Welcome To The Garden!

Used to be a fan account of all things meaningful, whimsical, and poetic. Years later... it still is! Just with more music, created by me. Artist name: Marta Palombo. Music out everywhere now!

[breakofspring]

Laser Tag - Marta Palombo

Meet me by the pinball machines: choose your preferred streaming platform!

She has ARRIVED. Laser Tag is out now everywhere!

Laser Tag came to me in one night, in a moment of very embarrassing self reflection where I was trying to find ways to express that as much as it hurt, I kind of liked the longing and chaos that came with love lingering after a breakup. Every interaction seemed to have 10,000 layers, and it was like a game of chess figuring out the subtleties. And let me tell you, that does NOT make you feel good long term — so this song was my way of slapping myself awake and calling myself out 😂 It’s fun, it’s playful, it’s brutally honest, and now it’s yours! Let’s all be hopelessly conflicted together ✨

[breakofspring]

Dropping this here for anyone that wants to join! I freaking love getting to talk about the behind the scenes process of music so I'm excited to share more stuff to people that want to see it. Click below for either the discord or the email list!

Email list: https://www.martapalombo.com/the-drawing-room

Discord: https://discord.com/invite/a7kDhd5E7D

[letmereadinpeace4]

I just finished "The Age of Innocence" by Edith Wharton. It belongs to the (large) category of books that have been in my bookshelf for years because I never got around to read them out of some misgiving about their entertainment value. Like many of the books belonging to this category, it turns out it is a masterpiece! I enjoyed it much more that I thought I would.

I really enjoyed the depiction of this period and of the social politics that dominated and ruled the New York of that time. It creates such a brutal, cold and superficial world that everyone both submits to and maintain. However, the highlight for me were the three central characters:

Newland Archer is a character that I didn't like as a person, but that I found utterly fascinating as a character. He sees the failings and the superficially of the world he is part of and wants to rebel, but at the same time he does not have the resolution and strength to actually do any meaningful rebellion. While his love for Ellen was somewhat touching, I am really convinced that he saw her more as an ideal of the romance and escapism he wishes he had than as an actual person. The conclusion of his character was tragic, but perfectly in line with how he has been depicted so far. What really caught my attention however was his arrogance, especially when directed towards people he sees as inferior. From the very first time he is introduced he speaks of "freeing" his future wife, May, from the ideals she has been taught. He never considers whether she might actually been interested in arts or literature, or interests himself in what she actually likes. He just assumes she is a product of the society that raised her and even when she proves she is much more than an innocent ingenue, he never quite makes the effort to see her as a real person.

Ellen Olenska was a brilliant character. Running from an abusive marriage, she hopes to find a stable life in New York society, and slowly realizes the cruelty and rigidity of that world. Her story was tragic, and the way she is completely misunderstood and criticized by society and her own family really shows the cruelty women of that time faced when they tried to rebel against convention. However, what Archer Newland couldn't accomplish (even though he had more ressources than her), she actually accomplishes, and finds some semblance of freedom in Paris. I really hope that once she left New York, she had a great and fulfilling life and (hopefully) some romantic affairs with men (or women) that had more character and resolution than Archer.

And finally, my dearest and my favorite character of the novel, May Welland! I didn't expect to like her character as much as I did. She really shows how women of that time, however conventional or "boring" they might seem, managed to get what they wanted through manipulation and the usage of social politics. May gave one chance to Archer Newland to get what he really wanted, and when he blew it, she was like "Well I gave you one shot and you didn't take it, now you are going to face your responsibilities!". She had such a pragmatic attitude towards her husband and his affair, and I can admire that. I really wish she had the chance to find who she truly was beyond the conventions and values she had been taught, but I am glad that she managed to get some form of happiness or at least contentment in her life.

[breakofspring]

This! I read the book in high school and remember thinking Newland was incredibly hypocritical in his inaction throughout the novel, and that his view of both of the women in his life was more as two warring ideals rather than as any actual human beings. Ended up watching the 1993 movie a couple days ago to see if maybe I would have more sympathy for him as a character or find him to be a more likable narrator now that I have 10 more years of life lived under my belt.... and no lol. I still feel exactly like you described and May and Ellen are completely iconic. Good for them, going after the lives they want ❤️

[breakofspring]

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Posting this from my Insta because the creative process is SO FUN and my favorite part of doing things like this is the planning and the brainstorming 😍😍😍 I'm obsessed with how the final tulle pics turned out!!

[venushollows]

inside you there are two wolves

[breakofspring]

Have you ever tried being friends with your ex and you swear it's all totally fine but then you end up in this weird situationship and it's a constant back and forth whiplash of anger and yearning and bitch what are you doing but it feels kinda good so you just keep doing it??? YEAH ME TOO I TURNED IT INTO A SONG IT COMES OUT MAY 9TH and as an indie artist in this weird world it would make a HUGE difference if you clicked this link and signed up to be notifed as soon as it's out: https://laylo.com/martapalombo/l46RYz6Q Also also, I hope you're ready for the sheer amount of BTS and fun creative process stuff that's coming your way cause I cannot WAIT to share it

[breakofspring]

Oh man guys, first post in YEARS since I started being an "adult" only to realize Tumblr is fun as hell and I wanna come back... so it seems only fair to announce NEW MUSIC!!

IT'S TIME FOR A PHASE! Love is a lot like a game of Laser Tag... and so is heartbreak. The push and pull, the give and take, the carefully crafted back and forth, and the full-body absorption into something shiny and fun that slowly turns lethal. You ever tried being friends with your ex? Let's talk about it... with synths and guitar licks and without ever really admitting that you're in way over your head!

May 9th. See you by the pinball machines.

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[requiem-4-a-drink-deactivated20]

hope your pets stay healthy in 2017

[rotg-fan-page]

I almost didn’t blog this and felt guilty

[ckascade-deactivated20170413]

Not risking it

[unorthodox-views]

hope ya pets even healthier in 2018

[erinsbreakfast]

America has a fucking gun problem and anyone who says otherwise is a fucking moron

[incorrecttonyxeveryonequotes]

Steve: Tell him about the birds and the bees. Tony: [to Peter] They’re disappearing at an alarming rate.

[iamnotsebastianstan-archive-dea]

not to offend anyone on here but like,,,,y'all need to get outside more, exist in the real world for a while and stop getting pressed over trivial shit that really genuinely doesn’t matter in the big picture that is life

[gayinquisition]

#This website is bad for the mental health of young people honestly#all social media is but this one in particular#The tone and attitude of this website is so unbelievably damaging I could literally write a dissertation on it#you think you’re progressive but actually this website is one of the most oppressive environments#you can’t have any opinion without immediately being attacked for it#regardless of what the opinion is; liberal or conservative or moderate#it literally doesn’t matter where your opinion falls#on this website your opinion is wrong and you’re an asshole for having it#even the attempts at social justice on here are questionable bc so many of u only know what this website has told you#and it’s so unbelievably polarising in its messages#social justice on here is extremist in its tone #and it’s just#so damaging to the way people think and feel and behave#and so many people spend significant portions of their life on here and this becomes their reality#but it’s not real it’s all a hyper inflated version of reality#u need to log off and check in with the real world away from this site#if ur offended by this ur exactly the person this post was targeted to

[alltaywell]

taylor swift album photoshoots through the eras

[keylethwasleft]

things to say to bugs when science finally unlocks the secrets of human-bug communication:

im not hurting you i am taking you to a safe place

do you eat weird crumbs cause i found some im willing to share

you can bite me if you want but id rather be no-bite friends

i like your big colorful eyes, very stylish

please dont crawl into my sleeves

(sings a duet with a cricket)

[iguanamouth]

U H A V E A T R A S H B L O G

[surprisebitch]

this is the most hardcore comeback ive ever seen

[i-am-dancing-on-my-own]

Taylor being an absolute savage

[babyanimalgifs]

A police department did a photoshoot with their new puppy recruits, I’m in love

[fanonical]

in this house we love and respect ginny weasley