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Study while others are sleeping.

Decide while others are delaying.

Prepare while others are daydreaming.

Begin while others are procastinating.

Work while others are wishing.

Save while others are wasting.

Listen while others are talking.

Persist while others are quitting.

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Gen z: We HATE re-adaptations

Also gen z: *will only listen to hyper techno versions of 2010 bangers*

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Yes of course, but you’re missing the point? Why are we not allowed to like the live adaptation as it is?

Keep seeing Avatar the last airbender posts about the show overstating stuff and not being nuanced enough. Bruh, some of us are watching the show with our mothers (who don’t know every single detail of the lore) and we’re asked about 20 different questions the first half hour of episode one.

It’s not as obvious as y’all make it seem, there’s a lot of politics that need to be inserted for the new viewers to understand, while at the same time include enough of the details and fun moments from the original to entertain the super fans.

Have some chill, a cup of Jasmin tea perhaps? And let them establish the story, this is what it’s like to start a new series, don’t forget that this show was not made exclusively for you, it was made for all of us and our mothers.

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yue the fierce moon warrior | azula the prized fire lily

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Keep seeing Avatar the last airbender posts about the show overstating stuff and not being nuanced enough. Bruh, some of us are watching the show with our mothers (who don’t know every single detail of the lore) and we’re asked about 20 different questions the first half hour of episode one.

It’s not as obvious as y’all make it seem, there’s a lot of politics that need to be inserted for the new viewers to understand, while at the same time include enough of the details and fun moments from the original to entertain the super fans.

Have some chill, a cup of Jasmin tea perhaps? And let them establish the story, this is what it’s like to start a new series, don’t forget that this show was not made exclusively for you, it was made for all of us and our mothers.

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From Stardust to Stardust - Rabbit

Briiiighttt eyyyyesss… ;} I’m so happy with this one, I’ve been meaning to make a rabbit version for ages and I have to say it is one of my favorites now :) I will also make a Hare version very soon ^,^  Tattoo files are available now: 

https://www.etsy.com/ArtofMaquenda/listing/715007189/

Prints: https://www.etsy.com/ArtofMaquenda/listing/714985107 I will do pre-orders for tapestries soon. I know I’m saying that for a while now, just a lot going on and I want to finish a couple of things :)

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books—the american collection

!! as much of a big america hater that i am, i must admit that there are amazing authors that are unfortunately american

the grapes of wrath, east of eden—john steinbeck. he's complicated. one moment i love him and the other i try to hide my thoughts on him because i run into someone who despises his writing. i had to read of mice and men in middle school but i was already familiar with his other works because my grandma loved james dean and there was a film adaptation for east of eden during her generation or so that got quite popular. not too flashy, but not boring in any sense. i think he's a pretty easy read as his characters are simple to follow and the plot isn't that hard to tell. he's not really someone that requires a lot of time, but he can be interesting with his allegories and the layers he puts in his writing. give him a try.

naked lunch, junky, the soft machine—william s. burroughs. the exact opposite of steinbeck. ngl idk if i can even recommend burroughs on this site considering how i do have minors following me (which, if you're looking for books to read DO NOT, i repeat, DO NOT pick up a burroughs book until you're legal). he's not erotica by any means but he writes about drug addiction a lot. junky and naked lunch were the first novels i've read from him and he blew my mind based on how... articulately beautiful he could be when talking about a topic so damning.

dhalgren, babel-17—samuel r. delany. sci-fi king. the bane of my existence in the best/worst way possible. he's so... sexy in the way he writes and his entire biography makes me so jealous (HE WAS A TEENAGER WHEN HE WROTE THE MASTERPIECE THAT IS DHALGREN LIKE WHAT ?! GOD IS SO UNFAIR). i basically worship the ground he walks on and everything he writes i've read and enjoyed. can be difficult for first-time readers because he follows a lot of non-linear narratives and surrealist tropes.

on the road—jack kerouac. listen i made this list and saved it on the drafts a year ago and now i have a different opinion on this book. i don't like it quite like i used to, and that's okay !! it goes to show how the media you consume can either shape you or break you, and unfortunately this one didn't age well with time for me. i initially loved on the road for its raw narratives, its ability to flesh out the simple joys of life (to be fair that's kerouac's niche), and how transient the book felt. here, a year later, with more books and experience under my belt, i have to say that on the road is unsatisfactory in the sense that it left me wanting more. even if you're writing about a sliver of someone's life (in this case, the protagonist without spoiling too much), each character's decisions and story should carry more weight if you want to write a novel. i'm not saying he's a bad writer, i'm just saying this book didn't do it for me. nonetheless, i'm recommending it for writers who want to improve their prose. perhaps learning from kerouac might benefit your imagery.

babbit, it can't happen here—sinclair lewis. ngl i picked his book up because it was only like $5 at a book store and i don't think i've looked back since. i think he should be up there when defining the grounds of "americana literature" just because main street perfectly describes and evokes an image of what is considered americana today. i read somewhere on reddit when i was doing research on him that his later works are bad because of his extreme alcoholism, but i can vouch for babbit as to me, it's what arthur miller's death of a salesman could've been in written form. he just describes the 20s/30s businessmen lifestyle and dilemmas so well, and really gives you a window into the world of middle class america at its finest. muah muah much love to sinclair.

gone with the wind—margaret mitchell. only putting this here because my grandma loves this book and the movie starring rhett butler and scarlet o'hara. it's long... but it's great. reads like an epic in the sense that even if some parts felt slow, it wasn't slow or boring enough to get me to put the book down. also birthed one of the greatest moments in cinema so i'm not complaining. always try to read the source material for every adaptation as it can give you new insights, and this easily takes the cake.

extremely loud & incredibly close—jonathan safran foer. my god. i put this down and i had a lot of thoughts. then i re-read the book and still had a lot of thoughts buzzing in my head. when authors get you to think, that's when you know you're a good one. i was surprised to see a lot of people hate on this book and a bunch of foer's other works, because quite frankly, i don't think foer is being self-centered by basing his books on his life. everyone does that—myself included in some of my fics—and his writing is clever enough that, to me at least, suspension of disbelief worked in my favor. i saw a lot of myself in the protagonist and the way he tackled grief, and in a way, i just couldn't see it as an autobiography. great read.

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valleys of the young

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‘The Tempest’, Shakespeare by Leo and Diane Dillon, 1965

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Japanese gentian

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reblog and make a wish! this was removed from tumbrl due to “violating one or more of Tumblr’s Community Guidelines”, but since my wish came true the first time, I’m putting it back. :)

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go see bullet train rn

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The piano (1993), Jane Campion // The Lovers II (1928), Rene Magritte

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Red, White & Royal Blue (Casey McQuiston) / The Raven King (Maggie Stiefvater) / The Raising (Steven dos Santos) / On the Jellicoe Road (Melina Marchetta) / Always and Forever, Lara Jean (Jenny Han) / They Both Die at the End (Adam Silvera)