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"Stop saying 15 year olds with weird interests are cringe, they're 15" this is true however you should also stop saying adults with weird interests are cringe because who gives a shit

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This is a direct threat

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life hack: u dont have to be a wolf to yell sad noises at the moon

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STAR WARS + WATER 💦

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You still dream about the people lost in your memory, fabricated by your nostalgia and romantised by your broken heart

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“I miss my dogs. I’m not gonna miss you. I’m not gonna find you. I’m not going to look for you. I don’t want to know where you are or what you do. I don’t want to think about you anymore.” - Will Graham

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Design by  The Distillery

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Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas

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Can I just… talk for a moment… about how much I love how, if you know them well, words don’t have synonyms?

English, for example, is a fantastic disaster. It has so many words for things that are basically the same, and I find there’s few joys in writing like finding the right word for a sentence. Hunting down that peculiar word with particular meaning that fits in seamlessly in a structure, so the story flows on by without any bumps or leaks.

Like how a shout is typically about volume, while a yell carries an angry edge and a holler carries a mocking one. A scream has shrillness, a roar has ferocity, and a screech has outrage. 

This is not to say that a yell cannot be happy or a holler cannot be complimentary, or that they cannot share these traits, but they are different words with different connotations. I love choosing the right one for a sentence, not only for its meanings but for how it sounds when read aloud. (Do I want sounds that slide together, peaceful and seamless, or something that jolts the reader with its contrast? Snap!)

I love how many words for human habitats there are. I love how cottage sounds quaint and cabin sounds rustic. I love steadiness of house, the elegance of residence, the stateliness of manor, and tired stubbornness of shack. I love how a dwelling is different to a den.

And I love how none of them can really touch the possessive warmness of all the connotations of home.

Words are great.

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Watch: Comedian Adam Conover just obliterated every stereotype about millennials in one presentation.

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What We Do In The Shadows Directed by Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi (2014)

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a lil comment about being enough

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writing style: author from the 1800s with a severe love of commas whose sentences last half a page 

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(via DrMassicotte)