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@knightbrienne / knightbrienne.tumblr.com

laura: xxii; she/her
✧ there goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen / i had a marvelous time ruining everything ✧
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hello to anyone out there still reading!! i have decided to officially retire from tumblr. as a young adult, this was such an important place for me to develop my sense of self and be in community with people who cared about the same causes. tumblr helped me temporarily escape from and survive pressures at home; it even helped connect me with new support systems, both in person and over the interwebspace. but over the past several years, i have watched as many of my original companions and my favorite communities have either left this site or evolved towards other interests.

so i am now on twitter (or instagram i guess) for anyone who would still like to connect. just inbox or DM me and i will lyk my username (when i check my tumblr once in a blue moon). i am leaving the blog up for posterity~~

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katara

I NEED HELP!

This is really embarrassing but my family and i are financially struggling, we don’t have groceries to eat at the moment, we’re a large family of six, i’m sorry if this is annoying but i don’t know what to do, please if you could help me out with at least $1 that would mean the world to me 🥺

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miggydiaz

PSA to my white friends and followers: In the wake of a phenomenally important guilty verdict in the Derek Chauvin Trial, I’d like to remind you all that the fallout of this case will likely mean more police violence against our Black friends and neighbors, not less. Looking at the statistics in the weeks leading up to this verdict shows that this is already the case. Police in this country are angry that society is beginning to hold them accountable for their abusive actions, and they are looking for revenge. So if you see a cop interacting with a BIPOC, DO NOT walk away. Video record if you can (and as long as it doesn’t further jeopardize the safety of the BIPOC involved), but absolutely do not walk away. It is critical that we do our part and look out for people, and make cops think twice about abusing their powers of authority and near-immunity to murder citizens people.

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melodramas

In terms of production, I really wanted to stay very loyal to the initial melodies that I had thought of for these songs but if there was any way that we could improve upon the song, or quality of it, we did. I did go in line by line and listen to every single vocal and think, what are my inflections here? If I could improve upon it, then I did. I really did want this to be very true to what I initially thought of when I had initially written. But better. Obviously.

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hakuteeth

Not to offer advice nobody asked for but fixing ur sleep schedule is life changing

Things that actually work if u try at them:

  • Drinking water
  • No longer making self deprecating jokes
  • Making sure to take time out of the day to relax and take a breather
  • Lighting candles
  • Counting ur breaths in and out if ur having a panic attack
  • Getting up and trying to do one thing even if u can’t do everything maybe brushing ur teeth but not having the energy to shower

Taking a shower if you can, putting clean clothes on if you can’t, even just a clean set of pjs. Washing your face.

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o-lanterns

A couple weeks ago I was in a major depressive slump and was feeling really detached from reality. I was trying so hard to fight it but nothing I tried worked until I realized I hadn’t listened to any happy music in almost a week.

I didn’t feel like listening to anything at all but I put on my favorite playlist anyway. Take On Me started and I finger stimmed to the keyboard riff and hummed along and by the end of the song I was smiling. A few more songs and I was fully singing along and feeling more present than I had in days.

Even if it seems small and trivial, like putting on your favorite socks or looking up pictures of kittens, it might be something you need. Of course the music didn’t solve any of the problems I was upset about, but it did help me feel like I was a person again.

This isn’t one of those “must be good to be neurotypical” posts btw, these are small and accessible steps that can really help.

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deathcomes4u

there really is a lot of shit that can be fixed by doing sleep better, but boy doing sleep better is fuckin HARD so if anyone has tips then please my dudes i have not slept 7 hours straight all year and i am not kidding i have been tracking it with a fitbit I do not sleep more than like 6 hours most nights if that girl HELP

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