She who lives on not enough sleep

Getting through adulthood by asking an increasing number of silly questions.

[stars-bean]

“One of Givenchy’s costumes, a black cocktail dress, became a fashion sensation after the film’s release, and its high neckline became known as the “Sabrina neckline.“”

Sabrina (1954) dir. Billy Wilder

[funnytwittertweets]

[sharkchunks]

It took Oscar Wilde like 65K words to say this exact thing.

[homunculus-argument]

Being overstimulated is such a weird thing to explain to people. Like "hey sorry, I'm not mad at you and this is nobody's fault and I'm not blaming anyone for it happening, I am aware this is a part of regular everyday life but I am mentally crumbling because There Have Been Things Happening nonstop for 5 hours straight back to back with no breaks, and I really need to sit down in complete silence for like 15-25 minutes, after which I will be completely fine and can proceed as normal. But if I'm not allowed to have that, I will resort to violence."

[tumbleaboutit]

Fun fact: people who care about you find it charming if you just...say this. You don’t need to explain anything, just say that you need to go sit by yourself in silence for a bit like you’re telling them you need to go to the bathroom.

...Actually, if you say anything casually with an air of “this is not a weird thing for me to say/do/ask for”, even relative strangers will roll with it because they don’t want to be the one who Makes It Weird. I once asked someone to take over note-taking duties for me because “I need to go run up and down the hall real quick”. Nobody even asked follow-up questions when I got back.

[chirmartir]

Ch😍

[sadhoc]

imagine the most meanspirited, unlikeable, rude, bitter, self centered, negative person you can think of. not a rapist, not a murderer, not an abuser. just a charmless, tactless, dyed in the wool asshole you wouldn't want to spend two seconds with. now assume they get sick, not with the flu, but with a long term, serious illness that limits their ability to provide for themself. a society in which that person is left to die alone because nobody likes them on a personal level is a failed society.

[sadhoc]

and the thing is, no matter how likeable or charming or cute you are, peoples' patience runs out. the friends who drop everything to rush you to the ER the first time you shit blood tell you to stop being so tmi the fourteenth time. people might give you a couch to crash on the first week after your shitty ex kicks you out, but by week eight, you better have another place to stay. people run out of time, patience, money, compassion, energy. there needs to be an impersonal option, a real safety net that isn't going to dump you when you become inconvenient

[writing-prompt-s]

You’re the town’s superhero. Your greatest enemy is the town’s supervillian. However, secretly, your both brothers. This isn’t anything tragic, as your whole destructive rivalry is actually just a massive prank on your third brother, the mayor.

[loserfreakweirdo]

finally, a realistic sibling relationship in the media

[animentality]

[crazy-brazilian]

King

[longscorsese]

my man was not having a great time

[jacksitchytriggerfinger]

You think that's bad?

[darkwingatlarge]

good lord his own mother

[visit-ba-sing-se]

gaining new followers is so embarrassing like hello and welcome, prepare to be disappointed! this is not a place a of honor!

[thevelvetgoldmine]

I had no right returning here after over a century expecting everything to be just as I left it. Lucienne tried to tell me that (…) But now I'm listening. Or… trying to.

[nat-20s]

*survives the horrors by being such a silly goofy guy that my presence fundamentally changes the genre*

[trollprincess]

[nat-20s]

HUGE shout out to purple for being the only color that has like no losers. Deep purple royal purple bluish purple redish purple pastel purple dusty purple lavender periwinkle violet like. Banger after banger after banger!!

[melaschasma]

— Phoenician cloth merchant, c. 6th century BCE

[everythingfox]

Remember to look both ways before crossing the street

[thevelvetgoldmine]

DREAM AND DEATH OF THE ENDLESS

S01E06 - "The Sound of Her Wings"

[kamalaskhans]

Angela Bassett as Ramonda BLACK PANTHER: WAKANDA FOREVER 2022 dir. Ryan Coogler

[myrrkva]

Nona the Ninth left me with many questions, but none so important as: did Kiriona actually say “Get in line, thou big slut”? What I mean is, did Alecto’s perspective alter her dialogue as it had with everyone else or did Kiriona hear thou art the blood of the tomb-keeper and take the first opportunity to make fun of her?

[liesmyth]

#Kiriona standing back listening to all of this shit and finally cracking and being like #is no one going to point out that she fucking talks weird

[may12324]

Nona the Ninth