

[blazeofbones]

I can’t with him 😂😂

[good-omens-heritage-posts]

good omens heritage post

Crowley & Aziraphale’s New Year’s Wishes

From http://www.harpercollins.com/author/AuthorExtra.aspx?displayType=essay&authorID=3417

Crowley: 

Resolution #1: I must accept that Super-Gluing valuable coins to the sidewalk and then watching events from a nearby café is not proper demonic activity.

Resolution #2: The same applies to rearranging the letters on wayside pulpits.

Resolution #3: Try to come up with something as good as cell phone ringtones, following one last stab at convincing Downstairs that cell phone ringtones are right up there in the whole Human Misery stakes. And iPods. Has anybody Down There even said thank you for iPods? Or “Googling yourself?” Frankly, I deserve some kind of award for “Googling yourself.”

Resolution #4: I must encourage greedy people to use the term, “Low-hanging fruit,” because that’s just like old times.

Resolution #5: This year, I will get a desk near the window.

Resolution #6: I will try to understand why Hell is a no-smoking area. I just think it’s ridiculous having to stand around outside the gates, that’s all.

Resolution #7: On the orders of Head Office I will encourage the belief in Intelligent Design, because it upsets everyone.

Resolution #8: Stop Googling myself.

Aziraphale:

Resolution #1: Spread peace and love and glad tidings of great joy throughout the world. Also try to get out more.

Resolution #2: I will be charitable to people who use the term “core values,” however difficult this may be.

Resolution #3: Notwithstanding Resolution #2 (above), I will redouble my efforts to have the utterance of the phrase “core values” classified as a deadly sin. I believe Himself is with me on this one.

Resolution #4: I will try to be nicer to the customers. They want to buy books; I want to sell them. It can’t be that hard. (Memo to self: Regular opening hours? Mark prices on books?)

Resolution #5: I will try to be polite to Gabriel, no matter what the provocation.

Resolution #6: Find out exactly what an “Internet” is.

Resolution #7: Really must resume dancing lessons. Learn the “Galloping Major,” the “Gay Gordons,” the “Mashed Potatoes.” Possibly even the “Twist”?

Resolution #8: Thwart Infernal Wiles (ongoing).

Resolution #9: I will try to understand why Heaven is a non-smoking area.

Resolution #10: On the orders of Head Office I will encourage the belief in Intelligent Design – despite the fact that the human airway crosses the digestive tract. Who thought that was intelligent?

Resolution #11: Feed the ducks.

…

PS: If you are a person who wrote Good Omens, do not EVER look at the Tumblr Aziraphale tag to find a nice picture of Crowley and Aziraphale to put into a New Year’s blog. There are things you can never unsee.

[sayruq]

AHEAD OF THE United Nations Security Council action to consider the Palestinian Authority’s application to become a full member of the international body, the United States is lobbying nations to reject such membership, hoping to avoid an overt “veto” by Washington. The lobbying effort, revealed in copies of unclassified State Department cables obtained by The Intercept, is at odds with the Biden administration’s pledge to fully support a two-state solution. In 2012, the U.N. General Assembly passed a resolution granting Palestine the status of a non-member observer state. The diplomatic cables detail pressure being applied to members of the Security Council, including Malta, the rotating president of the council this month. Ecuador in particular is being asked to lobby Malta and other nations, including France, to oppose U.N. recognition. The State Department’s justification is that normalizing relations between Israel and Arab states is the fastest and most effective way to achieve an enduring and productive statehood. While clarifying that President Joe Biden has worked vigorously to support “Palestinian aspirations for statehood” within the context “of a comprehensive peace that would resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” a diplomatic cable dated April 12 details U.S. talking points against a U.N. vote for Palestinian statehood. The cable says that Security Council members must be persuaded to reject any proposal for Palestinian statehood — and thereby its recognition as a sovereign nation — before the council’s open debate on the Middle East, scheduled for April 18. “It remains the U.S. view that the most expeditious path toward a political horizon for the Palestinian people is in the context of a normalization agreement between Israel and its neighbors,” the cable reads. “We believe this approach can tangibly advance Palestinian goals in a meaningful and enduring way.” “We therefore urge you not to support any potential Security Council resolution recommending the admission of ‘Palestine’ as a U.N. member state, should such a resolution be presented to the Security Council for a decision in the coming days and weeks.”

[starryfishbonesoup]

Life Resolutions for 2012

[shinonart]

Duality

People have often asked me if I have a piece of Mew or Mewtwo. I did make one way back in 2012 but unfortunately the full resolution file hasn't survived my many computer switches during that time and even if it did I feel that piece is a bit dated.

So I decided to make a new version of it! I liked the original idea but just wanted to give it a bit more polish and really hone in on the complex relationship between Mew and Mewtwo.

One that was created first and another that was created last. A child of light and a shunned being innocent of the crime of being born. And the rift between them.

Everything is done by hand in inks and watercolours.

Prints available on INPRNT! At the time of posting this INPRNT is offering 35% off of all prints!

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