"There Are Old Poops Who Will Say That You Do Not Become A Grown-up Until You Have Somehow Survived,

"There are old poops who will say that you do not become a grown-up until you have somehow survived, as they have, some famous calamity -- the Great Depression, the Second World War, Vietnam, whatever. Storytellers are responsible for this destructive, not to say suicidal, myth. Again and again in stories, after some terrible mess, the character is able to say at last, 'Today I am a woman. Today I am a man. The end.' When I got home from the Second World War, my Uncle Dan clapped me on the back, and he said, 'You're a man now.' So I killed him. Not really, but I certainly felt like doing it. Dan, that was my bad uncle, who said a male can't be a man unless he'd gone to war. But I had a good uncle, my late Uncle Alex. He was my father's kid brother, a childless graduate of Harvard who was an honest life-insurance salesman in Indianapolis. He was well-read and wise. And his principal complaint about other human beings was that they so seldom noticed it when they were happy. So when we were drinking lemonade under an apple tree in the summer, say, and talking lazily about this and that, almost buzzing like honeybees, Uncle Alex would suddenly interrupt the agreeable blather to exclaim, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.' So I do the same now, and so do my kids and grandkids. And I urge you to please notice when you are happy, and exclaim or murmur or think at some point, 'If this isn't nice, I don't know what is.'"

— Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country (2005)

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10 years ago
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
I’m So Busy, That I Didn’t Even Know That You Didn’t Call For Three Days And Thirteen Hours.
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I’m so busy, that I didn’t even know that you didn’t call for three days and thirteen hours.

12 years ago
Modern Team Uh-vatar

Modern Team Uh-vatar

Everything will be uh-vatar if Tahno eventually joins the crew. Or maybe I am putting way too many hopes into that little ‘See ya around, Uh-vatar’. But I wanted both Tahno and Iroh being here anyway, because I lohve them.

Excuse me for Bolin. I am really sorry ahaha, baby I apologise to you, too. I gave you a Pabu badge and a music player, so maybe it will be easier for you. 

~Bolinnn in the deeeppp~

Actually I not as satisfied with this as I was with Gaang, but at least I tried.. 

And I guess you’d better click on High res and then open in a new tab so at least it will be in normal quality.

Hope you’ll like this:)

10 years ago
Thor: Thor Sleeps Anywhere, And Naked. This Has Caused A Few Issues.

Thor: Thor sleeps anywhere, and naked. This has caused a few issues.

Steve: on his back or side, straight as he can, barely moving. This is a habit left over from camps and barracks, squashed in with other soldiers, and from before, from the cold bitter new York winters when he was a kid. The cold was dangerous for him, screwed with his lungs, so every night Bucky would come to his place and squeeze into his narrow bed to keep him warm. He was like a furnace. Steve’s elbows and knees were sharp as knives so he made sure to keep extra still so his friend would be comfortable. Bucky’s warmth probably saved his life.

Natasha: Fetal position. Natasha curls up like a cat, all curved limbs and tousled hair, one hand by her face. She looks innocent, almost at peace. This is because her other hand is wrapped around the gun beneath her pillow.

Tony: Sleeps spreadeagle, mouth open, limbs splayed, wherever he collapses. He goes days and days without sleep; he is the wraith in Avengers tower, making coffee and scrambled eggs at 4am and disappearing back to his lab. Steve’s not much for sleep either, and he’s the only one besides Pepper who can gain access to Tony’s workshop, so he often goes downstairs to find Tony passed out on the floor with a wrench clutched in his fist and oil in his hair. If Tony ever wonders why he falls asleep on the workshop floor and wakes up in his bed with his shoes removed, he never mentions it to Steve.

Bruce: sleeps more than any of them. It’s maybe a metabolism thing. Hulking out uses up a lot of energy, so whenever he shrinks back to regular Bruce-size he eats enough for three and then sleeps for at least 16 hours. He sleeps in fetal position like Natasha, but tighter, knees tucked up almost to his chest, his whole body a clenched fist. It looks almost painful. He frowns and mutters to himself, and sometimes he cries out. There is an unspoken agreement amongst the rest of the team that they won’t mention it.

Clint: Sleeps with his eyes open. Sitting up. On the couch, or on top of the fridge, or on the stairs. Basically wherever affords the best position to scare the shit out of Tony at 3 in the morning.

1 year ago
Will Probably Had A Very Interesting Talk With Mike Later.
Will Probably Had A Very Interesting Talk With Mike Later.
Will Probably Had A Very Interesting Talk With Mike Later.
Will Probably Had A Very Interesting Talk With Mike Later.

will probably had a very interesting talk with mike later.

10 years ago
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.
Supernatural Finale AU’s, For The Last Scene …. Ever.

Supernatural Finale AU’s, for the last scene …. ever.

Based off of my text post here. Basically, Dean wakes up as a child again, believing it was all a nightmare, until he sees Castiel standing in the corner.

I stole the first gif from my bae supernaturalapocalypse

please send me your own theories so I can gif them!

1 year ago

The fact that Mike brought up the whole "spending the rest of our lives together without never getting girlfriends" concept even in a fight is so interesting to me bc Will was not saying anything like that before like bby where did you get that idea from hm? And then Will breaks his facade by AGREEING with it and making Mike feel guilty bc now this means he was implying that HE didn't want that too just....wow...they're so gone for each other.

Same vibes come from the rink o mania fight because when Will said "and us" he was talking in a platonic way but Mike took it in a romantic way immediately as if that's something that was in his mind all along. Will even clarifies that he was talking about their friendship but he could've totally seen right through him again and asked "Wait why are you even thinking of us like that?".

I think those moments correlate with each other because both times Mike's bringing something that has many romantic undertones to their fights without meaning to and trying to make it sound like Will is the one thinking those things even tho he was the one who brought it up first bc those are things HE was thinking about.

9 years ago

closing the 20 tabs you used for a finished essay = euphoric calmness

1 year ago
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