portrait of a nervous man

i'm vivian; 17, actually. film/philosophy/ books/food is my life. But usually I sleep. Except when I don't. Which is all the time. I hate love stories. archive of a girl from 2014

[gilbertnorrells-deactivated2015]

another meme I won’t finish: [5/10] shows - BBC Sherlock ”You’re ordinary. You’re on the side of the angels.”

[torple-deactivated20190911]

“It’s just a morality tale, it’s obvious which gift is best, which one you’d choose -“

The three of them spoke at the same time; Hermione said, “the cloak,” Ron said, “the wand,” and Harry said, “the stone.”

[aprilsludgate-deactivated201503]

I wasn’t required to give a speech, but I did give one.

[thefifthalex]

[anyataylorjoys-deactivated20171]

Long drive, could end in  b u r n i n g  f l a m e s  or  p a r a d i s e

[dailypotter]

Those of us who understand these matters, however, recognize that the ancient story refers to three objects, or Hallows, which, if united, will make the possessor Master of Death.

[hp-picspam]

[hp marathon] | Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

“Why spiders? Why couldn’t it be ‘follow the butterflies’?”

[lvnderbrwn-blog]

name meanings + harry potter girls (pt 2)

inspo {x}

[ewatsondaily]

People don’t really understand, but having people stare, and point, and take pictures, even if it is in a positive framework, is quite isolating; there’s no two ways about it. You feel a little bit, you know, freakish.

[katieskeep]

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[ohlumos]

[harrypotterdailly]

[katieskeep]

Gloria Miller’s outfits in The Throwaways.

[deanpendragon]

You ever heard of the word “sorry”?

[sirmalory]

In my perfect AU world, Gwen’s friendship with Merlin isn’t basically forgotten in like it is in the show’s later seasons and she always makes sure to take time out of her busy Queening schedule to sit down and share some quality time with her bff. Also Merlin is very good at braiding hair and making sure Gwen is up on the castle gossip. 

(Also in my perfect AU world Morgana never turns evil and never leaves Camelot and my ot4 rules over Camelot with such a loving and prosperous fist and do you ever cry because of all the should’ve would’ve could’ves)

[salon]

As a sniper I was not usually the victim of a traumatic event, but the perpetrator of violence and death. My actions in combat would have been more acceptable to me if I could cloak myself in the belief that the whole mission was for a greater good. Instead, I watched as the purpose of the mission slowly unraveled.

The non-propaganda version of what it’s like to be an American sniper.

[fughtopia]

Excerpt; During my combat tour I never saw the Iraqis as “savages.” They were a friendly culture who believed in hospitality, and were sometimes positive to a fault. The people are proud of their history, education system and national identity. I have listened to children share old-soul wisdom, and I have watched adults laugh and play with the naiveté of schoolboys. I met some incredible Iraqis during and after my deployment, and it is shameful to know that the movie has furthered ignorance that might put them in danger.

…As a sniper I was not usually the victim of a traumatic event, but the perpetrator of violence and death. My actions in combat would have been more acceptable to me if I could cloak myself in the belief that the whole mission was for a greater good. Instead, I watched as the purpose of the mission slowly unraveled.

I served in Iraq from 2004 to 2005. During that time, we started to realize there were no weapons of mass destruction, the 9/11 commission report determined that Iraq was not involved in the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, false sovereignty was given to Iraq by Paul Bremer, the atrocities at Abu Ghraib were exposed, and the Battle of Fallujah was waged.

The destruction I took part in suddenly intersected with news that our reasons for waging war were untrue. The despicable conduct of those at Abu Ghraib was made more unforgivable by the honorable interactions I had with Iraqi civilians, and, together, it fueled the post-traumatic stress I struggle with today.

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soldiers speaking out like this is pretty rare. dont ignore this post.

[hermiionegrangers]

make me choose

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