Bianca Sparacino
I think this is the most empty I've ever felt.
“I wasn’t good enough, but I tried to be.”
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#iconic
messy, stressy and a lil depressy
What if we all just collectively took a year off, one year of just absolutely nothing and silence. We just read outside by a tree, every single day. Reconvene next year and share what we’ve learned and discovered
u know whats really sexy?? doing the things u love without giving a fuck whether ur good at it or not
So the subplot of Holes is that Kate Barlow deals with the politically-sanctioned execution of her black boyfriend—who unlawfully kissed a white woman who was in love with him!!!—by becoming a serial killer who targets racist/sexist white dudes who harassed her, were rejected, then went after her boyfriend as revenge from the depths of the “friend zone”.
Go off Louis Sachar, let em know!
Don’t forget the main plot was a damning satire of the brokenness and inherent racism of the American justice and prison systems! Louis Sachar does not fuck about
It always fuck me up that older people don’t understand how this story is as essential to most american children as Gone with the Wind or Mary Poppins was.
unironically, this is one of the best books/movies for young people that exists
Kissing Kate Did Nothing Wrong
And the technical writing of Holes is perfect. Like, it’s one of the most technically-perfect books ever written. Basically any plotting or pacing or characterization issue you’re having, read Holes and really study how Sachar did it. THE LIZARDS! THE LIZARDS.
the twisty prophecies! the lizards! the lipstick! the humor! this book doesn’t play. a true classic.
The person who grew up expecting to be the “chosen one” learns that they are meant to destroy the world, not save it.
I was listening to "The Flood" today and thought how interesting it is that Anna is the one who saves the Enchanted Forest and Elsa is the one who saves Arendelle. It's a metaphor for Anna and Elsa saving one another. Even as they head down separate paths, their lives are so interwoven. They are both sides of the bridge, the fifth spirit.
What a gorgeous epiphany. Anna saves Northuldra (Elsa) and Elsa saves Arendelle (Anna). Wow... 🥺
They’re always fighting for each other and each other’s lands. 😭😭😭
Both lands are now one.
Anna proved herself as someone worthy of Northuldra and Elsa proved herself as someone worthy of Arendelle.
They are the Fifth Spirit.
“Latin is like an eevee and the Romance languages are like all the eeveelutions.”
-me explaining Romance languages to my brother
i particularly like french, aka “franceon”
funniest thing would be if when Queen Elizabeth dies or steps down and Charles is all ready to assume the throne, here comes King Arthur, Excalibur in hand, sauntering back from Avalon like “oof what a nap! thanks for keeping the chair warm I’m back to be king again”
like, given that “King Arthur isn’t actually dead, he’ll be back to be King again someday” is, like, an actual aspect of the legend and a thing that a lot of people purport to believe, has anyone ever actually tried it? showing up to buckingham palace claiming to be Arthur Pendragon, The Once And Future King, and assume the throne? does the british government have a protocol for checking whether someone claiming to be King Arthur actually is? does parliament have a secret picture of the Real Excalibur kept under lock and key, only viewed if someone claims to be King Arthur, that they can use to confirm or refute the identity of alleged Kings Arthur? if not, how do they deter every jackass with a sward from pretending to be him? does filing a false King Arthur report constitute treason?
#where is this episode of the crown?!
look at how you’ve come and be motivated by how far you can still go. dont give up :))
And I would’ve fuckin gotten away with this, too