Attractions & Reflections

If I like it, it'll end up here, along with the occasional smutty thought... ...and Bo. Everything Bo. 21+/minors dni and haters will be blocked

[slfcare]

things i wish i’d been told sometimes

𓂃 your life revolves around you and it always has. if you feel the need to stop and catch your breath, do it. time moves forward, but your life will never be able to continue without you. 

𓂃 the way people talk to you about others is a direct reflection of how they talk to others about you. remember that. 

𓂃 life is too short to stay quiet. your voice carries you as much as you carry your voice. 

𓂃 nobody pays as much attention to you as you think they do. 

𓂃 nobody’s expecting you to do something useful every day. you shouldn’t expect that from yourself either. 

𓂃 nothing that matters to you is useless. if it’s important to you then it’s important, period.

𓂃 don’t live every day like it’s your last–rather like it’s your first. get to know your space, get comfortable where you aren’t yet, try new things but not everything at once. and look forward to things that are coming. 

𓂃 you’re only responsible for what you can control and influence. focus on that. 

𓂃 stop trying to be okay all the time. you do not have to be okay all the time.

𓂃 it’s more common to have a soft and protecting tummy than to have flat abs. both is healthy, both is pretty. 

𓂃 your teens are not your only chance on having a good, fulfilled, and social life. if you can’t find your place in high school you will in another environment. this isn’t where it ends. 

𓂃 you have the right to change your mind over and over and over again until you’re happy.

[lethologick]

y’all ever think about characters who’ve been traumatized and continually hurt, lashing out and getting angry? Baring their teeth because someone is too nice? Or maybe not even that. Maybe nothing is wrong at all, but they still feel off and angry. Not knowing why terrible words leave their lips, but god, they’re too far in and they can’t stop digging their own grave. Like the moment they stepped out of line, did or said something fucked up, that line was actually a cliff’s edge and they just keep falling. It won’t stop till all their bones break. They just keep hurting people. Every response is a sword or shield, it’s something they can’t stop clinging to with white knuckles, because the fight never ended for them.

[do-you-ever-consider-death]

Does Inside by Bo Burnham still have anyone else in a chokehold or am I alone out here?

I just...it was so relevant when it dropped in 2021 and it's only gotten more relevant as time has passed. The points that Bo was making with that special, they didn't magically get better in the past 4 years. And as we're headed back into Trump America... zoinks Scoob.

I don't know. I guess I just am curious if anyone else still watched it or listens to the album with any regularity? I would hate to see it just...disappear (like a lot of people think COVID has 👀)

Who even knows what I'm trying to say at this point. Anyone who DOES watch Inside with any regularity - I hope you're okay. I know I'm struggling when I've turned it on. I hope it is not the same for you.

[intpalex]

[wishful-seeker]

I will never understand the hate for grey hairs. Your hair has sliver in it now. You have the color of stars on your hair. You have proof you survived and grew up. You have proof you are living. How is any of this bad?

[dorothylarouge]

Hey how come the truck automatically locks when it explodes and bursts into flames

[typecasto]

hey how come elon musk can remotely unlock any tesla vehicle

[alicehealer]

He ly how come elon musk has access to security footage of you charging your car

[squeakitties]

do not, under any circumstances, buy a fucking tesla

[astro-b612]

Hi. Welcome to whatever this is

[astro-b612]

Snöfall Chapter 26 now up on AO3

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“I should have told you.” she sobbed quietly. “If I had just told you, you would have known better than to get involved with me and this mess. Then we wouldn’t have been there, and Steven wouldn’t have hurt you.” “Hey, hey, no. You’re not responsible for any of this. This… none of this is your fault.”

She shook her head, looking up at him with such raw pain that it nearly broke him. “No, I’m serious. I think he’s dangerous. I mean, we know he is, but I think he’s much more dangerous than you might think. He’s said things to me that are… really disturbing.”

“Like what?” “It’s been a while now, so I don’t recall exactly how he said it, but…” She thought for a moment, her breath shaky. “He once said something like, he could kill any woman, if he wanted to. That he could do it with his bare hands. He said that’s why men are dangerous to women, and I could behave the same way as he could. When he thought I was having an affair, he said he’d kill me, and whoever I had been with. If he thinks you are that person, then … Oh Rob, I’m so sorry!” Bo felt a chill run down his spine. The situation was even worse than he had imagined. “Hey…” He grabbed the clean t-shirt he’d brought into the bathroom and quickly threw it over his head. He was feeling cold, and it wasn’t just because of the hot steam in the air slowly dissipating. “We need to go to the police with this. This is serious. We need to make sure he’s stopped before he can do any more harm.”

She closed her eyes, shaking her head with a pained expression.

[channelrat]

Endless Bo Burnham Gifs [126/∞]  

you send a ferris wheel // that’s pretty abstract

[prokopetz]

The "societies in high-magic fantasy settings where body-altering magic is widely available would obviously have a very different relationship with gender than our own, and I feel the implications of that are worth exploring – purely as an intellectual exercise, of course" to "hey, wait a minute" pipeline.

[toyotathon-g]

"My child is completely fine"

umm your child's favorite parts of Bo Burnham's 'INSIDE' are when he reacts to his own video and spirals into rambling anxiety, when he plays a videogame of his life and breaks into tears, when he turns thirty with deafening silence, and the ending-getting locked out of his safe place and given a panic attack by a huge crowd. so. Maybe not.

[queersatanic]

A Malediction Ritual Against Evil Empires

(Dark Moon Ritual Dec. 1, 2024)

Suggested materials are: * a candle * a lighter or matches * a piece of paper * a writing instrument Though if you lack any of these you can simply follow along on the video stream. The candle will be lit in the ritual, so keep it at hand for now. *If you are not a member but are interested in getting involved, you can find a link to our [Capital Area Satanists’] Discord at CapitalAreaSatanists.org * Credits Opening and Closing of Ritual: The Organizers of Capital Area Satanists * The Malediction Against Evil Empires: Piper Furiosa (Inspired by Greek Curse Tablets & Archbishop Gavin Dunbar’s “Monition of Cursing") * Performed and Filmed By: Felo de Se and Piper Furiosa * Video Editing: Piper Furiosa

[utopians]

"sex scenes have no narrative purpose" is such a funny take on so many levels. people will really believe that the whole human experience is valuable to portray artistically except sex, which of course has never held emotional weight or significance for anybody

[lzngw-deactivated20250321]

nonsense with bo burnham

[astro-b612]

Snöfall

Chapter 14 now up on AO3

A Bo Burnham Fanfiction

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

He heard the slightest hitch in her breath. It wasn’t steady, wasn’t the deep, slow breathing of someone sleeping. It was softer, shallower, like she was awake and trying to keep it hidden. He wondered if he could feel his erection. If he could feel his heart pounding against her back.

He forced himself to stay still. Trying to melt into the mattress, to disappear, to make this moment dissolve into nothing. He didn’t dare move his hips, afraid that even the slightest adjustment might give him away. He squeezed his eyes shut, trying to feign the calm, rhythmic breathing of sleep. Maybe if he stayed perfectly still, she wouldn't notice. Gradually his desire dimmed to a dull, persistent throb, bearable enough to ignore if he didn’t think too hard about how close they were, and how easily he could've just ... Given in.

[the-elder-polls]

appalachia is devastated. towns i loved, towns i visited all the time, are gone. not damaged, GONE. they are leveled to the ground. there is nothing left but rubble and ruin. people are dead. appalachia is poor to begin with and relies on tourism for a lot of its income, and multiple of those tourist locations are just...gone.

my town is okay, but it's flooded and wrecked. trees are blocking all but one way out of our neighborhood. power lines are hanging limp in the roads. we've been without power for over 24 hours and will continue to be without power for likely another 24+. disabled people and poor people are GOING to die from this. gods save appalachia.

[the-elder-polls]

it's always a hit or miss with appalachian charities. a lot are just evangelism with no action behind what they do. i suggest looking into them before donating.

operation airdrop

nc community foundation

mountain projects

homeward bound

manna food bank

[idreamofagravedeepandnarrow]

adding some additional photos from the other side of the mountains here in northeast tennessee. there has been genuinely catastrophic flooding in many areas and billions of dollars of damage across NETN and WNC. we are not built to withstand this. 33 people are currently missing in unicoi county alone

[the-elder-polls]

to those of you reblogging this, thank you. i have not seen one negative comment about appalachia and i cannot put into words what that means as someone who has lived here for their entire life. we are used to being mocked, scorned, and dismissed, to being the butt of classist jokes, and y'all aren't doing that. thank you. so much.

[the-elder-polls]

appalachia is devastated. towns i loved, towns i visited all the time, are gone. not damaged, GONE. they are leveled to the ground. there is nothing left but rubble and ruin. people are dead. appalachia is poor to begin with and relies on tourism for a lot of its income, and multiple of those tourist locations are just...gone.

my town is okay, but it's flooded and wrecked. trees are blocking all but one way out of our neighborhood. power lines are hanging limp in the roads. we've been without power for over 24 hours and will continue to be without power for likely another 24+. disabled people and poor people are GOING to die from this. gods save appalachia.