useless spiral, i go round

I know that even with the seams stitched tightly, darling, scars will remain. I say we scrape them from each other, darling, and let them wash off in the rain.

[lifeinpoetry]

“And, I understand, / the stars in the sky are already dead.”

— Nicole Sealey, from “medical history,” Ordinary Beast

[emoparamore]

Hayley Williams @ Kilby Block Party for Flood Magazine

[ravioliet]

god's weakest soldier is scrolling tumblr instead of being productive or participating in any of their hobbies

[dykeplier-deactivated20240511]

DYKE!

you know what’s weird? having that one person that you both knew there was something going on between you two, but neither of you ever said anything really. it was just too complicated. so you kinda coexisted in a weird lowkey flirty way and maybe you could’ve even loved them??? maybe you actually did??? but then since nothing ever actually physically happened or was verbally expressed, you never got closure and it’s just like woah you meant so much to me in the oddest way and idk how to feel about that

[racethewind10]

#isn’t this the plot of Instinct (x)

[mamawasatesttube]

the thing about media literacy is that understanding why the author chose to specify that the curtains are blue is the same skill set as understanding that the way the author characterizes all black characters as angry or all chinese characters as meek and silent is racist. it is the same skill set as being able to identify when a news source is biased or when someone is feeding you propaganda. the ability to ask "why did this person choose to present this premise in this specific way?" is a critical skill in a world full of misinformation. why are the curtains blue? maybe it's a characterization detail. maybe it's extraneous worldbuilding. why is this character written as being right all the time? maybe you're intended to disagree with them. maybe it doesn't matter. maybe you should still ask why.

[paracunt]

Hayley Williams Presents at the sixth show of the Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party Tour at Franklin Music Hall (night one) in Philadelphia, PA (2026) by phobymo

[phantomrose96]

I love this image immensely because first and foremost I find it incredibly funny to apply in dire situations. But second and second-most because on occasion, in certain circumstances, it represents a truth and gospel unmatched by any other statement on the internet.

[blessyouhawkeye]

university bathroom stalls turn into performance art at a certain point

[emoparamore]

hayley williams, philadelphia night 1

[gatheringbones]

the best way to increase competency with anger is surround yourself with angry articulate women

angry women’s music helps, angry women’s memoirs and biographies, poems and plays and movies by and about angry women, make angry women friends, give angry women head, the avenues are endless

[batsandboba]

birds are so privileged for being able to sit on top of street lamps and judge people. i wish i was up there

[inkskinned]

you know what? fuck it, man. the world is held in the fists of people who like to break things. at this point i’m saying who gives a shit. wear that victorian dress you don’t have an excuse for. dress up like a witch, pointed hat and all. who cares anymore. why worry about it when there’s bigger stuff to worry on. i’m saying. yeah, this lipstick is too dark, wanna share? i’m saying go talk to her, tell her that you like her hair. i’m saying she’s out of my league but i’m still swinging, i’m saying yeah i’m in a ballgown and it’s a pta meeting. what about it. eat the extra brownie, tell her your feelings. i’m saying if nothing matters than we might as well give nothing meaning.

[inkskinned]

#i’m saying if existence is a void at least i’m going down screaming.

it’s been 9 years since i wrote this. i was experiencing 24/7 anxiety so badly that i needed serious medication. these days in the back of my car is an “emergency party box.” when people admit they no longer really celebrate their birthday; i tell them to put the sash on and queue up kesha, we’re going bowling or something. these days i can’t spin around without finding something i am enamored with. these days i list 3 things i’m grateful for before i fall asleep. you’re probably one of them, just by virtue of you existing.

at the time i wrote this, i was suffering through a severe panic attack literally every night. i tortured my brother with constant 2 AM calls just to hear someone else breathing, because i couldn’t be alone in the silence.

i rarely wish i was still 23 even though ironically i had more hope back then. what i can tell you is this: i love the same way, but bigger now. i’ve worn the velvet cape to several business meetings. i spent thursday in a crop top without caring what my stomach looked like.

i told her i like her; i often dress as a witch. i still got glass in my foot this morning. i’ve kissed maybe a thousand people since then and met a million more than that; passing like the shadow of a hammerhead in trains and planes and buses.

i saw you, beloved, there, maybe, on platform in south station. you didn’t speak, but you said: i struggle to give the nothing meaning. the nothing fills up everything. it is just loud and yellowed panicked silence. i can’t stop shaking.

on the roof, birds curl together against the chilled spring wind. the sky outside of the craft store was an iridescent pink. the nothing already had meaning; you are giving it meaning by witnessing.

the act of living, beloved: it’s just decoding how to translate it.

[capacity]

You have to be willing to sit through horrible albums sometimes to look for new music and you might find it impossible but it’s what makes life worth living to me. it takes the discipline of a warrior to be a true music lover not everyone can survive it

[capacity]

That’s literally god seeping into you

[four-alarm-symphony]

Shoot + texts

[strewbi]

Sir Terry Pratchett is a master of the written word but he ain’t shit for the way he trained me to accept dumb naming conventions because i got three missed calls on my phone from Scam Likely and I spent like half a day wondering who I knew named Scam. 

[discworld-heritage-posts]

Discworld Heritage Post

[typhus-andronicus]

Mr. Scam Likely of the Ankh-Morpork Thieves’ Guild

[ifyouknowmeirlgoaway]

Scam Likely would absolutely get kicked out of the Thieves’ Guild. They are upstanding, honest citizens. He’s out there ruining their good name, and if he’s allowed to continue people are gonna think that the bribes they pay to not get robbed on the street won’t actually protect them, and they just can’t have that. The old guild, before Vetinari convinced them to change their ways, accepted his nonsense, but this is the year of the fruitbat and people need to know that the small, reasonable fee they pay will absolutely protect them.

[tryingtobecoollikeyou]

Oh yes, my old friend Scam Likely. Very chatty fellow. Calling at all times of the day. Don’t ever lend him money, you’ll never see it again.

[djotime]

hayley williams ph. by zachary gray