#hard lessons to learn

[an-ruraiocht]

my sister said to me once that sometimes the cheapest way to pay for something is with money

if you don't pay in money you pay in time, in inconvenience, in energy, in pain. if that's all you've got then that's all you've got. but just because it's a lower financial cost doesn't mean it's a lower overall cost. it may well be a higher one, and that's one of the things that makes life so much harder and less sustainable when you're broke. nevertheless if money isn't there then you walk, because the bus is too expensive, or you take the bus, because the taxi is too expensive, or you paint that wall yourself, or you wait four hours in a train station for a cheaper connection, or you keep on working around the broken things in your house instead of fixing them, or whatever it is

but when you've been in that pattern for a long time, it can be hard to break the habit once money is an option. you keep on thinking "well it's silly to pay for that when i could just..."

but you're not Not Paying for it. you're paying differently. it's worth thinking about what you're actually paying, because sometimes, it turns out, money is cheaper

[42ds-too]

Some of us have been fighting this for decades.

[lucybellwood]

Desperately trying to finish listening to this audiobook before Libby repos my shit

[tom4jc]

When Prophets Want To Die (book review)

Title: When Prophets Want To DieAuthor: Mike ClarensauPublisher: Mike ClarensauDate: 2023Pages: 223 When Prophets Want To Die (book review) Mike Clarensau takes a look at various prophets throughout the Bible that at some point in their lives wanted to die. In each one he takes a brief look at their life and then at the point in which they wanted to die. Throughout this book, Mike looks at…

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

The Yiling Band Tour!

[transfaguette]

one major thing ive had to learn about my pain and fatigue is that overexertion does NOT result in more sleep. a healthy person might have a busy, physically active day and then have a really good sleep as a result. When I do this, I can’t fall asleep at all, and i’m often in terrible pain. So I end up being miserable twice, first when I pushed myself past my limits, and second from the resulting pain and insomnia. So here’s my message to you, chronically fatigued person: don’t push yourself when you don’t have to.

[hinamie]

playing around w slightly different hair renders

[fire-on-fuel]

the most important distinction between boba fett and jango fett is that jango fett grew up on a farm and then in a traveling mandalorian merc clan and boba fett grew up in a city sized lab and then juvie and then every gutter in the galaxy from here to nar shaddaa

[star-struck09]

I know you, so I know when you are hurt, but I cannot help you if you do not allow me to.

[rebouks]

Previous // Next

Missed call: Mom x4 Missed call: Dad x1 TEXT: Dad I swear to god Robin, I’ll stick a tracker up your ass if you don’t call back asap TEXT: Alexandruuuh the Derp Text me when u get home, tried to wake u up but u were having none of it xx … Courtney: Where’ve you been?! Robin: I stayed at a friend’s house. Courtney: And you couldn’t answer your phone to tell us that?! Robin: Sorry… [Robin shrugged lamely, he felt guilty for worrying his parents but he was far too hungover to deal with any lectures right now. He desperately needed his bed…] [Oscar narrowed his eyes as Robin avoided eye contact and sloped upstairs like a frail zombie] Oscar: He’s hungover. Courtney: Mmh. Oscar: [groans] Oughhh. Courtney: They’re gonna do this kinda thing, honey. We can’t stop them. Oscar: I know, but that doesn’t mean I have to like it. Ava: What kinda thing? Courtney: I’ll talk to him. Oscar: Later. Courtney: Obviously. Ava: Helloooo-.. what thiiiings?! Oscar: Things that’re gonna give me a damn aneurysm.

[buckslasagna]

@eddiediaznetwork event: headcanons ↳ eddie tells christopher "sana, sana colita de rana, si no sana hoy, sanara mañana" when he's hurt, so this is me saying it back to him ♥

English translation: "Heal, heal, little frog's tail, if you don't heal today, you'll heal tomorrow."

[rioblitzle]

so, unfortunately, adobe animate fucking blew up like 60% of what i had done on this animatic forever, so it's rough and incomplete, but here's what remains of a balloon smp scene i was loosely storyboarding for fun!

cut down audio is taken from this edit by chipsetradio

[post-it-notes7]

No Good Deed is now up here on ao3! There's no prior mirrorworld knowledge required, so come along for the ride, if you dare.

Summary below:

The lightworld has plenty of sympathetic sayings, for times like this. Mushy words that aren’t worth much outside the silly little realm of friendship and kindness, of a better reality, that they inhabit, and not their reflections. No, no, none of that can be applied here, in the reverse. Absolute zilch.

And yet, no good deed goes unpunished, they might have told him now.

Dark Meta Knight’s not in the market to admit if anything about what he did was good to begin with.

-

Or, Mir Falspar hasn't been sleeping lately, and Dark Meta Knight couldn't possibly care less.

It's fine, as long as everyone believes that.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Another year has passed, and with it the opportunity to reflect back on all that has happened. While my growth was not as dramatic as last year, I can still see lots of positive change.

I'll never have enough ways to say thank you for all the love and support you have given me this year. On to 2025!

(2023 summary here!)

[mydearchoso]

sukuna who's about to go insane after a long day, needing to feel you.

sukuna who start's taking off your lounge wear. shirt first, before leaning in to kiss you as his hands go to the hem on your waist.

sukuna who starts pulling your shorts down before they get stuck over your hips, groaning in frustration.

sukuna who is fighting every urge to rip them off as he asks, "how'd you get these damned things on, brat?"

sukuna who is about at his wits end as they finally slide down, underwear in tow.

sukuna who all but moans in relief as they do, relishing in the sight before him. of course only after he victoriously flings his now most hated pair of shorts across the house. never wishing to see them again.

[voiceofthesilly]

Bhaalists have the dumbest fucking problems, or What if you were so similar, looking to show your devotion most wholly, because your father and god is all you have left. What if with the little heart you had left you wanted to spare your only sister the rejection of god, make sure she was perfect the entire time, and if it means you make her hate you so be it. What if she saw the compassion as your faith wavering and she was right . Still she should've bathed the streets in red and not thought about it any more than what the arm needs to drive the knife through a heart .