#where do I go from here?

[chrysoula]

i have got to get this mess out of my head:

The Sumeru plot of Genshin Impact can at least be interpreted as a story about the power and necessity of unreason. The early introduction to the starving artist district, where those shunned by rational society for their emotional pleasures congregate, serves to set up the conflict between emotions and reason, heart and mind, dream and knowledge. (Between them lies understanding, which is where the tree of Wisdom grows. The people of Sumeru do not dream, and shun the dark (which is not the same as shunning the night. in darkness, you do not see, you feel, smell, taste, remember. You are not a mind in a machine, but a dream in a body alert and alive.))

Nilou was declared to have the biggest dream in Sumeru. I didn't see this addressed much in a serious way, but at least once upon a time, I thought I understood. Everybody knows she's the current Goddess of Flowers, even if they don't know the words to express that. That's what all her stories tell us. She has the power to tap into something primal, bring it to the surface, and share it with everyone. She might even be the dark side's akasha-equivalent, wordlessly communicating with her whole body, taking, reflecting back. Now, this is mostly a symbolic, metaphorical thing. But in the Kingdom of Dreams, metaphors are monsters, and monsters can be tamed.

Ahem. This is the stuff of dreams. But in Sumeru the dreams are everywhere. The world is thick with them. They cling to its people like spiderwebs and morning mist. Like the jungle, they have grown. In Sumeru, the dreams well up into the world. They find outlets. They find her. And the Sages are absolutely dependent on her for the samsara to work. She's basically the power source, the soul of the city.

[rosekiller-addict]

you know, i think my delulu level has peaked

Its almost 4am and i have school tomorrow meaning i have to be up but 6am and i have no plans of going to bed any time soon and im sitting here, gigling to merthur fanfiction, somehow completely awake yet having had no caffeine

[cannibalpool]

no not me, it's for a friend.

denial.

[fatsamsgrandslamspeakeasy]

A great song from one of the true masters. Listening to the lyrics, I can't help but identify.....Burned so many bridges in my life! Listen,learn and ENJOY!

[mutateddinonugget]

nothing scarier than genuinely believing you may be doing the best you can

[inevitablemoment]

In my heart, I don’t feel part of so much I’ve known... Now, it seems it’s time to start a new life on my own... But where do I go from here? So many voices ringing in my ear

[xjoonchildx]

not the streets saying we almost got jungkook x bad bunny

[witch-of-the-world]

So after 199 days I've completed the Busuu Chinese course. All of it. There is no more.

And I've learned very little.

The first section was great, whole lot of focus on learning new words and mastering characters and understanding how certain words are used in sentences.

Then in the next three sections they just threw words at me and expected me to regurgitate them. And write sentences with vocabulary I didn't have.

I'm on a 199-day streak, there are no more lessons, and I still can't speak the language.

[glooomtownbrats]

been feeling like absolute shit for the past few years. actually ever since i finished college. i haven't found a job related to my career and i have tried and tried. being unemployed in this day and age is having a huge toll on my mental health especially as an adult. i have no idea what to do next and i can't even put into words how much this has deteriorated my mental health. nobody will hire me because either you need connections or networking or experience which i don't have. and what i learned from last year is the cold harsh truth about the universe. no matter how much you want something it may or may not come true, no matter how hard you try because there's always someone with better luck, better skills, more money and opportunities. actually most likely you won't get what you want and you have to double down and accept your fate. and that makes me absolutely depressed. it left me thinking why did i even bother going to college i went through it all and did all i could to be good and this is where i am.

[jainasolo1233]

I want to write a henderhop fic so bad, but my writing skills are non-existent . . . 😭😭😭

[vaguely-concerned]

are. are you telling me that if the romanced mage warden dies and alistair is king, he deadass stares greagoir down over her dead body and grants the circle of ferelden its autonomy after ordering it rebuilt somewhere safer. first you have to deliberately leave him behind so he won't die for you and then he does that for you once you're gone, even when you're broken up??? absolute and literal king behaviour of the highest order????? the actions speak louder than words of it all??????? I think I hauve covid

[tubbytarchia]

got an urge to design ponies oops

[juha-art]

ELECTROCHEMISTRY- No one will ever want to sleep with you.

Litany in Which Certain Things Are Crossed Out, Richard Siken

[artistmarchalius]

Broppy Capture AU, where Branch didn’t confess after World Tour, but a love confession when all hope seems lost is just what they need to free themselves from Velvet and Veneer.

A version without text can be found under the cut.

[gloriousmonsters]

love when you can ask the Narrator why the Princess is a Princess and he's like 'well i uhhhh YOU did that. maybe it's because uh... something something about her being above you... but still approachable... look i don't want to analyze or anthropomorphize your--' my guy. i am a primal being of Order and Eternity and Shaping. You're the one who convinced me I was some dude and were quite willing to take credit for shaping my view on the world through narration five seconds ago. Are you gonna look me in the eye and tell me the desire to interpret something worthy of adoration and more powerful than me as a dommy princess is written in the very nature of the universe or are you going to show me your browser history like a man

[puppyeared]

(guy who has never played cotl) haha au time