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when I see something dated 2019 I think “oh that’s not too long ago” and then I remember that 2019 was not only five years ago but those five years have somehow contained several lifetimes

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we don’t talk abt how stressful buying new glasses frames is. ur shopping for your whole personality there. life on the line. do or die. all for two pieces of glass and some sticks

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yes all my favorite characters are desperate to be loved. no i don’t think that says anything about me

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queerplatonic is whatever those 3 middleaged animal men from ice age had btw. i hope you understand now

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they need to add two extra hours after ten pm where time doesn't pass so you can do some nice reading before bed

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i feel like the boeing whistleblower case should radicalize more people. a major airline company is producing planes with less and less regard for safety and it's starting to get noticeable. man takes them to court, which would reduce profit at the cost of public safety. he fucking dies the night that boeings legal team asks him to stay an extra day. if nothing happens about this, i hope it gets through to people that america would literally kill you for a few extra cents

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The super bowl or whatever I'm not american

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the problem with having a decade old tumblr blog is that there are posts on it from a decade ago

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i need feminism because when jesus does a magic trick it’s a goddamn miracle but when a woman does a magic trick she gets burned at the stake

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💯🙏💛🟨👍

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so I got into grad school today with my shitty 2.8 gpa and the moral of the story is reblog those good luck posts for the love of god

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clair de lune will always go down smooth, claude really did put his whole debussy into this one

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"you will look for themes and motifs in media that isn't worth the effort" i will look for themes and motifs in the dirt. on the ground.

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on my fourth RWRB rewatch and here’s what i’ve picked up this time (except it’s only the first half of the movie bc I never finished this rewatch):

in the opening, the newscast says Martha Fitzroy but the NYT article Ellen holds up says Martha Thompson

forever obsessed w “oh, unlike you, whose role is clearly spelled out in Article Nothing of the US Constitution”

would love a breakdown of the set for the Oval Office and what art they included (two busts, looks like one is a man and one is a woman? could be nondescript but presidents usually pick their art for reasons and I assume MML + scene team did the same) (Abe Lincoln is also there which may be a callback to Alex’s line to Miguel)

respectfully there’s no way Alex is doing well in his law classes w the life he leads (source: i’m a lawyer)

when Henry texts Alex w the “ACD is going to be a father” article, Alex had the Cybersecurity Workforce Assessment Act up on his laptop (✨foreshadowing✨)

Alex calls for Henry when H leaves the New Year’s party

the bi color scheme in the scene in Nora’s office is Elite

snow? in DC?? on new years??? about as unbelievable as a Democratic woman pres winning Texas

pretty sure CMQ said they picked the albums in Alex’s room (would also love a breakdown for these picks although some seem obvious) and they are: Wonderful Wonderful by the Killers; Rumours by Fleetwood Mac; Full Moon Fever by Tom Petty; good kid, m.A.A.d city by Kendrick Lamar; Bigger Than Both of Us by Daryl Hall & John Oates; and Goodbye Yellow Brick Road by Elton John

Henry fidgets w the ring when he asks Alex about the polo match 🥺

I can’t remember if it was a detail in the book but Henry always in double breasted suits and Alex (largely) in unbuttoned sport coats just Makes Sense stylistically and character-wise (Henry more traditional, “put together,” and closed off, Alex more modern and open) (also Henry taking said double breasted suit off for Alex)

plus Henry’s Rolex (? I don’t know watches) vs Alex’s Apple Watch

the HANDS which for better or for worse (*cough* better) just solidifies how much I associate them w Pride & Prejudice

two prominent pride campaign posters in the back of Ellen’s Texas campaign office when Alex gets there

sincerely hope Texas is Alex’s summer job bc there’s no way he’s doing 18 hour days plus law school (but also is that really only taking 3 months) (also I know his thing is that he never sleeps but geez)

Oval Office decor update: Harriet Tubman and FDR portraits

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Im gonna shuffle my giant playlist of every song i like and if the very first one that plays isnt exactly what i want to hear right this second im gna lose it

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Blue Stadtbad Mitte "James Simon"  -   Eline Brontsema

Dutch, b. 1988 -

Woodcut, 68.2 x 51.3 cm

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