i hear your “slow progress is still progress” and raise you “sometimes you will find yourself making no progress and that is okay”

we’re human and we’re not always going to be progressing every minute of our lives, and sometimes we need extra help to get to where we want to be and there’s nothing wrong with that

And sometimes you make progress in areas that are 'unimportant'. Allow yourself the time you need to be healthy, and embrace your hyperfixations. Progress can be working in your assignment/homework/study/chores, or it can be learning a new hairstyle, brushing your teeth, tidying a bookshelf, messaging/calling/seeing a loved one. One of the best ways to be productive is to take a step, no matter what that is. Progress is just movement, you get to pick the direction.

Awhile ago @ouidamforeman made this post:

This shot through my brain like a chain of firecrackers, so, without derailing the original post, I have some THOUGHTS to add about why this concept is not only hilarious (because it is), but also...

It. It kind of fucks. Severely.

And in a delightfully Pratchett-y way, I'd dare to suggest.

I'll explain:

As inferred above, both Crowley AND Aziraphale have canonical Biblical counterparts. Not by name, no, but by function.

Crowley, of course, is the serpent of Eden.

(note on the serpent of Eden: In Genesis 3:1-15, at least, the serpent is not identified as anything other than a serpent, albeit one that can talk. Later, it will be variously interpreted as a traitorous agent of Hell, as a demon, as a guise of Satan himself, etc. In Good Omens --as a slinky ginger who walks funny)

Lesser known, at least so far as I can tell, is the flaming sword. It, too, appears in Genesis 3, in the very last line:

Thanks to translation ambiguity, there is some debate concerning the nature of the flaming sword --is it a divine weapon given unto one of the Cherubim (if so, why only one)? Or is it an independent entity, which takes the form of a sword (as other angelic beings take the form of wheels and such)? For our purposes, I don't think the distinction matters. The guard at the gate of Eden, whether an angel wielding the sword or an angel who IS the sword, is Aziraphale.

(note on the flaming sword: in some traditions --Eastern Orthodox, for example-- it is held that upon Christ's death and resurrection, the flaming sword gave up it's post and vanished from Eden for good. By these sensibilities, the removal of the sword signifies the redemption and salvation of man.

...Put a pin in that. We're coming back to it.)

So, we have our pair. The Serpent and the Sword, introduced at the beginning and the end (ha) of the very same chapter of Genesis.

But here's the important bit, the bit that's not immediately obvious, the bit that nonetheless encapsulates one of the central themes, if not THE central theme, of Good Omens:

The Sword was never intended to guard Eden while Adam and Eve were still in it.

Do you understand?

The Sword's function was never to protect them. It doesn't even appear until after they've already fallen. No... it was to usher Adam and Eve from the garden, and then keep them out. It was a threat. It was a punishment.

The flaming sword was given to be used against them.

So. We have our pair. The Serpent and the Sword: the inception and the consequence of original sin, personified. They are the one-two punch that launches mankind from paradise, after Hell leads it to destruction and Heaven condemns it for being destroyed. Which is to say that despite being, supposedly, hereditary enemies on two different sides of a celestial cold war, they are actually unified by one purpose, one pivotal role to play in the Divine Plan: completely fucking humanity over.

That's how it's supposed to go. It is written.

...But, in Good Omens, they're not just the Serpent and the Sword.

They're Crowley and Aziraphale.

(author begins to go insane from emotion under the cut)

24 THINGS TO LOVE ABOUT RM AND STOP SLEEPING ON HIM:

His smile aka dimples

His shy side

His smart side

His dorky side

His caring side

His rude side

His cute side

His love for little creatures

His done side

His creative side

His teaser side 

His cute hearts

His passion for music

His rapping skills

His collabs

His genius producing

His confident side

His questionable culinary skills

His bare arms

His perfect english

His Sailor Moon cosplay

His destructive side

His amazing speeches

And his love for his fans and team

And I didn’t mention his big heart, his increadible mind, his deep thoughts, his leedership skills and so on. This man is beyond what the universe describes as perfect yet so humble. And you tell me some of you can’t see that?

Humans are adorable.

Supporting evidence:

1. Humans say ‘ow’, even if they haven’t actually been hurt. It’s just a thing they say when they think they might have been hurt, but aren’t sure yet.

2. Humans collect shiny things and decorate their bodies and nests with them. The shinier the better, although each individual has a unique taste for style and colouring

3. Humans are not an aquatic or even amphibious species, but they flock to bodies of water simply to play in it. They can’t even hold their breath all that long; they just love to splash!

4. When night falls and the sky goes dark, humans become drowsy and begin to cocoon themselves in soft, fluffy bedding.

5. Some humans spend time in each other’s nests! Just for fun! It’s not their nest; they’re just visiting each other.

6. Some humans use pigments and dyes to make their bodies flashy and colourful! They even attach shiny dangly bits to their cartalidgous membranes!

7. Humans are very clever, and sometimes adopt creatures from other species into their family units. They don’t seem to notice the obvious differences, and often raise them alongside their own young!

8. If a human sees another creature in distress, they can commonly be observed trying to help! Even at their own risk, most humans are deeply compassionate creatures!

9. If a human hears a particularity catchy sound or tune, it will often mimic it, even to the point of annoying themselves!

10. Sneezes are entirely involuntary, and completely adorable. Especially when the human in question becomes frustrated

11. Humans love treats!!! Some more than others. Many humans will save these treats specifically for a later date when they are in need of comfort or reassurance. IE, pickles, pop tarts, Popsicles, etc

12. They’re learning to travel in space!!! They can’t get very far, but they’re trying!!! So far, they’ve made it to the end of their yard, and have found rocks

this sounds like it was written by a really enthusiastic alien humanologist

Something about this is just really cute

#Castiel gushes about humans to other angels

Here’s an interesting thread that I came across on Twitter. I’m not sure if anyone would be interested in this but, it’s a good thread assessing stan culture from a psych perspective.

This is honestly fascinating, and it doesn’t just relate to kpop but all of fandom too. Psychology is fascinating sometimes.

it’s sometimes hard to believe rasputin was real. like there’s no non-fucked up part of rasputin’s existence

did he do something problematic i thought he was just russia’s greatest love machine

basic (true) story: fanatical russian monk who has almost never shaved or washed and smells like goats shows up at the russian capital with a creepy look on his beardy face and everyone just assumes he’s a prophet or a saint because he’s got a cult following that believes he can cure illnesses. his stans are sexually obsessed with him and he gets just a fuckton of russian pussy wherever he goes cause apparently he can cure his true believers of illness with god-given dick magic. russia’s queen has him come stay at the palace and sets him up in luxury because she thinks he can cure her son’s haemophilia with the power of russian goat jesus, and they (allegedly) become lovers, probably, ‘cause she craves that unwashed goat-scented dick like the rest of his cult which she now  (allegedly) belongs to. 

then the worst assassins in the history of assassinations try to assassinate him, because all of russia is slutshaming the queen he has too much power over the royal family and it’s helping revolutionaries turn people against the royals. so these idiots have him round for tea and cakes which are poisoned with cyanide, but he is magically unaffected by poison they get the dose wrong and he doesn’t die, and then he drinks three glasses of wine, which are also poisoned, and he doesn’t die, so they tell him to look at a crucifix and shoot him in the chest with a revolver when he isn’t looking, and he doesn’t die, but they think he’s dead so one of them dresses in his clothes and gets driven to his apartment to make it look like he’s gone home to hide the crime, and when they come back he gets up and attacks them, so they stab him in the side with a knife, and he doesn’t die, and then he frees himself and runs outside, so they shoot him a few times more, including in the forehead, and they wrap his body up and chuck him in the icy river, and he doesn’t go into the water, so his body is found on the ice the next day. and get this…. he died…. of hypothermia.

additionally, everyone who wasnt in the party of getting rid of rasputin was pretty bummed out when they found him and his miracle dick dead the next day and there was a pretty bangin funeral of which the royal family themselves attended. however after the tsar was overthrown a few month later they exhumed his body and burned it because the new leadership was very adamant about making sure there were no ties left to honor the old monarchy. however this dudes body had never been properly prepped for a cremation which meant that under the extreme heat his tendons and ligaments began to retract and shrink causing his dead body to move and twitch around as if still animate. according to some testimony his body actually sat up straight on the pyre, and at least one spectator fired a gun at the body and another may have allegedly died of shock.

Rasputin was an old god from times before humans

He is like a cleric gone wild

iM???? kkshd;bgdjsmmsnd;sn;

Tell me one thing

Tell me one thing about yourself and tag 3 people.

I can’t really whistle @paula229 @solardanstem @blossom-howell

oh god

i still have my first bear from when i was born. he’s a mess

@golddustphan @lesterdreams @teatowelhowell

I’m allergic to touching cold things

@stevesbi @corgisocks @moonbeamphan

true fact: when i was a young child, i used to ask my mom to draw cat whiskers on my face with eyeliner. the cat whiskers truly do come from within! @phanwithdogs @dreamdilddy @accio-phan

i cant whistle,, like,,, at all

@sleevelessphil @levisduster @artisticxfool

I can’t jump rope

@seafoamlester @dantartica @itsupposedtobecheesy

I have multiple double joints in my hands/toes

@sushiunderwear @theofficial01 @justphantastic

I can lick my nose 

@sorta-phantastic @welcome-to-my-phantasyland @awkwardodie

I’m allergic to peanuts

@daniel-pastel @aliceinwonderlandforever @thedarksideofhufflepuff

I’m slightly allergic to cats

@phanic-at-the-malfoys @ladders-the-album @selfishferret

I’m Homeschooled (God that’s a boring fact soz)

@beardedbeardduck @phanmail @datgurlmacs

I’m homeschooled as well! :)

@mama-genes-blues @shittypeanut @fe-ically

I am extremely bisexual

@just-your-everyday-weirdo @phantastickilljoys @teaistheanswertoeverything

I’m highly allergic to pineapple

@almosteverythingtrash  @rosepheniox  @areyounotalone

I get way too attached to people, and I hate it

@twentyoneparades-to-panic-at @rotten-sunsets @killjoycrybaby

I have purple hair

@not-so-innocent-bi-sander @tinydemonwriter @screwupanx

I have 11 tattoos

@didsomeonesayprince @speechless-angel @morticiaaddams1

I have 8 pets

@ts-sideblog @cefmua56 @thuriweaver

@tinysidestrashcaptain @thagrinbery @justanotherpurplebutterfly

I weigh 98 pounds. :3

I can’t swim. Never learned how, too embarrassed to admit it now. @cup-of-blue @randomslasher @thelogicalloganipus

I get overwhelmed by emotion so easily, sometimes I don’t talk to my friends because I don’t want them to make me happy.

@patton–here @fandomsandanythingelse @pattoncakesvirgil

I have a scar on my right shoulder and I have no idea how it got there

@silly-aesthetic-me @amazable01 @everyonesmadhere1556

when I was little I shut a live bat in a hymm book and threw it out the church window @the-asexual-reaper @tacklesackles @hatter1010

I can do the dramatic lone tear when I cry because of a freak accident with a pencil when I was a kid. @kellyplier @fallingamor @mltcp

My middle fingers bend at a freakish angle at the joint above my knuckle so whenever I try to swear at someone they just start laughing and it’s getting annoying at this point.

@lackingroman @virgillikespurple @volumes2lo-gan

(Reblogging it here to organize) I’ve seen Meet the Robinsons over 30 times (and have it memorized) @novagalaxy4real @pattonscardigan @creepy-cupcakes

my short story will be published in a book very soon

@spooksanders (i tried to tag “samsies” at first until i remembered what ur blog was) @analogicalityhell @imin-loveanon

im going to change my url to samsies now

@princeyandanxiety @alivingfandomreference @dan-yuna

One of my favourite songs as a young Bells was “American Pie” but the Madonna version

@godandanime @mira-jadeamethyst @prinxiety-logicality-ss

I have a scar on my nose

@webbo0 @thegoldensnitch1228 @elasticblue

I don’t know my blood type because at the hospital were I was born they refused to tell my mother

@the-host-will-answer @sassy-in-glasses @mint-bees

I used to be able to do a split

I can’t anymore ;-;

@ironwoman359 @sans-the-comic @slim-jims

uhhh i can bend my fingers up at almost a 90 degree angle

@hyper-kitten-9 @splatoon-jim @ego-trash

I can do a pretty good Stitch impression when I put my mind to it

@a-septic-mind @the-host-will-answer @egosurveillance

I have a blue belt in Taekwondo.

@shadowpool95 @katara0524 @decubelli

I’m related to Bonnie Parker. You know, the one that joined her boyfriend in their conquest of murdering and robbing? Yeah, her.

@marielgum @jacksepticeyeandegos @no-strings-puppet

I’m getting rhinoplasty (mental health thing)

@thereisnoneedtocallmesir @jacksepticeyereacts @treblejess

I am dutch and like I CAN swimm but I am not good at it and I am slow(my swimming diploma A, there are 3 normal swimming diploma’s, took me over a damned year)

@1runw1thwolves212 @abearlikecailey @rude-mcdude

I rarely get pimples on my face…I don’t know if that’s an interesting fact or not… @endmetrash @mohriarty(tagging you even though I doubt you will give away any information that isn’t already known) and @nerd173

Can I just say that I’m a human? Because for all anyone knows, I could just be a really intelligent dog.

Ok ok, ummmmmmm...I used to be able to ride a motorbike...terribly. There, done. Honestly can’t think of anyone to tag though.

don't risk it

if you don’t reblog in 500 seconds you will never be able to meet your fave band/artist

can’t risk this

Jeonghan no

seungkwan im coming for you buddy

Can’t risk this sorry

Doing this for hoshi

SUGA IM COMING

Kookieeee <3

FML.. IT SHOWED UP AGAIN! I JUST CAN’T RISK THIS! I HAVE TO REBLOG AGAIN! I’M SORRY!

HOBI, CHANYEOL, JACKSON, KAI, TAE, RAP MONEY, BEENZINO, ZION T., CRUSH, GIRIBOY, YUGYEOM, JAEBUM, WOOZI, MINGYU, N, JONGHYUN, ONEW, ZELO,….

Yoongi, Namjoon, Chanyeol, and Kai. I’m coming babies.

UGH I’M DOING THIS FOR ALL OF BTS

Taehyung

Big Bang

DOING THIS FOR GOT7, BTS EXO BIG BANG…

@ wonwoo im rebloggin this for u bro

Junhoe, B.I, Yongguk……and just about all of Block B

AGAIN I SEE THIS GOD DAMN IM NOT TAKIN ANY FUCKIN CHANCE WITH THIS SHIET

G-DRAGON, TAEYANG, NAMJOON DADDY, CHIM CHIM, MOMMA JIN, BABY SQUINTY, JAY PARK, SUGA TO MY COFFEE, MY HOPE HOBI, BABY JEON JUNGKOOKIE, TAEHYUNG SWEETIE, MINHYUK BUNNY, ZELO HONEY, ZICO BABY, BAM BAM MY BEAUTIFUL SWEET MAKANE + 10 MILLION MORE I CAN’T NAME OFF OF THE TOP OF MY HEAD @j-hope-hoe

got7 july 10  😭 😭 💕 I cant wait !!

I hate this dumb chain mail type shit buut xnxmdn i must meet all my boys one day

Stupid chain letter not risking it though

MOON TAEIL IM GOING FOR YO ASS 

MY BBYS WAIT FOR ME

Nope totally not risking it yo~~

MARK LEEEEEEEEEE COME HERE

This is stupiD BUT I SUDDENLY HAVE AN URGE TO DO IT OHMG

Gotta meet BTS and GOt7 my only aspirations

lmao srry but I have to meet EXO, Simon D, Jay Park, GOT7 and all my other babes 

JAEBUM, MARK TUAN, JACKSON WANG, JINYOUNG, YOUNGJAE, BAMBAM, YUGYEOM, JIN, NAMJOON, YOONGI, HOSEOK, JIMIN, TAEHYUNG, JUNGKOOK, DEAN, JAY PARK, CRUSH, MOMO, JENNIE, JISOO, LISA, ROSÉ, CRUSH (JFC I NEED TO CONTROL MYSELF)

IF YALL HAD TO PICK 3 MEMBERS FROM BTS TO HANG WITH FOR A DAY WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY

I agree with this thread! Cr: owner

I feel like we need some clarification

ao dai (vietnamese)

THIS POST IS IMPORTANT.

It’s interesting to note that that the garments that have a cross over style when worn correctly are all worn with the left breast over the right.

That’s because right over left is used for corpses

VLive Principals

DO ASK •"How are the other members?“

Do NOT •”Where are the other members?“

list of cute things

@ All my mutuals

to every being on the earth

don't risk it

if you don’t reblog in 500 seconds you will never be able to meet your fave band/artist

can’t risk this

Jeonghan no

seungkwan im coming for you buddy

Can’t risk this sorry

Doing this for hoshi

SUGA IM COMING

Kookieeee <3

FML.. IT SHOWED UP AGAIN! I JUST CAN’T RISK THIS! I HAVE TO REBLOG AGAIN! I’M SORRY!

HOBI, CHANYEOL, JACKSON, KAI, TAE, RAP MONEY, BEENZINO, ZION T., CRUSH, GIRIBOY, YUGYEOM, JAEBUM, WOOZI, MINGYU, N, JONGHYUN, ONEW, ZELO,….

Yoongi, Namjoon, Chanyeol, and Kai. I’m coming babies.

UGH I’M DOING THIS FOR ALL OF BTS

Taehyung

Big Bang

DOING THIS FOR GOT7, BTS EXO BIG BANG…

@ wonwoo im rebloggin this for u bro

BTS!!!!!!!!! Oppa

DOING THIS FOR BLOCK B AND BTS

NOT RISKING THIS

DOING IT FOR BTS, GOT7, SEVENTEEN, KARD, RED VELVET, IKON, EXO

flapping hell i can’t risk it

I ALREADY DID THIS AS YKU CAN SEE ABOVE BUT YEET IM NOT RISKING IR AGAIN

I met BTS through a concert I guess but I ain’t risking it!!!!

Fuck me why does this keep appearing. Let me live

I’m going to a seventeen concert. ITS HAPPENING

BRB GOING TO SEE CHANYEOL

I would be happy meeting ANY artist from a group I stan (I WANT TO SEE ALL OF BTS GAH)

The Houses as Video Game Things

Hufflepuff:

Ravenclaw:

Slytherin: 

Gryffindor: