"Even darkness must pass."

[bluebellhairpin]

Mr. Darcy once said; “My good opinion, once lost, is lost forever.” And I’m here to say, yeah, I felt that. 

[mac-the-knife]

you ever have a piece of bread that’s so good you understand the plot of les miserables?

[thesweetpianowritingdownmylife]

opposite energy from tasting turkish delights for the first time and wondering wtf was edmund on

[writevaliant]

my  t h o u g h t s  on folklore:

Okay so I haven’t dove into all the theories quite yet (working full time job lol) but listening to it, I wanted to take a stab at my take on the philosophy of folklore. 

We all know Taylor is I C O N I C for her breakup/love songs, for the passion that lives in every lyric of her music. She’s been mocked for it, praised for it, pulled every which way for it. Every album has something along those lines. Song examples not necessary. 

You don’t really get that vibe from folklore. 

You don’t get a vindictive, you’ll pay for this message like we get in reputation, we are never ever getting back together, blank space, etc. But you also don’t have the I’m going crazy for you. I’m losing every part of myself in infatuation and passionate heartbeats either. It’s not that the ~invisible~ strings of these messages don’t exist in folklore, but rather that instead of being the beat of the melody, they’ve evolved into a quiet hum, the bars that hold the notes in the sheet music. They make up the framework of folklore, but by no means are they the focus. 

If Red was a rollercoaster and Lover was a lazy river, folklore is the beaten path after you exit the ride. It’s a contemplation, a refreshing glimpse at different kinds of truth. Taylor doesn’t shy way from her own complicity (not that she’s never acknowledged it before (All Too Well - maybe we got lost in translation maybe I asked for too much, etc.) but this lense is different. And perhaps that’s where the magic of folklore starts to really come out of the woodwork. Folklore isn’t the Taylor of 1989, the Taylor of Red, or even the Taylor of Lover (2019) Folklore is the roots of Taylor. The groundwork that every other album has stood on. 

Now how is this possible? Surely 15 year-old Taylor singing Fearless isn’t 30-year-old Taylor singing my tears ricochet, now is she? But bear with me here. We’re all growing humans, but sometimes I think the core of who we are is buried underneath the things we accumulate when we “grow.” I think we accumulate so much in our teens, in our twenties, that we don’t really get the chance to figure out who we are until we experience enough to know who we aren’t. 

I feel like folklore is Taylor stripping away all the layers. Stripping away a passionate love to find a gentle contentment. Stripping away retaliation for quiet redemption. Stripping away the beats of a melody to find an even more powerful beginning underneath. She’s finding that fifteen-year-old Taylor even as she comes fully into her own. She’s realizing the true color of her heart and what it will truly come alive for. 

More to come on this, maybe, but that’s my take on the philosophy of folklore. Phew, that was long! 

[roxilalonde-deactivated20251105]

showing up late to a meeting with an iced drink is a power move. like with hot drinks the cup is opaque and people cant tell the temperature so they dont know how long ago you got it. maybe its hours old. maybe you just got caught in traffic. who can say. but iced drinks. its clear. they can see the ice. they can see if its still frozen. they look you in the eye and they know you were standing in line fifteen minutes ago and made the conscious, deliberate decision to get a mocha frap instead of being on time. and then you made ANOTHER conscious, deliberate decision to bring it into the meeting with you, informing everyone in attendance that on your list of priorities, each and every one of them ranks firmly below one (1) mocha frappuchino.

[catchymemes]

[hotdamhistorian]

sexual orientation: the moment in the rain when Mr. Darcy looks at Elizabeth’s lips in the 2005 version of pride and prejudice

[radiqueer]

Human relationships are not transactional but they are reciprocal, which I think many of you with your ‘i don’t owe anyone anything’ shtick are too happy to forget

[webscene-remade]

answered a scam call today and had the most bizarre conversation

[webscene-remade]

scam caller: hello, how are you today?

me: great!

scam caller: good. I’m calling because your IP address has been compromised. I’ll just need you to get in front of your computer so we can get your account fixed up.

me: okay! there is one thing I’m wondering, though

scam caller: what?

me: you really couldn’t think of a better lie?

scam caller:

me: like, my “IP address has been compromised.” How, exactly, does an IP address become “compromised”?

scam caller:

me: I was just wondering, is all

scam caller: why did you answer?

me:

me: what?

scam caller: if you knew this wasn’t a legitimate call, then why did you answer?

me: oh, I just though I would have some fun at your expense.

scam caller: what expense? talking is no expense to me.

me: well, you’re currently not accomplishing your goal

scam caller: my goal?

me: your goal of scamming my elderly grandmother. You’re not accomplishing that. I’d call that an expense.

scam caller: well, can I scam you?

me:

me: did you- did you ask if you can scam me?

scam caller: yes. can I scam you?

me, baffled: sure, you can try

scam caller: you need to get in front of your computer

me: yeah, that’s still a problem. I’m eating tater tots right now and I really don’t feel like getting up.

scam caller: okay. I will call you tomorrow morning, then.

me: I might not answer. My grandma definitely won’t.

scam caller: You answered today.

me: …touché?

scam caller: I will call you tomorrow. Have a good day.

[marioyuri-moved-to-transkaito]

Enemies to lovers, slow burn, 500K

[wasturbatress]

I think Ford speaks for all of us in that.

[swiftielovelove13]

This is important

[taylorswift]

THIS WAS THE POINT THANK YOU SINCERELY THANK YOU FOR GETTING IT 🐟🐠🐡🥺🥺🥺🥺🥰🥰🥰🥰😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[6i]

it takes years to develop your craft. do not romanticize the idea of an ‘overnight success’. be a student. grow organically. get really good. hate your work. start over. find new ways to express the same ideas. the student becomes the master. your time will come.

[armandyke]

Summer Olympics: Who can run the fastest? :) Who can swim the fastest? :) Who can do the best somersault? :) 

Winter Olympics: WHO CAN MAKE IT TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS ICE SLIDE OF DEATH AND SURVIVE?? WHO CAN GET AROUND THE RINK WITHOUT GETTING THEIR HANDS SLICED OFF BY EVERYONE ELSE’S FEET BLADES?? CAN THIS GUY DO A 1080 DEGREE FLIP WITHOUT DYING?? 

[legionoftuna]

Summer Triathlon: Don’t run too fast, you have to save your energy for a swim and a bike ride! :)

Winter Biathlon: I see you’ve been skiing for five miles now here’s your gun

[whitepeopletwitter]

[prefabhenhouse]

[the-feminist-voice-deactivated2]

Imma just leave this here

[property-is-theft-deactivated20]

This fuckin country

[antifainternational]

FFS.

[boys-and-ghouls]

validate me

[bakwaaas]

when I was younger, I used to think true love was tumultuous and intense. but now, I feel like real love is gentle. passionate in a soft, sweet way. not fireworks and drama, but a love that’s like coming home, the breeze on a still summer day. a balm to the aches of the world.