He was one of my heroes tbh, despite the fact that I've always told myself to "have no heroes" because idolizing people is dangerous business. But he was never my hero because I idolized him, or thought he was perfect, unbeatable, or had a perfect moral compass. It was because I saw so much of myself in him in the sort of way that made me believe in myself.
His dry, deadpanned humor, his big dreams, his struggles with adhd and social anxiety, the English major background and jokes...... He was so much like me, and yet so much brighter, and stronger, and even more determined, that he made me want to do even better. When I was struggling and wondering if I should give up and drop out of college, he was the person I thought of. In his silly videos and the personal bits he told us, he reassured me that it would be ok even if I did have to stop, but also gave me faith that I could succeed despite my problems and failures, and that I should never give up on my dreams.
I hope he knew how much he meant to us. I hope he knew that every time we lamented his absences and teased him for his upload schedules, it was because he brought genuine value to our lives. We will keep missing him, and even more than us will the people who knew and loved him irl. All the work he did for good will live on and keep helping people.
honest to god can't stop thinking about this song about jeff bezos by philip labes (link takes you to his spotify). it's such a good example of politically driven folk music.
When I was little my mom’s meatloaf was my favorite food. But ONLY her meatloaf. I didn’t like anyone else’s, and she told me that she would teach me how to make it when I was older. And when I was like 19? She finally taught me, but she told me never to tell anyone else and I was like weird but okay
Anyway, she was super fucking homophobic and abusive to me when I told her I was gay, so here’s the recipe
4-6 lbs of Hamburger/turkey burger
1 pk onion soup mix OR ranch mix
1 TBs ketchup
1 Tbs spicy brown mustard,
1 Tbs bbq sauce
1 Tbs steak sauce
1 egg
mix, shape into a loaf in a big pan, and bake at 350 for 2 hrs (maybe 2 and a half if you’re feeling dangerous)
You can get almost all of these ingredients at the dollar store, and have leftovers if it’s just you. The leftovers make great tacos if (taco seasoning is also like a dollar). Enjoy your revenge loaf
beating breath of the wild in under 40 minutes is an incredible feat and also fucking excellent in the context of the game. ganon spends 100 fucking years preparing this onslaught, building energy, getting ready to tear the world apart, and one elf twink wakes up butt-ass naked in a cave and legs it to the castle and kicks ganon’s ass apart in under an hour with a sword he found along the way