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Reminding Persephone

@remindingpersephone / remindingpersephone.tumblr.com

My name is Chris and I am a Florida girl who loves flower photography, chasing light, and guitar players, among other things.
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Live oaks and virgina creeper. One is native to Florida and one isn't. Take a guess which is which.

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angelcorp

hey. do you feel that? the sun on your face? the wind in your hair? the love in your heart? that's what this is all about, baby.

And it's okay if you don't feel it. Not right now, not right away. Just know that it's there, and that you can choose it over superficial, consumer-driven "stuff" any time.

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That Essay in The Cut

Holy shit was @hopefulmisanthrope right when she told me to hold on to my eyeballs! This piece is just... Christ. I know people like this exist in the world, but to read this article/essay/op-ed/whatever the fuck it is, just kind of blows my mind.

I mean, this woman is incredibly selfish. Every word is about what she needs, what she wants, what she can get, what she doesn't have to work for, etc. I pity her future hostages children, because Mommy's not going to have much time for them.

And the arrogance! A quote from the article "...in beautiful places when I was young and beautiful, a symmetry I recommend." Gee, why didn't I think of that? Oh wait, I was busy working to support myself and be there for my friends and family.

I think her point is that strategically marrying older and wealthier is the answer to what a drag modern feminism has become? And don't gloss over the wealthier part of this arrangement. This guy is clearly not a 37 year old punching a clock for minimum wage. Maybe nobody called her a gold digger to her face, but this chick is a gold digger.

I believe everyone has the right to live their own life in any way they see fit. So long as everyone is of the age of consent, baby, knock yourself out. People have the right to be conniving, manipulative, stupid, naive, mean, whatever. Where she lost me was with the "let me tell you how to live your life, because I am so wise and have all the answers" tone of the essay. Clearly, she thinks she came upon some magic formula for how to live her best life without actually earning it. Brava, honey. I hope you're still this cheerful in your late forties when he's moved on and you're bitter and popping pharmaceuticals like they're candy.

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heycarrots

To those just discovering Toby Stephens as Poseidon and on the struggle bus waiting for next week and need something to watch with maximum yearning?

Look no further than the 2006 BBC miniseries of Jane Eyre.

You can thank me later.

I won’t spoil the BEST bits, but here’s an appetizer…

Reblogging to add this edit because the clarity is incredible and I love the song.

Trust me. Rochester is famously hated, just like Poseidon. But Toby…

*gasp* OMG there is a version of Jane Eyre with Toby Stephens?! How did I not know this? Holy shit, Jayne Eyre is my favorite and I was always a Rochester girl. Something sexy as hell about his brooding.

Special thanks to @cloudyasometimes for bringing yet more Toby Stephens into my life.

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"I needed to figure out what, about the way I’d been living, was wearing me out.  I was ready to catch my breath and look closely at my life.  To retrace as many moments of pain and regret and grief as there have been moments of beauty and grace and joy. To slow down enough to celebrate the wins and learn from the losses.  To navigate all that I’m carrying here and now – noting what needs to be left behind so I can move forward a little lighter, a littler freer. To learn what was holding me back and what would inch me closer to the kind of life I was building in my dreams." ~~ Joanna Gaines The Stories We Tell
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