Life Is Beauty

Postdoc. Photographer. Occasional musician.

[yms1]

tumblr isn’t considered a social media because everyone on here is just talking to themselves

[hawt-me33]

Coming into a fandom late

[baxterdamus-deactivated20130513]

Coming into a fandom early and watching it become an angry clusterfuck

[valorious]

Being in a dormant fandom that suddenly comes alive again after a new book/movie

[leatherpatches-deactivated20150]

Don’t forget about those who come in the midst of a fandom war. 

[fauxmoux]

Accuracy at its best

[street-of-mercy]

Being in a fandom and not even knowing there’s a war going on…

[my-reylo]

all of this shit…lol

[nerdsagainstfandomracism]

When You’re Not In The Fandom But You’re Nosy AF

[not-so-secret-nerd]

When you get into a fandom only to discover it’s dead

[jupiter235]

This gets better every time I see it. 

[sageblackrose95]

@fuboos-mess

[inverted-mind-inc-sideblog-deac]

Being in a dead fandom…

[illogicalarchive]

Or being in such a tiny fandom that it feels like youre the only one

[erilias]

The accuracy hurts.

[fanfic-yes-please]

Being in a fandom that had a shit ending.

[it-is-bugs]

When you’ve been fangirling long enough, you’ve experienced all of the above.

[sweetferalbaby]

Being in a fandom meant for kids.

[teaganvamp]

This just gets better..

[hamboj2]

@mi-kleos

[thatcrazysonicchick]

When you realize that joining the fandom has ruined you

[knightofbloodcancer]

Fandom hell in general

[morathavictoria]

Yes.

[marvelanimelover]

This^^^ just… ALL OF THIS.

[stop-talking-babe-deactivated20]

Being in so many fandoms that you don’t even know what’s going on

[raise-cain-archived]

THIS IS THE SKULDUGGERY FUCKING PLEASANT FANDOM IN ONE POST!!

[crochanblackbeak]

Trying to recruit people to your fandom

[kateriverameliawolfe]

Annnnnnndddd it’s back

[ishipwhatiship247]

Being in a fandom which has so many antis

[ravenhilarious]

I’ve probably reblogged this before, but that was before these great additions.

[swanqueen-author]

Being in a fandom that actually works together

[commanderunhingedmongoose]

Why is this so true? All of it.

[pillowprincesslexa]

being in a fanbase but all your mutuals suddenly turn into Kpop blogs

[hangingfire]

I always enjoy it when a good post comes around again and has been improved by the reblogs like the years for a fine wine.

[priory-of-stars]

Being in a fandom when shit goes down and everyone has different opinions

[marianagmt]

When you are in a fandom and don’t care for others people opinion…..even if they are right…(believe me, I have met several of those)

[batbyte-alghul]

Being in a fandom you never meant to join

[tirnel-sutcliff-spears]

I love this. and it’s gotten better

[cartoonjessie]

After abandoning a fandom you’re still a little bit emotionally invested in….

[brit-is-bookish]

All of these are me. Lol

[thehikingastronomer]

Being in a fandom on Tumblr

[julietsemophase]

And it reached its epic conclusion

[isa-ghost]

I CHOKED ON FUNDIP

[van-arts]

HISTORY HAS BEEN ENGRAVED INTO THIS POST

[macgyverbutnotsmart1]

i can think of many i’ve been in but currently dsmp

[horsegrl000]

*screams into the void*

[robinfrinjs]

IMAGINE DRAGONS, MONDAY FROM MERCURY ACT 1

[anxietyproblem]

[anxietyproblem]

Reblog if your sleep schedule is a mess.

[ashberrrry]

"Don't take it personally" How would you like me to take it then? Professionally? Romantically? Academically?

[lsleofskye]

[nature-travel-photography]

Myrtle Falls, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA [OC] [3024x4032] - Author: i_am_mr_blue on reddit

[horsegrl000]

*screams into the void*

[allthingskenobi]

You can take the boy out of Star Wars…but you can’t take Star Wars out of the boy. 

Every Obi-Wan reference in Long Way Round (2004), Long Way Down (2007) & Long Way Up (2020)

[expelliarmus]

[schoolofrock-deactivated2021112]

new girl characters + #relatable  → nick miller

[skippyv20]

[thebridgechicago]

“God rarely reveals a lifetime of calling all at once. He tends to start us in a certain direction, and then lead us from there.”

— Glen Fitzjerrell ( @unkaglen )

[montereybayaquarium]

A Fitbit For White Sharks: The Blubber Burrito!

Eat your heart out, white sharks fans: White shark feeding behavior may be wrapped in mystery—but the science to solve it is wrapped in blubber! After being ingested, special tags we’re calling “Fitbits for Sharks” record the shark’s swimming and feeding behaviors from within the belly of the beast.

After a few days to about a month, the tag is regurgitated with other indigestible bits, at which point our researchers swoop in to recover the tag to study its contents. These data will help shark scientists understand more about the day in the life of these mega-fish as they swim along the Californian coast and the Farallon Islands out to Hawaii via the White Shark Cafe. 

Check out what we’ve learned!

Important note: The blubber used in this research is collected with scientific permits from previously deceased animals. No animals were harmed in these studies.

[montereybayaquarium]

One blubber burrito redux coming right up! 🦈🌯

Sharks may well be the most fascinating and misunderstood animals in the ocean. Despite their powerful presence in the human imagination, sharks remain creatures of mystery with an uncertain future. We know little about their lives, including where and how they live, and where their young are born, and worldwide they face the threat of extinction. Tags like these allow us to unravel some of those mysteries to help understand how together we can better protect these fintastic animals.

[homunculus-argument]

One thing I’ve learned about writing is ”give everything a face”. It’s no good to write passively that the nobility fled the city or that the toxic marshes were poisoning the animals beyond any ability to function. Make a protagonist see how a desperate woman in torn silks climbs onto a carriage and speeds off, or a two-headed deer wanders right into the camp and into the fire. Don’t just have an ambiguous flock of all-controlling oligarchy, name one or two representatives of it, and illustrate just how vile and greedy they are as people.

it’s bad to have characters who serve no purpose in the story, but giving something a face is a perfectly valid purpose.

[tlbodine]

This is the real heart of “show don’t tell”