much wisdom is such grief

literature, mail art, existential angst

[darkpagesworld]

[whaile]

late summer / early fall thoughts

[midnightinshadow]

[ziggyplayedd]

things that made me stop wanting to die that require no effort whatsoever

change the color used to highlight text on your laptop

move the pictures on your wall

stack whatever clutter is in your room into piles even if you don’t have time to clean it all

slightly vary your commute, even just by one street

change where you sit and scroll aimlessly on your phone even if it’s only to the chair in your room instead of your bed

drink water or juice out of a wine glass in the morning because nothing is real

shower with the lights off, without music

buy $3 flowers at trader joe’s—they look bad next to the more expensive ones but they look so good in your room

start typing things you don’t post into your notes. your thoughts can be worth documenting even if you don’t deem them worth sharing

wake up super early just once. you don’t have to make it a habit it’s just extra satisfying to go to bed that night

listen to the entirety of your favorite album from 2015

[sandersstudies]

Almost all of these are about variety. Humans need stimulation! We need enrichment! We literally cannot do the same thing every day!

The other day I was feeling miserable, so I hopped on a bus and rode it all the way back to where I’d started, and my brain, which had finally had some proper stimulation via new environments, was suddenly ready to go again!

This is why taking walks/drives and trying new hobbies are good for you! Don’t turn yourself into a sad zoo animal! You need some pumpkins to roll around in your enclosure!

[yippeeepenid]

ITS BACK!!!!!

god i fucking love the quote “dont turn yourself into a sad zoo animal” it has really inspired me!

[ceruleanheaven]

i am always one wrong word away from being shot by all the people who find me tolerable

[translatingpoststogerman]

himmelblauerhimmel

ich bin immer ein falsches wort davon entfernt von all den leuten erschossen zu werden die mich erträglich finden

Notes:

In German, when someone is being shot, you have to specify whether they were merely wounded ("angeschossen") or shot to death ("erschossen").

[lionserpent]

✍️

[hangsawoman]

on this day in 1953 shirley jackson sent this to an unhappy reader

[despazito]

if the pasta senses you're pure of heart you dont need a colander to strain it #pastawhisperer

[translatingpoststogerman]

despazito

wenn die teigwaren spüren dass du reinen herzens bist brauchst du kein küchensieb um sie abzuschütten #teigwarenflüsterer

[duckbunny]

don't infantilise yourself. you are not a child who needs an adult to make your decisions for you. you are a splendid and magnificent autocrat and you are consulting your trusted advisors. you are exercising great wisdom by inviting an expert to give their opinion before making your ruling. often the path of wisdom is to say "good morning, I'm trying to [perform task] and I have a question about [aspect], can you tell me who I should speak to for advice?" before you do it. sometimes the path of wisdom is to hire a plumber. there are times when you cannot do things for yourself but that doesn't mean you are not an adult. you don't need a grown-up. you need a specialist.

[duckbunny]

this has come up a couple of times so let me be really really clear:

the path of wisdom is sometimes to hire a plumber.

the path of wisdom is always to hire an electrician.

[seaurchoon]

👆words of wisest wisdom.

[lionserpent]

It's harder to romanticize lonely endurance in summer

[catsofyore]

Don't talk to me or my son ever again. Photo from my collection, no date/info.

[2colde]

it's thousand yard stare summer

[midnightinshadow]

[churlfriend]

who's with me

[academic-vampire]

𝔪𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔰𝔦𝔩𝔢𝔫𝔠𝔢

[midnightinshadow]

[mothcub]

"hot girls do this" "hot girls do that" you bore me. ugly and cold women rise

[unusual-suspects]

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