#lolistica

[thingsmyballetteacherssay]

“Plié is important for everything, plié is important for life.”

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lolistica replied to your post: I thought I didn’t have to deal with my family...

we should have our own hermit christmas, staying all day in pyjamas and shutting the door to anyone who tries to disturb us

that would actually be so lovely right now, ughhhh. THE DOORBELL JUST WENT AND THERE ARE NOW MORE PEOPLE. 

I just want to snuggle down and relax and watch films like the Life of Brian or Brazil that are funny and also pessimistic about society IS THAT TOO MUCH TO ASK FOR??? we must have our hermit christmas xxxxxx

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lolistica replied to your post: TUMBLR IS SO QUIET UGH WHAT ARE YOU ALL EVEN...

You can do it!! positive penguin vybez!!

I had a nap instead... so I would have energy to go christmas shopping!! which I was feeling anxious about and I had pains in my tummy, but I got it all done anyway!

so, er, one out of two is better than none, right?? hehe xx

[I saw these really cute penguin stickers while I was out, and they made me think of my hairy hermits!! <3]

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lolistica replied to your post: putting together a list of things I want to do in...

*hugs hugs* I decided to stay depressed in the garden instead of my bed (it’s something). Go with that list!!!

that's great!! I'm proud of you! I wish the weather was nice here so I could sit in the garden - it's freezing though, heh. <3

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lolistica replied to your post: I’m a sentimental prat and I have problems with...

i have the same problem, and now there’s a vortex made of stuff over my desk

well since february I've been sticking anything related to ~MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS~ into my "recovery journal" which has prevented it from accumulating, but it's also a nice way of recording things, and finding interesting ways to stick things in gets my mind to do something creative/productive. I used to do it when I was preparing my application for art college, and it was quite handy to keept track of ideas or things that interested me. 

the downside is that I'm trying to be strict about what notebooks I used for what and like just now I was trying to find this small notebook I scribble down "ideas" into and I CAN'T FIND IT aaaaaaaagggghhhhh of course right when inspiration~ strikes hehe

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lolistica replied to your post: okay I didn’t hop in the shower yet I got...

I’ve been curious about visiting Iran since I read “Persépolis”

it's such a pity that Iran's under an autocratic regime, because it has such a rich history. then again, most of the middle east has a rich history! there's a lot of cultural diversity across Iran and Syria and into Iraq, and then you have all the arabic countries along the Gulf... I grew up in Kuwait, which is only a teeny tiny speck on the map between Saudi Arabia and Iraq, but it was a great experience, hehe. 

it's heartbreaking seeing the region engulfed in so much violence and turmoil at the moment, though. Persepolis is a great book [I haven't seen the film adaptation yet]. a lot of the regimes around there have been like that, and it's like the book was an example that people in the Middle East are human beings and respond just as any other population would. I think people in the West forget that, sometimes.

/tangent

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la bella charly tagged me~~

wo\ooOOoooo\OOOoooo~

Rules:

Tag the next 11 people randomly. 

Post the questions I’m going to give you and answer it. 

Tell the next 11 people you are tagging that they are tagged. 

Make new questions after you answer mine. 

Make a post about the questions

1. Why did you initially join tumblr? well, for this account, it was to meet people who actually understood what it's like living with a foggy brain - and I've been lucky in that I've met some truly beautiful souls here since. <3

2. How has this year been to you? hellish, but ultimately necessary and nourishing, I think? there was a lot that needed to be purged from my life, followed by some recuperation. nervous breakdown, a bereavement, briefly dropping out of my studies, break-up of a relationship, finally getting help... but also re-establishing friendships, getting to know myself better, feeling more at peace with myself, and some wonderful experiences. [rammstein, a japanese buddhist monk, and MICHAEL PALIN!]

3. What is a long-term goal in your life? to continue the Palin thene/excitement, here's a quote to mull over:

'I can be on the Amazon in a little tiny boat and think back to when I was a child reading stories. I can make the two connections. I love then to be quiet and to be just on my own and let those things come into my mind and think, “God what a life. What a life.”’

essentially I want to be able to look back, and have lived an interesting life. the man sums it up well. those moments of "my goodness, I've dreamt about this, and now I can't quite believe that I'm really here." life is extraordinary.

4. Movies (or shows, etc. etc.) or music? Favourite? pfffffft. I prefer films to music, I suppose? rammstein & kate bush & bjork, I guess. have i got news for you & the thick of it & mad men & father ted. lost in translation is my all time favourite film, I think.

5. What’s your favourite thing to do in your spare time? sticking pins into little voodoo dolls of male politicians. 

6. Do you believe in life after death? I like the idea of planting trees over graves. that, and the way we touch the lives of others is living after we pass on, I think. 

7. Description of your favourite place? any place I'm in good company, with lots of laughter. along the coast. my little nook in the arts library, looking out over the lake. the archaeological museum. my grandparents' house. with my family or friends. my BED. <3

8. Description of where you’re usually on tumblr? my hermit lair. 

9. Special talent? I can scratch the top of my head with my toes???? 

10. Ideal job? ohh hmmm. political satirist/writer/academic/broadcaster/NGO worker/MEP. EDITOR OF PRIVATE EYE. making documentaries. travelling and meeting people. educating.

11. Something you must do before you die? as the lovely charly said: live. 

CHARLY'S QUESTIONIs:

What are your 3 Desert Island essentials? a solar powered torch, my bb dinosaur, and Michael Palin [ofc] 

Llamas or camels and why? ALPACAS a cute mix of the two lololol idkk

Best living memory? ARGH ohhhhhh jesus there are a lot. discovering I hadn't failed my final exams. seeing rammstein. all of the births of my nieces & nephews. my relationship with T. everything about rome. MEETING MICHAEL PALIN hehe!

And the worst? my mum dying. 

The grossest thing your school ever produced and called ‘dinner’: the school I went to in england was just gross all together, ngl. the other I brought packed lunches lolololololol.

What is your life dream? pipe dream is to be a MEP, I guess. otherwise - be happy, loving family & wonderful friends, travel ALOT, do something noteworthy??? 

Would you rather have 1 giant arm, or 50 little ones? I want a giant stone arm like Hellboy to punch gobshites with 

If you were invisible for a day, what would you do? I'd give david cameron a wedgie 

You can choose to have a big hairy spider on your face or a big hairy armpit. Which one and why? it might be easier to remove the spider [omg charly!!! let me love you in your high silliness <3] 

HOW DO YOU PUT UP WITH ME?!?! because you are a beautiful fab earth goddess! 

what is your best feature (not allowed to say ‘I don’t have one’ or anything to that effect :P ) uh I am like a magnet for politicians or semi-major media figures????  also I make good coffee cakeee~ & I can trick people into thinking I'm confident when really am a jibbering anxious mess~~~~~~

PALDENLHAMO'S QUEA--STIONS!!!!!!!

would you be a surrogate mammy/daddy/parent to some ducklings or One Direction?

what are you passionate about?

which politician [or other notable figure] most deserves a wedgie?

if I gave you an open plane ticket to leave tomorrow, where would you go and why?

a jehovah's witness hippo shows up at your front door, what do you do???

what do you always bring with you when you go out?

what really gets up your nose? apart from air

shag/marry/push off a cliff: ross, chandler and joey?

what's in the Queen's handbag??

favourite ice cream flavour? WHY???!

what is guaranteed to make you giggle?

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lolistica replied to your post: had a terrible night. stress headaches. felt like...

*hugs hugs hugs* I know how you feel m’love, mental illness mess up with your cognitive abilities so much but try to talk with your dad anyway xxxxxxxx

I spoke to him and explained what happened... he doesn't really fully understand how it would affect my studies, but he's accepting it anyway. however I did still go to my lecture, at least! and I just got home, and emailed my lecturer asking to meet with her so that we can discuss what's happening and I can explain how my college work is being impacted xxxxx