#EXCITEMENT

[vintage-tigre]

[mpregstuff]

Expecting Dads Unite - Terminal | At a bustling airport terminal, two expecting dads stand side by side, sporting their prominent bellies. The anticipation in the air is electric, with fellow travelers glancing their way and smiling with curiosity. Each man proudly wears his favorite shirt: one in vibrant green and the other in confident blue, showcasing their unique styles despite their shared journey. Surrounded by suitcases and the hum of travel, they embody a modern family happily preparing for a new adventure. Their laughter cuts through the crowd, radiating joy and excitement, reminding everyone that family comes in all forms. As lights flicker above and signs flash with destinations, these trailblazers confidently embrace the future ahead. It's a snapshot of love, unity, and the extraordinary experience of pregnancy for everyone, transcending traditional boundaries. More images are also available at https://mpregstuff.com.

[jeanetteirismiller]

“The friendship bracelet making program at the library went SO WELL!”

“Look what we all made! I’m so HAPPY! I didn’t know I could feel this happy!”

“Busy hands. Calm mind.”

[agirlwithglam]

things to think about/ do so you don't have time for overthinking ˖ . ݁𝜗𝜚. ݁₊

if you're confused, i understand. but if you're not, this post is perfect for you. this post if for the girlies who need to have something exciting in their life so that they're not so bored that they fall for some low quality man. its so that you can take back the power of how you feel and control it yourself so that nothing anybody can offer would be more appealing than what you give to yourself. also don't worry none of this is gonna be typical advice like "get a hobby!", this will be much more creative ;)

watch gossip girl!! you ALL know what i mean. literally when you feel like your life is lacking drama or something exciting, you can live vicariously through the scandals in this show

READ. "boring" no, you are. books are a great way to get lost in something thats also exciting. some book recs that i LOVED: percy jackson series, twilight, murder most unladylike, keeper of the lost cities.

do risky, scary, uncomfortable stuff on your own. a) to prove to yourself you're more than capable, and b) bc it will get you feeling groovy in no time. it can be things like talking to someone, prank calling, doing a random cartwheel in public, wearing an atrociously fabulous outfit, possibilities are endless. + plan spontaneous things you could do!

plan outfits in your head! ahhhh hahaha this is such a fav! if you know you're going out or on a trip soon, plan outfit combos and ideas of what you might wear instead of making fantasy scenarios of a loser (sorry sorry). even if you're not going anywhere, you could still decide outfits for any of the seasons or just future hypothetical scenarios

plan trips! yesss!! plan trips to countries you may want to visit, places you may want to take yourself on a date to, and not just that but actually decide when you're gonna go, are you gonna take family or friends? what you might wear, etc..

make argument/ persuasion ideas for when you hypothetically ask your parents if you can wear what you want. or, you know, something like that. if you didn't understand what i mean, basically try to think of persuading points of something that you want from your parents that they might not allow. its a good way to pass time ngl..

omgomgomg ok listen... pretend you're a spy working for/ against the government and you're here to get data... or something along those lines. wouldn't that be so cool!!

START A BLOG!! genuinely 10/10 recomend, idk i think i'd go insane without my blog lol. love it to pieces and its just something so fun to do, esp if you're a really creative person.

entertain the voices in your head. i don't mean in the troubling schizophrenia typa way, obviously. but like don't you guys entertain yourself by like mentally chatting to yourself? yeah do that! (idk if this is normal now, but i promise i don't have schiszophrenia)

if you really need some help/ are nervous, repeat affirmations. if you find yourself starting to feel anxious or scared or unloved or whatever, start repeating the opposite and do not allow those negative thoughts in. you can repeat things like "i am safe", "i am loved", "things will get better", "i am deserving of love and anything else i want."

[e-rated-beardo]

Oh guys, oh guys oh guys ohguysohguys

I found out a thing yesterday that's making me so very very very excited

And just in case you're the type who'd get excited too and like me two days ago you also don't know this important fact:

The Organization for @transformativeworks (OTW; the parent org of AO3) publishes a peer-reviewed academic journal, completely open-access, i.e. free for you to read

Cancel all my appointments forever this is where I'm going to be for the foreseeable lifetime gfasdafdhfgadgd

This post brought to you by "beardo needs to write a literature review about a certain number of a certain type of peer-reviewed paper, on otherwise whatever topics he likes, vaguely contained inside the concept of of 'library or information services', and yesterday he Found His Topic"

I'm so happy everyone, I'm going to write so many academic papers about fanfiction my lecturers are going to get sick of me 🥹🤩

I am Aziraphale rn

Relatedly, I've also just learnt that Dr Lyn Robinson, co-author of a book that's mandatory reading for like 80% of the courses in the academic programme I'm enrolled in, has published research about AO3. Not only does she seem to be into the same sort of information science stuff that I am, she's also researched fanfiction. She's my new idol

[thebroccolination]

me: i want to enjoy more gl series. i’m just over the whole nice-girls-in-love schtick, y’know. i need some complexity, some tension! maybe even some bickering? perhaps the tiiiniest of raised stakes?

universe: i gave freen a gun.

me: you really do love me this year, don’t you?

[incognitopolls]

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[suliqyre]

To come alive you need to break out of the repetition. You need something exciting and fresh, something that allows you to see things in a new way. You need to go beyond everything you're used to. You need something that pushes against whatever is comfortable, normal, and safe. You need it just to have a chance at real life.

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[deweydell25]

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[vintage-tigre]

Model: Aubrea Jojola

“Intellectual, imaginative, romantic, emotional. This is what gives sex its surprising textures, its subtle transformations, its aphrodisiac elements. Sex loses all its power and magic when it becomes explicit, mechanical, overdone, when it becomes a mechanistic obsession. It becomes a bore. You are shrinking your world of sensations. You are withering it, starving it, draining its blood. If you nourished your sexual life with all the excitements and adventures which love injects into sensuality, you would be the most potent human being in the world. The source of sexual power is curiosity, passion. You are watching its little flame die of asphyxiation. Sex does not thrive on monotony. Sex must be mixed with tears, laughter, words, promises, scenes, jealousy, envy, all of the spices of fear, foreign travel, new faces, novels, stories, dreams, fantasies, music, dancing, opium, wine.”

— Anaïs Nin, The Diary Of Anais Nin, Volume 3; 1939-1944

[philosophybits]

Because it was noticed that a state of excitement often made the head clearer and called up happy inspirations, it was believed that through the extremest states of excitement one would participate in the happiest of inspirations: and thus the mad were revered as the wise and propounders of oracles.

Friedrich Nietzsche, Human, All Too Human, 127

[thepersonalwords]

The excitement of dreams coming true is beyond the description of words.

Lailah Gifty Akita

[mpregstuff]

Pregnant Fan Cheers On Team | In the vibrant atmosphere of a local sports bar, excitement fills the air as the home team rolls towards victory. A lively crowd erupts with cheers and high-fives, but one standout moment shines through the chaos. A man, glowing with four months of pregnancy, radiates joy as he hooks his arm around his boyfriend during a nail-biting game. When their team scores, the thrill bubbles over into an unforgettable celebration. With a swift lift and a kiss, they revel in the alliance of sport and love. This slice of life captures the essence of camaraderie amidst the spirited roar of fans. In moments like these, happiness and anticipation intertwine, reminding everyone that life is best enjoyed together—goals and all. More images are also available at https://mpregstuff.com.

[adventuresofalgy]

The weather in the wild west Highlands of Scotland was feeling a wee bit unstable and agitated… and so were the local birds, for there was much twittering and excitement in the bushes and trees. Even though it was really not the slightest bit warm, there was a definite change in the air, and a new brighter, stronger light that heralded spring…

In the past couple of days Algy's wee feathered friends around the garden had all begun to chirrup and sing, each according to their manner, and he was especially thrilled to hear the characteristic tones of the song thrush rising above the rest. It was a sound he awaited eagerly in the early months of every year, and greeted with glee.

Although it was still breezy, it was nothing like as windy as it had been during the past week, so Algy decided to take a wee rest, so that he could listen attentively to all his bird friends. Finding himself a comfortable couch on the soft branches of a small stand of cypress, Algy leaned back and relaxed, rocking to and fro gently in the much-reduced wind, listening, and thinking:

Sing on, sweet thrush, upon the leafless bough, Sing on, sweet bird, I listen to thy strain, See aged Winter, 'mid his surly reign, At thy blythe carol, clears his furrowed brow. Thus in bleak Poverty's dominion drear, Sits meek Content with light, unanxious heart; Welcomes the rapid moments, bids them part, Nor asks if they bring ought to hope or fear. I thank thee, Author of this opening day! Thou whose bright sun now gilds yon orient skies! Riches denied, thy boon was purer joys - What wealth could never give nor take away! But come, thou child of poverty and care, The mite high heav'n bestow'd, that mite with thee I'll share.

[Algy is thinking of the poem Sonnet on Hearing a Thrush Sing by the 18th century Scottish poet Robert Burns.]

[possumeneb]

SOOO ONLY ONE PERSON WAS GONNA POST ABOUT PROBABLY THE BEST YUURIVOICE NEWS IN A BIT?????

I learned just a bit ago, this is GROUND BREAKING YALL COMEON