#smiling to myself the whole time

[nickyroethemarinebiologist]

Ofmd making me absolutely deranged again

[spicyvampire]

Great's Dying Brain vs Reality: First kisses

4MINUTES (2024) EP. 4 // EP. 6

[sulky-cabbage]

The sukugo fight can't get animated any sooner I'm craving sukugo tiktok edits

[sashabarkovonly]

Everyone wake up, new Barky pic dropped 😝

[tennis-kittens]

Andrea Vavassori & Sara Errani • US Open 2024 Mixed Doubles R1

The comfort mixed doubles pairing i needed 🥹❤️

[ryssbelle]

I don't even remember what it was we were talking about

[dare-g]

I told myself that I would do some art that wasn't for whichever cartoon I've been watching but then I saw a funny frame of animation and drew a cross stitch pattern for it anyway

[hella1975]

wondering why old ladies aren’t smiling at me around town as much this morning then remember im wearing hoops and a puffer jacket and generally look like a bitchy year 9 girl who’s about to punch someone

[huellitaa]

i giggle so hard whenever i see one of my posts on someone else's blog like omg..... i'm actually liked by people..... blushing rn

[smilesrobotlover]

Crying over Anakin and Ahsoka rn I am NOT ok over those two

[astros-arts-inthestars]

maid day was some time ago, so you should draw yourself in a maid outfit to celebrate

if your find with it of course

That's totally okay!!! In fact, some time ago, my friend Lake got me to work up the confidence to draw myself in a maid dress and so I did on a whiteboard!! And so i just digitalized that <33

So, happy Maid Day that was on May 10th, and shoutout to Lake my bestest friend doing Maid Week on @artyasumi <333

Is this really what's gonna jumpstart my art career again- FHAJKHFASKSHFASJH??

[roscoehamiltons]

I’ve been thinking about this picture and like. Lewis knew at that point that he was leaving and that it was the last seat fit he would ever have at Mercedes

[valdotjpg]

Been a very long time since either of us crossed paths or talked but im so glad you’re still here! And talking! And being open about how you feel! Care about you, take care Val

omg hi sammy!!! so sorry for the late reply & thanks so much for sending me such a sweet message, youre too kind! u take care as well!! <:]

[ereborne]

Song of the Day: February 17

“DYWTYLM” by Sleep Token

[jayswing101]

I just got back from spending time in Nawash for some training with work, and there was a lot of special moments that I can't share or don't feel ready to talk about, but there's one from the first day we got there that I do really want to share

That first night, we were all gathered around the fire, just kinda taking the time to relax and get to know each other bc we all work remotely and this is the first time we're meeting in person. While we're at the fire, a family from toronto comes over and asks if they can join us bc their 3-year-old wants to watch the fire

The parents are bilingual and speak both english and mandarin, but the little boy only speaks mandarin, and his parents said he'd been lonely while they were on holiday bc none of the other kids could speak mandarin and they didn't want to play with him bc of the language barrier. At this point, the little boy is standing near me, throwing small sticks he's finding on the ground into the fire, and I'm like. What the heck. I know a tiny bit of mandarin, maybe i can interact with him a bit, give him one moment of friendship at least

Me: *pointing at his really cool dinosaur hat* 你的帽子好看啊！

Him: 🥺😄😁 谢谢！你看看！这是我宝贝！你看看，你看看！

He comes right over and sits on the log beside mine and shows me his little orange ball. And then he puts it on the log in front of him and starts pushing the ball off the log onto the ground

The first few times, I just pick the ball up, give it back to him, and then he pushes it off again, but eventually I change it up a bit. When he pushes the ball off, I pretend like I can't find it

Me: 宝贝在哪儿？

Him: *giggling* 在这儿！

I "find" the ball and give it back, then he pushes it off again

Me: 在哪儿？

Him: 在这儿，在这儿！

We played that for a solid hour, and he kept giggling and laughing the whole time, and his parents both looked so happy that he was finally having fun on their trip. And it's just. That's the whole point of languages right? To talk to people, make new friends, build connections. Make a lonely little boy laugh as he points at his very visible orange ball and tells you "it's right there!!"

There's a lot of (lowkey condescending) people that ask me why I "bother" learning languages they see as useless or too difficult, and that's exactly why I love doing it. Bc you never know when the tiny bit of mandarin you know will make a kid laugh, or when your "useless" irish will make an old lady smile bc she misses home, or when the bits of ukrainian you picked up 5 years ago will help a refugee family find the foodbank. Language is at the heart of every culture and every community, and it's never a waste of time to learn a new one. The more languages you learn, the more people you can talk to, the more connections you can build and smiles you can share

Anyways thanks for coming to lecture, pls grab a new language on your way out so you too can make a smol child laugh

[marsbotz]

gruxime makes me a little insaneeeee esp from maximes perspective cus its like. damn. a hell of my own creation.