rumor has it that i wasn't born

if songs were lines in a conversation the situation would be fine catherine. scientist. comedy nerd. music enthusiast.

[ulibeanzz]

ya hes cute…….but is he conscientious of the social inequalities and corruption in hierarchies of power that plague this world

[ourwakingsoules-deactivated2019]

You do not have to be good. / You do not have to walk on your knees / through the desert repenting. / You only have to let the soft animal of your body / love what it loves.

Mary Oliver, Wild Geese (via aranrhod)

[dabneycoleperson]

Jordan Peele met and fell in love with Chelsea Peretti because of Farts and Procreation.

[harold-shes-lesbian]

this is too real though

[nevver]

[euphraxia]

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, James Whistler

[agrippinaes]

pride and prejudice + interiors

[nevver]

Fine lines, Aurore de La Morinerie

[gaelgarcia]

The Big Sick (2017) dir. Michael Showalter

[anniewu]

[dailykellymarie]

My parents are both refugees from Vietnam. My mom works in funerals and my dad works at Burger King, and their whole lives their only dream was essentially to put my sisters and me in a position where we could have the luxury of having a dream. Because I think a lot of people don’t realize that that is a luxury. You have to meet a lot of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs before you can get to the point where you even think about having a dream.

[wistfulwatcher]

I don’t really want an answer. I just want to send this cosmic question out into the void. So goodnight, dear void.

[satinsneakers]

I read all these scripts by male writers where the female characters worry about getting older. The funny thing is, most of the women I’ve encountered have been HAPPY to get older. They have more money. They have more knowledge. They know how to say no, fuck off and this is bullshit. They no longer have to deal with periods and can have sex without worrying about getting pregnant. They don’t have children to care for so they can do whatever the fuck they want.

In a society that only values women for their looks, I can see how male writers would think that getting older is the worst thing that can happen to a woman. A woman gets old and she is no longer fuckable. A woman gets old and men don’t want to ogle her anymore. (I type this as I’m being ogled at the intersection of Hollywood & Highland.)

However, when I think of older women, I think of Harriet Tubman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Hillary Clinton, Sonia Sotomayor, Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange and Judy Dench. I think of my cousins and aunt who own their own homes. I think of my mother who handles our family investments, my grandfather’s girlfriend still working as a computer programmer, my Nana and the small business she owns and operates. I think of my boyfriend’s mother who was like, I’m going to France for 3 months, bye bitches.

Getting older isn’t the worst thing that can happen to a woman, it’s her best kept secret.

[stephencolbertly]

The Future Of Comedy | Full Frontal on TBS

[valkoyes-deactivated20190101]

Meghan Markle speaking to Nick News in 1993 after writing a letter to civil rights lawyer Gloria Allred, then-first lady Hillary Clinton, and Nick News anchor Linda Ellerbee in response to a sexist commercial she had seen on television. Meghan’s commitment to speaking out had a lasting impact and the commercial was changed in response to her letter.

[fairycosmos]

look. i don’t think my stretch marks are beautiful. i don’t think they’re tiger stripes or natural tattooos. i don’t think my acne is beautiful. i don’t think the bags under my eyes are beautiful. i just think they’re human. and i don’t think i have to be beautiful all of the time in order to be accepted and loved and sucessful. i don’t think every small detail of my outer appearence needs to be translated into prettiness.

[thehauntedmansion2003]

jessica st. clair voice: not interested

[theshipsfirstmate]

june diane raphael voice: so upsetting

[yourbigsisnissi]

Before you get mad at your partner for not doing what you expect them to do, Stop and ask yourself “have I ever communicated to them that I have this expectation?” If you have not, it’s unfair to expect them to read your mind.

So many arguments are saved by just opening your mouth and saying “hey hun, in the future can you….” Whether its articulating how you like to be loved, supported, or communicated with, you have to open your mouth. Your soul mate (IMO) isn’t the person that just always knows what you need when you need it without you telling them. Your soul mate is the person who hears your needs and thinks “I have no problem doing that because I love this person with my whole heart”

So check your attitude and open your mouth. Closed mouths don’t get fed.

[actuallylorelaigilmore]

^^^One of the most important relationship lessons I’ve ever learned, especially as an adult on the Autism spectrum. Romantic tropes teach us that ‘real love’ is anticipating your partner’s every need, because you just know them so well they don’t even need to ask. That creates such unrealistic expectations–your partner’s inability to read your mind is in no way a reflection on how committed to you they are/how much they love you! 

It’s one thing to get frustrated if you have the same conversations over and over again and you’re still not getting/giving each other what you need. But it’s toxic (and way too easy) to assume that you shouldn’t have to be an active part of your relationship, and should just be happy and conflict-free all the time. Be someone who puts in the work to communicate and negotiate–I promise it’s worth it.