The Desire for Desires

You've reached the blog of a 22 year old paradox, grad student, and soon-to-be teacher. Expect ASOIAF, Westworld, Black Mirror, classic lit/film, and lots of other stuff.

[megangingerrogers]

"Isn't life a series of images that change as they repeat themselves?" #andywarhol #highmuseum

[lehdenlaulu]

Shakespeare and the inspirations of his sonnets. (x)

[philomaela]

What do you wish to be? Successful, rich, admired? The spell cannot be cast unless you say the words! Dost thou desire money? Power? Greatness?

[artemisdreaming]

When, in disgrace with Fortune and men’s eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heaven with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man’s art, and that man’s scope, With what I most enjoy contented least, Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven’s gate For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

William Shakespeare, Sonnet 29 (via artemisdreaming)

[megangingerrogers]

Me yesterday: I'm over teen wolf tbh

Me after seeing the full 6B trailer: TEEN WOLF NUMBER ONE FAN RIGHT HERE. THE BITE IS A GIFT. DEREK AF. STILES AF. JACKSON AF. THE FINAL FIGHT BE AFRAID. ADJKFSIDJSOAHWKDJ

[jamesginortonblog]

Andrei Bolkonsky (James Norton) and his horse - War and Peace, 2016

[batwan-deactivated20220318]

When Harry Met Sally… (1989) dir. Rob Reiner

[fromanotherroom]

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Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want playing from another room The Smiths

[yelverton]

[dadvaljean]

also, the more i think about it, the more plausible it is that javert never recognizes valjean in m sur m. it’s kinda like the argument for why no one ever realizes clark kent is superman? because no one expects superman to ever masquerade as a human! it’s beneath him! and ridiculous! so not only has it been years since javert saw jvj (who also has to look a lot different when not starving and in rags and covered in grime), he would also just. never expect him to be mayor of a small town?? he’s a convict! he wouldn’t dare–he wouldn’t be ABLE to rise to such a position. so even if javert ever did think he looked familiar, or reminded him of 24601, he would have dismissed it outright because it’s just beyond comprehension that a prisoner could ever become this. there’s too much of a cognitive dissonance between a man he looked down upon as evil and less than human and the man he looks up to as a perfect model of respectability and authority.

until he lifts the cart. because, you know, if you saw clark kent lift a car, your passing comment that he resembles superman starts to become a lot more suspicious.

[bunchofbloom]

♪ It’s the Trent is getting ready song ♪        ”He’s so normal, I’m in love.”

[megangingerrogers]

they made a good choice having rachel bloom host the tonys

[megangingerrogers]

bring home the goods, great comet

[filmshrimp]

Singin’ In The Rain

[zackkcore]

More Oregon coast for you all.

[blossomfully]

Fall in love with ordinary. Fall in love with the everyday. Fall in love with brown eyes and small towns and a hand full of dandelions. Discover. Discover the crevices. Read the books that aren’t so popular, by little known authors who have a lot to offer. Listen to music that makes you think. Choose art that is buried in the corner of galleries, or on the street. Teach yourself to love the small things. The special but unnoticed things. Teach yourself how the ordinary is not so ordinary after all.

S. Zhao   (via blossomfully)

[darcythornton]

Pride and Prejudice (2005) trivia: The scene where Bingley rehearses proposing to Jane was improvised. Initially, it was supposed to be shorter, but Simon Woods’ was so good that the scene was lengthened.