[andtheirmoonlight]

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About me: not a westerner; you won’t find my country on the map, I guarantee it; 100% fandomless; exhausted and perpetually out-of-the-loop; part goose; veteran psychonaut; acolyte of metamodernism; fvcked your mom took your mom out on a nice date and she told me she’s ashamed of you.

Belgians DNI (silently place the case with Kriek in the corner, take the money off the side table, and leave the room without making eye contact, tyvm)

[critgemhero]

Community S01E1 | Pilot Community S06E13 | Emotional Consequences of Broadcast Television

[andtheirmoonlight]

“There is now an abyss between the two halves of the author.”

[andtheirmoonlight]

I strongly dislike these ubiquitous memes that present the writing process as something excruciating. I’m sure you know which ones I mean.

Not only do I find such memes the opposite of relatable; I feel insulted by proxy each time I see one. The way someone feels when a loved one is badmouthed in their presence.

I wish there were more memes about how amazing it is to write, with no buts and what-ifs, no postmodernist punchlines. Alas. Hardly anyone would find them relatable.

When voicing this notion in the past, I was mocked and told that I’m lying (or quote-unquote showing off? wut?)

But I am not lying.

I love to write, I love the writing process more than anything in the world.

I love everything about the writing process. It’s never ever excruciating and it’s always full of joy even when I’m struggling.

Thanks to my education and experiences, I also now know where this whole sentiment — of people perceiving the writing process as something scary or bothersome or torturous — comes from. I know how exactly this perception is often reflected in their prose, especially if they write romance. I know why I do not share the sentiment.

And I know the secret to never experiencing anything like this again. The first part of this secret is radical self-compassion, of course. 🤗

But you won’t like the second part of this secret.

[andtheirmoonlight]

Hacks: a TV show that’s perfect for people who hate both zoomers and boomers equally; taking them on a wild ride of chaotic oscillation between feeling justified in their hatred — and feeling really bad about being a judgmental ageist.

I am most definitely *checks brain* not one of the aforementioned people. I only hate (viciously; foaming at the mouth 24/7; fucking die, you insufferable shites) one of the two generations. And really don’t mind the other.

But I’m still enjoying the show. We’re on season two now. One of the two main characters reminds me of my best friend. *makes slightly sad cackling noises*

[andtheirmoonlight]

Last night I dreamt that I, my SO, and my favorite literary character met with one of my favorite writers. We had a great time and laughed a lot and went dancing, but there was some awkwardness in the air because we knew how the writer was going to die.

However, at some point the writer confessed that he knew that we knew how he was going to die: after all, he was smart and obscenely well-educated, so he had figured out that we were from the future.

We considered telling him the truth. As in, that we're in a dream actually. But he beat us to it and said: all good, don't worry, I also know how I'm going to die.

And that was the moment I realized that yes, he had. Most likely. He probably had indeed known all along how he was going to die.

...

Am I going to cut down on metafiction after this? Nope, not a chance.

[punkrockhistory]

I can't seem to face up to the facts

I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax

I can't sleep 'cause my bed's on fire

Don't touch me, I'm a real live wire

[never-kill-on-the-first-dat-blog]

Hey, what’s Winnie the pooh’s favorite color?

[taco-bout-a-shit-blog]

Yellow

[never-kill-on-the-first-dat-blog]

No it’s red because of his shirt

[taco-bout-a-shit-blog]

No, it’s yellow because he loves honey

[never-kill-on-the-first-dat-blog]

You have no idea what you’re talking about

[taco-bout-a-shit-blog]

hDID I FUCKING STUTTER?

[voaga]

Things heating up at the Winnie the Pooh fandom

[andtheirmoonlight]

Idiocracy is turning 20 this year.

By now, comparing reality to this movie has become commonplace around the world. In regards to; d’you know what I believe is the most funnytragic thing about Idiocracy?   President Camacho was a good guy and an effective politician and functionary, actually.

No, not in general of course. But in the confines of the narrative, he was. If translated to our reality, Camacho would have been a selfless socialist.   I think about this a lot.

I used to wonder whether USamericans think about this at all, but then I found out that they — the director of the movie included? — compare President Camacho to that orange pile of mummified foreskins, and I was at a loss.

There are even times when I experience an urge to say to them: please don’t insult President Camacho like that 😭

President Dwayne Elizondo Mountain Dew Herbert Camacho was a good president who cared! Yes, when interpreted in a vacuum: yikes, insane, wow, them dumbass peoplez elected a shitty celebrity as their president! Sure, I can understand where the comparison comes from.

BUT when interpreted within the context of this movie: Camacho actually listened, reasoned, delegated to the right person, and also made the right choice and did the right thing in the end. He was good and wanted to save the people of his country! And then he rewarded and elevated those who had done the actual saving, not the useless bootlicker politicians! And then he peacefully stepped aside to let a competent person be president!

While your orange pile of mummified foreskins would have still executed Joe for not groveling properly or something, and let everyone starve to death...

p.s. all jokes aside, you should rewatch Idiocracy. It holds up. Alas.

[startrekladies]

STAR TREK: STRANGE NEW WORLDS 3.03

[targetedknowledge]

[andtheirmoonlight]

[flowerandthesongstress]

“I don’t wanna be fine. I wanna be twenty-five and heading out into the world. I wanna fall asleep on a beach and be able to walk the next day, or stay up all night on accident. I wanna wear a t-shirt without looking like I forgot to get dressed. I want to be terrified of AIDS, I want to have an opinion about those boring-ass Marvel movies. And I want those opinions to be of any concern to the people making them.”  

“Well I want to live in the same home for more than a year, order wine without feeling nervous, have a resume full of crazy mistakes instead of crazy lies. I want stories and wisdom, perspective. I wanna have so much behind me I’m not a slave to what’s in front of me, especially these flavorless unremarkable Marvel movies.” 

[andtheirmoonlight]

“You’re gonna be fine, you know.”

[motherwife]

i wont hatepost but sometimes it does feel like this to scroll fandom tags

[spore-carrier]

medieval troubadour gets isekaied into early 1970s england but ends up blending in perfectly with the local prog rock scene

[oneheadtoanother]

[beaswellgirl]

yep, pretty much

[andtheirmoonlight]

professor Duncan has gotten really poignant yet utterly depressing since he quit drinking...

[andtheirmoonlight]

what you need to understand before you ask me to pick a side is that I hate everyone and have low hemoglobin

[mumblesplash]

it’s so magical and beautiful that there are sprawling interconnected cave systems carved deep into the earth by various geological forces and you don’t have to go in them. there are miles and miles of stone passageways in total darkness that require you to exhale all the air out of your lungs to squeeze through parts of them and you don’t have to be there. some of these squeezes are underwater and require cave divers to take off their oxygen tanks and push them through ahead of them and me i am above ground looking at the sky as we speak. there are untold subterranean wonders no human has ever seen and i will not be the one to discover them #grateful #blessed