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If courage isn’t the absence of fear but doing the right thing regardless of it, maybe confidence isn’t the absence of insecurity but knowing you have real worth despite it
this is beautiful
By this same token, maybe goodness isn’t the absence of bad thoughts or impulses, but the conscious choice to behave according to your moral ideals in spite of them.
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“Nobody tells this to people who are beginners. I wish someone had told me. All of us who do creative work, we get into it because we have good taste. But there is this gap. For the first couple years you make stuff, it’s just not that good. It’s trying to be good, it has potential, but it’s not. But your taste, the thing that got you into the game, is still killer. And your taste is why your work disappoints you. A lot of people never get past this phase; they quit. Most people I know who do interesting, creative, work went through years of this. We know our work doesn’t have this special thing that we want it to have. We all go through this. And if you are just starting out or you are still in this phase, you gotta know that it’s normal and the important thing you can do is do a lot of work. Put yourself on a deadline so that every week you finish one piece. It’s only by going through a volume of work that you will close that gap, and your work will be as good as your ambitions. And I took longer to figure out how to do this than anyone I’ve ever met. It’s gonna take a while. It’s normal to take awhile. You just gotta fight your way through.”
— Ira Glass (via oddhour)
Remember this next time you have the urge to compare your work (or your success) to someone else’s.
There is no light without darkness
Jan van der Kooi (1957, The Netherlands)
Interior scenes
Jan van der Kooi is a Dutch contemporary figurative painter. His work has two main focuses: painting light, often in the same location during different light and seasons (in the manner of Monet or Hammershøi); and traditional drawing in a manner influenced by Michelangelo and other old masters.
“The mirror of erised. It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts.”
based on this.
I prefer death than seeing this
THIS IS THE WORST THING I HAVE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE
He went to see the mirror again the next night, but John was already there. He tried to slip away before John could see him, but it was too late - he already turned around. John’s face reddened when he saw who it was. “Oh, it’s you.”
Sherlock cleared his throat and stepped forward. He glanced at the mirror. Same image as yesterday, the two of them in their tuxedos, exchanging rings. John looked back at the mirror as well. “I’ve heard various rumors of what it is we see in the mirror. Do you think….do you think it’s supposed to be our future?”
Sherlock looked over at John. “No. According to Dumbledore it shows us nothing more or less than the deepest, most desperate desire of our hearts.”
John looked disappointed. “Oh.”
Before he thought better of it, Sherlock blurted, “What do you see?” Stupid, stupid! If John answered, he’d probably ask Sherlock what he saw.
John licked his lips, hesitating. “I see…um…me with my shoulder uninjured. My hands are steady. I’m wearing a surgical gown.” Sherlock knew immediately that he was lying. John had asked if it showed their future, and he knew very well that such a scenario was not possible. “What do you see?”
Why was John lying? Why would he not want Sherlock to know what he desires? Should he lie to John? Sherlock opened his mouth, prepared to rattle off something about receiving a knighthood for solving a case. But then he realized something. The only reason he would have to lie to John about what he desires is because John is who he desires. What if that was the reason that John lied to him? Because he desires Sherlock?
It was a risk. A huge risk. But Sherlock had to trust in his ability to reason, even now when he might otherwise consider John to be his “crack in a high-powered lens.” Sherlock looked over at John, who was gazing at him with an expression of…curiosity? Anticipation? Hope? “I see the two of us…on our wedding day.”
John stared at him, his eyes widening slightly. Sherlock forced himself to breathe, to keep his expression impassive. John licked his lips again, and then smiled softly. “So…it is our future, after all.”
Sistar - Alone
Pachnie mgłą listopada i zimnym ultrafioletem neonu, brzmi cichym mruczeniem widzowni i zbyt głośną suszarką do rąk. Mam dwadzieścia siedem lat i jestem zakochana bez pamięci. Wszystko jest możliwe kiedy idziemy obok siebie i gadamy o niczym. Ufam po raz pierwszy w życiu. Nie oglądamy filmu do końca.
Harvard has a pigment library that stores old pigment sources, like the ground shells of now-extinct insects, poisonous metals, and wrappings from Egyptian mummies, to preserve the origins of the world’s rarest colors.
A few centuries ago, finding a specific color might have meant trekking across the globe to a mineral deposit in the middle of Afghanistan. “Every pigment has its own story,” Narayan Khandekar, the caretaker of the pigment collection, told Fastcodesign. He also shared the stories of some of the most interesting pigments in the collection.
Mummy Brown
“People would harvest mummies from Egypt and then extract the brown resin material that was on the wrappings around the bodies and turn that into a pigment. It’s a very bizarre kind of pigment, I’ve got to say, but it was very popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.”
Cadmium Yellow
“Cadmium yellow was introduced in the mid 19th century. It’s a bright yellow that many impressionists used. Cadmium is a heavy metal, very toxic. In the early 20th century, cadmium red was introduced. You find these pigments used in industrial processes. Up until the 1970s, Lego bricks had cadmium pigment in them.”
Annatto “The lipstick plant—a small tree, Bixa orellana, native to Central and South America—produces annatto, a natural orange dye. Seeds from the plant are contained in a pod surrounded with a bright red pulp. Currently, annatto is used to color butter, cheese, and cosmetics.”
Lapis Lazuli “People would mine it in Afghanistan, ship it across Europe, and it was more expensive than gold so it would have its own budget line on a commission.”
Dragon’s Blood “It has a great name, but it’s not from dragons. [The bright red pigment] is from the rattan palm.”
Cochineal “This red dye comes from squashed beetles, and it’s used in cosmetics and food.”
Emerald Green “This is made from copper acetoarsenite. We had a Van Gogh with a bright green background that was identified as emerald green. Pigments used for artists’ purposes can find their way into use in other areas as well. Emerald green was used as an insecticide, and you often see it on older wood that would be put into the ground, like railroad ties.”
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Sherlock sends things like ”♥ I love you ♥” to John while he’s working at the clinic and then blushes like hell, still staring at the screen of his mobile and smiling stupidly (≧ω≦)
So perfect it hurts
‘Baby Driver’ - European Premiere - Red Carpet ArrivalsLONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 21: Martin Freeman attends the European premiere of 'Baby Driver’ on June 21, 2017 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images)
Sunset
In case you’ve ever asked yourself: What color is John Watson’s hair?
It’s the color of a cable-knit jumper worn to a dimly-lit, obscure Italian restaurant. The color of windblown sand on a cloudy day in the dry, unforgiving desert. The color of pebbles and stones on the quiet shore of the Thames. The color of dust on the worn surface of an old medical textbook, sitting next to a microscope. The color of warm tea sipped peacefully in the early morning before heading to the clinic. The color of a narrow, leather sofa pushed against a wall that has been subjected to a tirade of bullets and yellow spray paint. The color of a small jacket brushing against a cane as it clicks against a path in Regent’s Park. The color of the riotous mop of curls on the head of the best and the wisest man that Dr. John Watson has ever known. And the color of his days when he thought he had lost that man forever…
Your description is scripture
Pornography also eroticizes male supremacy. It makes dominance and subordination feel like sex; it makes hierarchy feel like sex; it makes force and violence feel like sex; it makes hate and terrorism feel like sex; it makes inequality feel like sex. Pornography keeps sexism sexy. It keeps sexism necessary for some people to have sexual feelings. It makes reciprocity make you go limp. It makes mutuality leave you cold. It makes tenderness and intimacy and caring make you feel like you’re going to disappear into a void. It makes justice the opposite of erotic; it makes injustice a sexual thrill.
John Stoltenberg (via seebster)
9.4.2016 Quote from "Cięcie"
