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heavensenthousepet

you learn something new everyday. unless you're a historian. then you learn something old

melonisopod

#HA #excellent addition #history #philomena cunk

rylandsgrace

#Happy Superbowl superb owl

#what we do in the shadows #classic

thefirst3chapters

"He could not forgive her—but he could not be unfeeling. Though condemning her for the past, and considering it with high and unjust resentment, though perfectly careless of her, and though becoming attached to another, still he could not see her suffer without the desire of giving her relief. It was a remainder of former sentiment; it was an impulse of pure, though unacknowledged friendship; it was a proof of his own warm and amiable heart, which she could not contemplate without emotions so compounded of pleasure and pain that she knew not which prevailed." -Jane Austen, Persuasion Volume I, Chapter 10

#I am so confident that persuasion is jess’s favorite austen novel #he is the epitome of half agony half hope #but also the quote here pairs perfectly with the scene from eight o’clock at the oasis #brilliantly done op #jess mariano #rory gilmore #rory and jess #literati #gilmore girls

flamingartofheart

Two smiling girls, 1865 - oil on canvas

— Carl Bloch (Denmark, 1834–1890)

#art!#carl bloch #two smiling girls

katestewartt

"Look, bad things are gonna happen. It makes us who we are. But good things happen too, you know?"

#peter b. parker #this guy #spiderverse

tommykinard

ONLY MURDERS IN THE BUILDING 5.09 | LESTR

#a surprise theo emerges #!!!#only murders in the building #theo dimas #mabel mora

andremichaux

VERONICA MARS | 2.22, "Not Pictured"

#veronica mars #wise beyond her years

priezpourlui

#children are the best humans

fuckyeah2000s

sunflowermp4

t-clairevirus

#incredible #anakin skywalker #avril lavigne #david rose

prideandprejudice

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) dir. Joe Wright

#whoa #how have I never noticed the way his eyelids flutter when she kisses his hand #this poor touch-starved man #also can I just say that I absolutely love situations wherein someone seems confident (even arrogant)#but then their physical reaction to getting what they want betrays them #and you can sense the complete disbelief and raw emotion in their reaction #chef’s kiss my dude #darcy and elizabeth #pride and prejudice

catiminix

Rainbow + The Emperor’s New Groove

#movie of all time #the emperor’s new groove

not-bartlet

#relatable #the west wing #josh lyman

oldschoolteenflicks

#say anything #formative influences #lloyd dobler my beloved #I just love the way he pushes Joe’s chin to force him back into the conversation #what a guy

theblackparadeisdead

Why are my friends like this

daikon1

Sk8er Boi takes an existentialist stance, counter to utilitarianism. The song is critiquing Pretty Face’s friends as shallow, horrible people who do take a utilitarian view to human value - which is not something fans of the song should seek to emulate. Instead, Sk8er Boi advocates for authenticity to the self.

While Pretty Face’s friends saw no value in the young Skater Boy, and only showed interest when he had grown up and gained the trappings of what they considered success, Pretty Face always liked Skater Boy. However, rather than be true to herself and pursue what she genuinely wanted, Pretty Face caved to peer pressure and accepted a more ‘traditional’ approach to life, choosing to chase the conventional success her friends coveted. She is rewarded with what is characterized as an unfulfilling life and self-involved friends who can’t even be bothered to let her know that her old crush is now famous, instead buying tickets to his show for themselves and only sharing this information with Pretty Face when she reaches out to them directly. The last we see of her, Pretty Face is lonely and mired with regret.

Meanwhile, we can presume that Skater Boy, even if he had never become famous, would still have had a more fulfilling life than the one Pretty Face accepted, as we see that he chose to pursue things that genuinely interest him (i.e., music). He also appears to have found a devoted girlfriend who shows up for him, shares his values, and “rock[s his] world” in Avril Lavigne. In contrast, Pretty Face is “all alone” and her enduring group of friends are (at best) wholly ignorant (and more likely blatantly inconsiderate) of her interests and feelings. Regardless of the world’s judgment of where they ended up professionally, Skater Boy is supported, happy, and self-actualized, and Pretty Face is not.

Sk8er Boi is a lesson about self-determination - choosing your own life path regardless of how others feel about it and seeing the value that comes with being the arbiter of your own destiny - rather than a tale that endorses the idea that one’s ultimate worth is determined by their eventual career success. Its message is that authentic pursuit of your own fulfillment without regard to other people’s judgments is what creates a rewarding life, regardless of the material outcomes. Ultimately, the question Sk8er Boi leaves us with is not ‘if she’d made a different choice, could Pretty Face have ended up with a famous guy?’ - it’s ‘if she’d made a different choice, could she have been happy?’