Paint & Memory

Millennial, amateur writer & musician. Here I chronicle my fandom obsessions and other things that interest me.

[sunsetbuddie]

we used to get christmas episodes of television. halloween episodes. valentines. we used to get television that felt like part of your life. like it was happening alongside your life. now we mostly get 8 episodes dropping all at once every two years and they don't have time for any of that. i miss characters living alongside us

[coffeespoon-life]

Found a book that summarizes literature and literary figures in text form, and the Byron one might be the best thing to ever happen.

[spyinthelandofthedead]

I’ve seen posts joking about how hard it must be to guess what internet culture is next going to find funny. As if to prove the point, here we see tumblr taking a break from Cask of Amontillado references to return to its intermittent habit of dragging Lord Byron.

Good luck, viral advertisers!

[memewhore]

[xiema]

One of my favorite canon couples ever. Just wish their story ends happier 🥲

[catasters]

[infernaldaydreams]

nothing in my brain except him currently

[milkcioccolato]

HIMMMMMMMMMMMMM

you draw him so beautifully🥹💖

[ao3commentoftheday]

I've been noticing myself doing this recently, so I figured I'd put it out there in case someone else needs the reminder too:

You don't need to diminish yourself in order to make others feel good about themselves.

You can compliment someone else without insulting yourself. In fact, demeaning yourself will probably make it more difficult for the other person to accept the compliment.

You also don't need to disparage your own abilities in order to give someone else confidence. You can be a capable person and support other capable people.

Don't tear yourself down to build someone else up.

[ao3commentoftheday]

Just going to put some examples here, in case anyone needs them:

Compliment: You write such great angst! I was in tears after that last chapter. Compliment + self-insult: I could never write angst like you. Mine never has that gut-punch that yours does.

Compliment: You look gorgeous! That's such a pretty colour on you. Compliment + self-insult: I wish I had your fashion sense. I just wear whatever smells clean.

Compliment: This piece is awe-inspiringly good! How long did it take you?? Compliment + self-insult: Your art is so much better than mine. I could practice for a million years and never get close to this.

The thing about insulting yourself while complimenting someone else is that you might think that you're making your compliment sound that much better because you're increasing the distance between their level and yours. But what you're actually doing is refocusing your compliment away from them and onto you and your insecurities.

Maybe they'll notice and maybe they won't, but you will. Eventually, all of the insults you've given yourself will make you feel bad about that other person's skills and now, instead of a mentor or a colleague you have someone you're jealous of. Or at least, that's how it tends to go for me.

Keep the compliment focused on that person and their skills or presentation or process etc. And if you want to learn from them, ask them for advice. It can be hard to notice when you're falling into this kind of habit - I thought I'd gotten past it but here I am again - so just do the best you can ❤️

[ao3commentoftheday]

wonderful tags by @amywritesthings

[dogpuppy]

[landscapearchitecture]

Tokyo’s subway system is arguably one of the most complex in the world. The map itself can be an immediate turn-off for any unfamiliarized straphangar. But exactly how do all these lines run underground, overlapping as they carry hundreds of thousands of passengers each day?

Tokyo University graduate student Takatsugu Kuriyama decided to answer that question be recreating an accurate three-dimensional model of Tokyo’s lifeline by using multi-colored tubes strung with wire. Different color liquids pulsate throughout all 18 lines, creating a staggering picture of what goes on below the streets of Tokyo every day.

[tramampoline]

I just drew Toronto’s in Paint in under 30 seconds

[redacted-redd]

Unnecessary update of the Toronto line since 2013

[earendil-was-a-mariner]

Not sure why Peter Jackson decided to make Men so relatable in his movies, as Tolkien clearly intended the Hobbits to be relatable, as seen by the fact that

They know nothing about Middle Earth, like the reader

Sam makes sure to have a last taste of beer before setting out

They’re not magical, unlike both Aragorn and Faramir

[meladoodle]

I was working at a kids birthday party and one of the little 5 year old girls noticed my necklace and said “I love your necklace!!” and another girl said “I love love love love your necklace!” and all the other girls started competing for who loved my necklace more by adding more “love” to their sentences and then one girl just said “its not that great”

[english-history-trip]

Disney Channel’s King Lear

[lornaka]

I like how this wip looks at this stage, so I thought I'd just post it

[eternal-vambraces]

ughuhhuhuhghuhh the tangible realization of his mortal life ending right here right now, far from the echoes of his city sketched in the background, on a quest that never truly felt like his own, what if I CRIED

[allsadnshit]

Woke up from a weird nap and saw this reel and it's making me feel like I need to get up and walk for like an hour

[beetlesanbutterflies]

Their meeting reminded me of someone....

actually the fact that I kept telling my friend that Cal's survivor outfit reminded me of Flynn's gave me the idea. But then I screamed with joy when I realized all the tangled parallels

Merrin's hair is based off the moonstone incantation from tangled the series. Given its connection to death and the green magic, it just felt like a better pick for her. So instead of golden hair she gets black.

BD is pascal.

[hegodamask]

“He built up this totem of Cassian, this kind of voodoo doll, and the fact that he wasn’t even a blip on Cassian’s radar is crushing to him. He’s so desperate to be remembered and to make a difference, and it’s a cut too deep by that point. He’s been betrayed by Dedra and the Empire, and now his one true obsession doesn’t even think he’s worth remembering. He’s heartbroken.” - Kyle Soller

[checoleclerc]

Random Rey Skywalker moments: 294/?

[warmfigure]

i am massively overdue for a very very good week where not a single bad thing happens and everything is easy