Hannah Diviney

Writer. Actor. Disability advocate. Storyteller all the way.

[stuckinapril]

Always always always tell people you love they are so smart and capable. I will die on this hill. More often than not people are raised in unforgiving environments that tell them they are inherently “stupid” and not good enough for things, whether that be parents or cruel bosses or unsupportive friends. An underrated way of supporting people is reminding them they are brilliant no matter what anyone has ever said about their intellect and potential. People can do wonders when it’s affirmed to them their limiting beliefs are just that: limiting beliefs.

[senatortedcruz]

One piece of advice that’s always stuck with me is to never hold back a compliment. If you think someone looks nice/is doing a good job/is very talented tell them! Could improve someone’s day or make you a new friend.

[jeansbookshelf-deactivated20250]

I got 60 out of 1000 😂

1000 Books You May Have Actually Read

Based on the number of ratings each book has on Goodreads. And if you haven't read them, maybe you can use for a literature bucket list.

[shouldntbeaskingmyselfwhy]

i love intentionally ordered playlists i love albums with strong openers and closers and those told in two clear acts and albums with songs that flow into each other so you have to listen to them together i love interludes i love having an Experience with a whole body of work

[hannahtheculturefiend]

so... taylor swift has randomly changed the spotify canvases for blank space (og version and I knew it, I knew you (og + piano versions) to red, green and purple. if it was anyone else, I'd dismiss it as a glitch but this is the woman who once commissioned a butterfly mural to be painted on a random wall in nashville with absolutely no real clues that it was to do with her and we still picked up on it... so is something coming? ts13, are you upon us? debut tv? rep vault? something else? or absolutely nothing at all. there have been some other hints that things are cooking 👀 BUT we all remember the five holes in the fence. put your guess/thoughts in tags.

[tropics777]

And in these next 50 years you will eat so many delicious meals, laugh so many times with so many people you love, shout and scream and sing and cry and smile so hard your face hurts. And you will see such beautiful sunsets and feel fresh cold air on your face and feel warm and safe wrapped up in your favourite winter coat.

[cam1lla]

I really do think there is a profoundly adolescent mentality in our recent culture of “I’m lonely and unhappy, that person over there isn’t lonely and is happy and this makes me feel like shit. I want them to be lonely and unhappy with me. If they were a good person (or a good leftist/feminist/community member/etc) they would choose to be lonely and unhappy with me, and if they choose to not be lonely and unhappy with me, they are Trying To Hurt Me, but when another person is lonely and unhappy, whether by choice or by circumstance, they are Doing Good and My Friend.”

And when that person doesn’t take the bait, they get treated like they did something wrong by pursuing their own happiness, and this becomes especially fucked up and unfortunate when the people who have an agenda of unhappiness learn and misuse social justice terminology in order to use them as tools of manipulation.

Anyways, I get reminded of this whenever a woman in the public eye either enters into or exits a romantic partnership.

[danceundersparklinglights]

promise me that you won’t let the state of the world steal your little joys

[hannahtheculturefiend]

Taylor Swift: In your life, you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team.

The universe: Yep, uh huh for sure, Taylor, you will (x13 billion) BUT you'll get to do all of that AND marry him in front of all your friends & heroes. Talk about manifesting.

[sizzlingsandwichperfection-blog]

The last time the US Men's National Team won a knockout game in the World Cup was 24 years ago--exactly half my life ago.

2002: I'm living in Chicago, working at Booklist Magazine. I've just begun to recover from what used to be called a nervous breakdown. I was out of the hospital, living on my own in a furnished studio apartment that my parents had found. I only had one bill to pay every month--it included my phone (landline), utilities, and rent.

I was paying that bill. I was beginning to feel for the first time like I might be able to survive adulthood--despite the heartbreak and my overall low level of functioning.

I woke up at 2 or 3 AM to watch the World Cup each day. I've loved the World Cup ever since 1994, when my dad took me to a game the first time the tournament was hosted by the U.S. I remember watching alone in the middle of the night as we beat Mexico to make the quarterfinals. I was ecstatic. That team wasn't particularly fun to watch, but we ground out results.

Today, 24 years later, the USMNT won a knockout game again, and this team IS fun to watch. They play with speed and heart.

My life is very different. I have more than one bill each month. My house has more than one room. I have a spouse and kids and work I love. The days now can be very hard, too, but in a different way.

The joy I feel tonight is almost identical to the joy I felt 24 years ago, except I am no longer alone in it. After all, community is one thing sports can bring you. But also, football lets me feel pure and simple emotion in a world where nothing is pure or simple. And today, that pure and simple feeling is gratitude.

[orteil42]

given the current climate this pride especially i feel i must mention that i love my trans friends, i stand with trans people in the fight against transphobic legislation and those who would enforce it, and this blog is not a good place for you to be if you do not vibe with that

[oftlunarialmoon]

[idsb]

I literally cannot believe that the mass general consensus is “Taylor Swift awful person 4 private jet 😡” meanwhile generative AI wastes 5x more energy than every private jet in the world combined and yet the average person does not seem to bat an eye about destroying the planet to get wrong answers from their imaginary computer friend.

[hannahtheculturefiend]

The real question is - if taylor swift is actually doing a song for the toy story 5 soundtrack and all signs point to yes, then will it make me cry as hard as when she loved me by sarah mclachlan? Because if so, oh boy...

[wingkink]

btw it's so fucking stupid you can be anxious physically in your body even after you've decided mentally you don't care. I'm supposed to be in charge here

[hannahtheculturefiend]

I just think that taylor swift going from thinking of herself as "a monster on the hill, too big to hang out to allowing herself to enjoy basketball/hockey/football games, the US open, concerts, plays, in the crowd at Coachella and just like seeing the world as opposed to just moving from stadium to stadium is actually a pretty inspiring example even incidentally for her to set or at least it has been for me. Of course she has unfathomable privilege and resources, but fame doesn't insulate your brain, heart or emotions.

It can and does get better. You are allowed to take up space. You are allowed to exist in the world and experience it and have adventures while also feeling safe and warm and accomodated for. You're not a burden. And real teammates - whether that's a partner, friends, family, whoever they are, are actually supposed to make life easier not harder. You are allowed to go after a full life and no one gets to decide what that looks like but you.

[ceruleanheaven]

[looking at people younger than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at people older than me] you have your whole life ahead of you [looking at myself] its over