Girls of Olympus

I'm 24 years old. Introvert and Feminist. Currently working on stories and my favorite genre is fantasy or action adventure. I’ve started posting stories on Wattpad @CrystalJ18.

[mind--master]

Since Megamind is becoming more appreciated as the masterpiece of cinema it is, here are my favorite lines in no particular order:

Metroman’s mom: “Oh, wow! A baby!”  Metroman’s dad: “Ah yes, I saw it and thought of you.” Metroman’s mom: “Our baby is flying!”  Metroman’s dad: “Yes, yes, only the best for you.”

Megamind: “He would win some. I would almost win others.”

Roxanne: “His heart is an ocean, inside another ocean.”

Roxanne: “Is there some kind of nerdy super-villain website where you get tesla coils and blinky dials?”  Minion: “Actually, most of it comes from an outlet store in-”  Megamind: “Don’t answer that!” * Minion: *whispers* “Romania”

Megamind: “Oh I’m shaking in my custom baby seal leather boots!”

Minion: “It’s warming up.”  Megamind: “The sun is warming up?!”

Roxanne: “Can someone stamp my frequent kidnapping card?” Megamind: *laughs* “You of all people know we discontinued that promotion!”

Megamind: “Not now Minion, I’m in a heated existential discussion with this dead-eyed plastic desk toy.”

Roxanne @ Metroman: “Without you, evil is running rampant through the streets!” Megamind: “I’m so tired of running rampant through the streets.”

Minion: “Good luck on your date!”  Megamind:“I will!”  Minion: “That doesn’t make any sense!”  Megamind: “I know!”

Megamind: “Now it’s time for some witty back and forth banter! You go first!”  Titan: “AHHHHH”  Megamind: “Okay, look, I’m not sure where to go with that!”

Roxxane @ Metroman: “You left us in the hands of….him! No offense.”  Megamind: “No, no, I’m with you.”

Megamind: “Get back you savages!”  Roxanne: “Sorry! Sorry! He’s just not used to positive feedback!”

[cinnamon-coffees]

“It’s literally impossible to be a woman.

You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough. Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow, we're always doing it wrong?

You have to be thin, but not too thin, and you can never say you wanna be thin. You have to say you wanna be healthy, but also, you have to BE THIN.

You have to have money, but you can't ask for money because that's crass.

You have to be a boss, but you can't be mean.

You have to lead, but you can't squash other people's ideas.

You're supposed to love being a mother, but don't talk about your kids all the damn time.

You have to be a career woman, but also, always be looking out for other people.

You have to answer for men's bad behavior, which is INSANE, but if you point that out, you're accused of complaining!

You're supposed to stay pretty for men, but not so pretty that you tempt them too much or that you threaten other women because you're supposed to be a part of the sisterhood, but ALWAYS STAND OUT and ALWAYS BE GRATEFUL. But never forget that the system is rigged, so find a way to acknowledge that but ALSO, always be grateful!

You have to never get old. Never be rude. Never show off. Never be selfish. Never fall down. Never fail. Never show fear. Never get OUT OF LINE. It's too hard! It's too contradictory, and nobody gives you a medal or says 'thank you!' And it turns out, in fact, that not only are you doing everything wrong, but also, everything is your fault.

I'm just so tired of watching myself, and every single other woman tie herself into knots, so that people will like us.

And if all of that, is also true for a doll just representing a woman, then I don't even know." -Gloria the barbie movie

this is it. this is exactly it oh my god.

[scruffylookingpiratecaptain]

I think people have truly lost any ability to be patient with storytelling.

‘I don’t understand this’ They’ll explain it if you wait.

‘I don’t like how this episode left things hanging’ There’s a continuation next week.

‘This character is flat’ Wait for them to be fleshed out.

So many of the complaints I see about shows lately are people being confused by things THAT THE SHOW WANTS YOU TO BE CONFUSED BY THATS THE FUN OF MYSTERY AND FORESHADOWING YOU ABSOLUTE GOBLINS THE MAIN CHARACTER IS ALSO CONFUSED AND THEYRE GONNA DO A BIG REVEAL AND EXPLANATION LATER IF YOU WOULD JUST FUCKING WAIT

[agentfrostbite]

Instant gratification culture has absolutely ruined major parts of storytelling

[marzipanandminutiae]

listen I know we all love a good pure-evil, unsympathetic villain but if you don’t think Crimson Peak is as much about cycles of abuse and how difficult they can be to break as romance or shrieking feral women in bloody nightgowns, I don’t know what to tell you

[lokihiddleston]

A now-familiar sadness crossed his features, followed by a masculine hunger. “You’re so different,” he murmured, still touching her. Studying her as if memorizing her.

[papenathys]

south asian crimson peak moodboard

it's a monstrous love and it makes monsters of us all.

happy birthday @chandajaan !

[meltyimp]

ghosts are real, this much i know

[calamity-bean]

Crimson Peak is SO fucking funny when they first get to the house and Hiddles is like. Oh yeah forget to mention, giant hole in the roof. Also the floor is rotten, someday the whole foundation will collapse. And don't be alarmed if the pipes start bleeding! It's just that the very ground beneath our feet is oozing red liquid, absolutely drenched with it, as though the entire house is bleeding and bloodstained, as though the very earth our family legacy is built upon were one great open wound.

I fucking love Gothic settings. Don't worry about it Edith, welcome to your very normal and inhabitable house.

[disco-tea]

Funniest thing about Crimson Peak is that the ghosts are trying to help but they have the misfortune of being visually terrifying and unsightly so it constantly turns into the “WHY ARE YOU RUNNING??” vine

[rendergoddess]

Lady Dimitrescu.

[summmerteeth]

I love you unpopular female characters I love you unlikeable female characters I love you aggressive selfish annoying female characters you are literally everything

[nikasholistic]

You can always edit it later, so don’t stress over every word you write. Just allow your creativity to flow. Writing is about discovering your story. Editing is about polishing your story.

[crystaljupiterstone]

I needed to see this

[ukulelekatie]

You’ve heard of one shots, now get ready for none shots! It’s when you think of an idea for a fic and then don’t write it

[romanimp]

#not to brag but im so fckn good at this

[xenosaurus]

I turn 30 next month so here’s what I learned in my 20s:

—don’t work for startups, they’re always one ‘innovative idea’ away adding ‘sell your kidneys on the black market’ to your job description.

—keeping a collection of basic OTC medicine on you will save your life one day. I recommend Advil, Imodium, and TUMS.

—those little single-use glasses cleaning wipes are 1000% worth the money

—overly self-depreciating jokes just make people uncomfortable, wean yourself off of them

—you can buy dehydrated mini marshmallows in bulk online and they’re a godsend for hot cocoa

—people don’t care if you have fidget toys on your desk they just want to play with them

—try to go to bed BEFORE the existential ennui kicks in

[thelittleblackfox]

Also drink water and eat a plant

[liz-squids]

This is all GREAT. I turned 40 last week, so permit me to add what I learned in my 30s:

keep on not working for startups

sometimes there comes a point where the thing (fandom, hobby, friendship, romantic relationship) you loved no longer brings you joy. And that’s okay. Try to mourn the loss, take joy in the memories, and don’t burn any bridges in case ten years go by and you find yourself back in that fandom/hobby/relationship again

it turns out that (ugh) moderate regular exercise is (spit) good for you. The sooner you make it part of your life, the easier it’ll be

related: if you throw yourself into a new exercise regime too hard and too fast, without stopping to rest or consider whether a particular move is good for you … well, shoulder injuries are painful and consults with orthopedic surgeons are expensive

knees are bastards too

don’t even get me started on ankles

there may come a time when your digestive system is too fragile for ibuprofin. I’m sorry

one day you’re gonna wake up and realise you no longer give any fucks about some things that used to bother you

on the other hand, you might be alarmed to realise what you still give a fuck about

never get down on the floor without an exit strategy for getting back up

[elfwreck]

Speaking from my 50s:

Consider working for startups ONLY IF you know how to get out before the crash. Take the health care bonuses and get yourself new glasses and that “elective” surgery that you’ve been putting off, take the shiny new full-feature laptop, take the free phone and company-paid installation of fiber-optic internet to your house, and the office furniture, and the three times a month lunch buffet in the office. And then leave just before it all falls apart. Just before the creditors come demanding their cut. (Note: they may demand a return of office equipment. So. Only bother getting free furniture if you know they aren’t tracking any of the who-got-what info and just writing it all off as business expenses, not listing it as company assets.) But: Only do this if you have enough corporate experience to jump before it takes you down. Otherwise, just avoid the whole thing.

You can no longer survive two weeks on 5 hours a night’s sleep. Get real sleep. Cut into your movie/reading/gaming time for it. I’m sorry.

Watch out for how many times you find yourself in a circle of your peers, discussing your various problems. That’s not bad, per se, but nobody under 40 is interested.

Nobody gets to tell you what a “reasonable” hobby is. Learn a language, get a crafts starter kit, buy a 3d printer and figure out how to make it work, paint some miniatures. Play video games. Badly. Do things for fun.

You will see 22-year-olds arguing with 19-year-olds about what’s “age appropriate” for 16-year-olds. Try to refrain from laughing maniacally in their faces.

Your age categories for your fellow humans will be something like, “Under 15 [child], 15-25 [whippersnapper], 25-40 [potentially responsible adult], over 40 [peers].”

There will be a list of foods you used to enjoy that you can no longer safely eat. A list of foods you used to hate that you now consider necessary. You will deeply resent some of them, and find yourself annoyed at how much you don’t resent others of them.

The fucking social media landscape will change every 3 years and those damn kids will re-invent drama that you thought was settled decades ago.

Learn to cackle.

You may as well start writing that novel.

[chronicallyjude]

It's September now so I'm officially done with summer, I don't care the temperature it's officially Halloween season.

[tlirsgender]

Stress having physical effects is so stupid your body’s just like “you’ve been having a real shit time and I’m about to make it worse” I hope you die I hope we both die

[abyssal-glory]

I love you angry characters I love you revenge arcs I love you protagonists who kill people and don’t feel bad about it I love you manipulative heroes I love you gray morals I love you terrifying protagonists I love you characters who hold boiling grudges I love you characters who reveal that their perceived harmlessness was just patience the whole time I love you stories about atonement and rage and vengeance that don’t end in forgiveness or guilt I love you stories that explore the healing power of incandescent rage