not a byronic hero but a byronic disaster

writing, in the loosest sense of the word | 8teen | scorpio | 4w3

[strawb-aries]

pov: you’re a small woodland creature sitting on a moss-covered rock, listening to the stream without a worry in the world

[moonbirdy]

starting a club for people whose identity is artistry but are only capable of creative thought between the hours of one and three am i’ll bring the coffee

[killyouranxiety]

hobbies masterpost!

a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.

learn to play guitar

learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine

learn how to make pixel art

learn another language

learn how to build a ship in a bottle

learn how to develop your own film

learn how to embroider

learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)

learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)

learn how to make tumblr themes

learn how to make jewelry 

learn how to make candy

learn how to make terrariums

learn how to make your own perfume

learn how to make your own tea

learn how to build birdhouses

learn how to read tarot cards

learn how to make zines

learn how to code

learn how to whittle (wood carving)

learn how to make candles

learn how to make clay figurines

learn how to knit scarves

learn how to become an amateur astronomer

learn some yoyo tricks

learn how to start a collection

learn how to start body building

learn how to edit wikipedia articles

learn how to decorate iphone cases

learn how to do freelance writing

learn how to make your own cards and

learn how to make your own envelopes

learn how to play the ukulele 

learn how to make gifs

learn how to play chess

learn how to juggle

learn how to guerrilla garden

learn how to chart your family history

learn how to keep chickens

learn how to do yoga

learn how to do magic tricks

learn how to raise and breed butterflies

learn how to play dungeons & dragons

learn how to skateboard

learn how to do parkour

learn how to surf

learn how to arrange flowers

learn how to make stuffed animals

[moonbirdy]

this year, if your head rings from screens and lights and cold, go and stand in the sun. just for a moment. say hello to your world

[cottagefaeries]

[roach-works]

terrible years really make you understand the point of a new year. i know nothing much will have changed between dec 31 and jan 1, but we need to be able to partition off everything that’s happened to us, we need a moment to say, ‘that’s done, we’re done with it, it’s over’ and have a little hope that the future will be different. we need to be able to stop and take a breath and sing, in the middle of winter, and prepare ourselves for spring.

[moonbirdy]

for everyone alone on new years eve tonight… turn off your phone. Don’t watch people’s stories and don’t scroll through their posts. Don’t be afraid to start this decade with yourself. Do something nice for them- they are always with you, after all. This is one of the most idealized nights of the year, but real life isn’t always the joy of a party. Sometimes its the joy of chopping yourself some vegetables or petting your cat. Your life has changed in this decade, and it will change in the next one. Be patient and do not be afraid to be alone. 

(and if you are… remember you are not alone in being alone. For everyone posting their party dress, there is someone who making up a story to tell their friends about their night. That person is with you. I am with you. If you hold out your hand, mine will be in it)

[waysideshrine-deactivated202107]

that picture of hugh dancy while he was at oxford is sending me into the most pitiable state imaginable. i want to paint him.

[waysideshrine-deactivated202107]

i feel unwell.

[allthingseurope]

Laufenburg, Switzerland (by Billy Wilson)

[moonbirdy]

you’re an endless muse. the face that’s gone lives on to inspire every deadbeat side of the road wordfilled brain. i think i’ll always love you. i think you’ll always make me laugh.

[gaptoothsupremacy-deactivated20]

[moonbirdy]

winter break is just losing your memory on the car back home and waking up with 78 new poems in the notes app when your brain turns back on

[lauramakabresku]

Shelter

[robomartyr]

Who would you fan cast to play yourself in a movie? DONT be humble I wanna know

[todaysbird]

the new yorker gets it

[rosecrystal]

when margaret atwood said “the desire to be loved is the last illusion. give it up and you will be free”

[moonbirdy]

don’t show the music you liked when you were twelve to anyone. nostalgia just tastes like her now