Falling Slowly Upward

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This, That, and the Other: There are a myriad of good people in the world. Some of them you can...

silentmania:

There are a myriad of good people in the world. Some of them you can see while others are just buried inside themselves. It seems like more people have begun burying themselves and their emotions to become an apathetic lump of human beings. Apathy, as far as I’ve gathered, is just another coping…

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gothiccharmschool:

The fabulous @SarahLeTrent interviewed me about workplace dress codes! OMG SHE USED “GOTH AT THE OFFICE” PHOTOS!

:D

YES.

YES.

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Yeah… that’s me.

Yeah… that’s me.

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stunthusband: therjb: <3 Dr. Hawking Dr. Hawking wanders back and forth across the line of faith. I’ve seen other quotes where he insists that the order of the universe *demands* the existence of a Higher Power - but not necessarily one that’s personally invested in the collective or singular fates of humanity. I find it very profound and comforting that one of the smartest people on the planet struggles, constantly, with faith - and doesn’t automatically gravitate towards one side or the other of the struggle. He makes no assumptions. He never stops thinking and questioning. He keeps an open mind. (Incidentally: 40 years after he was supposed to be dead.) The only thing that we know is that we don’t KNOW.

stunthusband:

therjb:

<3 Dr. Hawking

Dr. Hawking wanders back and forth across the line of faith. I’ve seen other quotes where he insists that the order of the universe *demands* the existence of a Higher Power - but not necessarily one that’s personally invested in the collective or singular fates of humanity. I find it very profound and comforting that one of the smartest people on the planet struggles, constantly, with faith - and doesn’t automatically gravitate towards one side or the other of the struggle.

He makes no assumptions. He never stops thinking and questioning. He keeps an open mind. (Incidentally: 40 years after he was supposed to be dead.)

The only thing that we know is that we don’t KNOW.

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bookmania: Literature takes you places. Where do you want to go first? YES.

bookmania:

Literature takes you places. Where do you want to go first?

YES.

joesaidon: I love eggs, and I love swearing. This = awesome.

joesaidon:

I love eggs, and I love swearing. This = awesome.

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silentmania: wheresyourmoose: psychjournalism: Common Characteristics of Natural Born, Freelance, or Career Writers An “odd ball” childhood. Writers tend to start off as peculiar kids. They never quite fit in with their classmates. Their abstract thinking begins early on, and it causes them to struggle to relate to other children and elementary interests. Future writers commonly start off as either lonesome or socially inept kids. They were handed books as toys. Naturally gifted writers are almost always reading enthusiasts. They have a further developed vocabulary and stronger syntax abilities because their scholastic experience goes beyond traditional curriculum.  They believe in the “All or nothing” policy.  Writers are often perfectionists that will edit until their eyes bleed or completely scratch an idea off the table. They tend to carry that trait into their other projects as well. The writer will either create something complete or nothing at all. They take pride in their work. Even if they need help, writers like doing their work 100% themselves without contribution. This is seen often in college, when the self-proclaimed writers don’t show up to office hours or ask for tutoring. Writers tend to treat even essays as a personal work of art. It’s their work, and it matters that it’s only theirs. They are equally organized and disorganized. A writer’s mind works in choreographed chaos. With too much chaos comes no productivity. With too much organization comes no passion. The writer has learned how to have the perfect combination of both. They have both an ego and self-doubt. -Enough ego to invest in one’s own thoughts, enough doubt to revise and rethink continuously.  They enjoy simplicity. Hot coffee, music, and a sunrise could make their morning flawless. They are observant.  Writers tend to learn about things from as many angles as they can. They’ll see the same sign for ten years and connect ten-thousand other separate things to the sign in that amount of time. They take in what they can and make a mental map of how things co-exist.  They  recognize the importance of memories. Writers learn how to utilize past moments as criteria for their work. A writer will not forget their first love, or heartache.  That is me. lol

silentmania:

wheresyourmoose:

psychjournalism:

Common Characteristics of Natural Born, Freelance, or Career Writers


  • An “odd ball” childhood.

Writers tend to start off as peculiar kids. They never quite fit in with their classmates. Their abstract thinking begins early on, and it causes them to struggle to relate to other children and elementary interests. Future writers commonly start off as either lonesome or socially inept kids.

  • They were handed books as toys.

Naturally gifted writers are almost always reading enthusiasts. They have a further developed vocabulary and stronger syntax abilities because their scholastic experience goes beyond traditional curriculum. 

  • They believe in the “All or nothing” policy. 

Writers are often perfectionists that will edit until their eyes bleed or completely scratch an idea off the table. They tend to carry that trait into their other projects as well. The writer will either create something complete or nothing at all.

  • They take pride in their work.

Even if they need help, writers like doing their work 100% themselves without contribution. This is seen often in college, when the self-proclaimed writers don’t show up to office hours or ask for tutoring. Writers tend to treat even essays as a personal work of art. It’s their work, and it matters that it’s only theirs.

  • They are equally organized and disorganized.

A writer’s mind works in choreographed chaos. With too much chaos comes no productivity. With too much organization comes no passion. The writer has learned how to have the perfect combination of both.

  • They have both an ego and self-doubt.

-Enough ego to invest in one’s own thoughts, enough doubt to revise and rethink continuously. 

  • They enjoy simplicity.

Hot coffee, music, and a sunrise could make their morning flawless.

  • They are observant. 
Writers tend to learn about things from as many angles as they can. They’ll see the same sign for ten years and connect ten-thousand other separate things to the sign in that amount of time. They take in what they can and make a mental map of how things co-exist. 
  • They  recognize the importance of memories.
Writers learn how to utilize past moments as criteria for their work. A writer will not forget their first love, or heartache. 

That is me. lol

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ianbrooks:

Quotable Arts by Evan Robertson / Obvious State

High quality giclée prints available at etsy. Distilling literary quotes from a handful of the masters down to a single graphic representation, Evan captures the raw concept of the sentence and makes it damn purty to look at as well.

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stunthusband: unlockaflockofwords: stunthusband: gothiccharmschool: jessicahhhx3: Beautifully detailed gothic piano features Grim Reaper relief sculpture on lid with skull and gold leaf details throughout body, when activated a mob of 13 skeletons come screaming out from under the lid…  I NEED THIS. Dear StuntHusband: when we finally get around to setting up the haunted mansion/Eldergoth retirement home that we’ve long-threatened to do, THIS is going in the parlor. Just thought you should know. Of course it will. And every practice session will start with the Danse Macabre, exactly as it should. And probably end with the Rachmaninoff g-minor prelude, since that’s the Key of Vader. Somebody remind me why I’m not still writing fanfic about Jilli and the Stunthusband? Waitwaitwait. STILL not writing?! You WERE writing fanfic about us?! (glares at the StuntWife) WAS I TOLD AND FORGOT? OR WAS THIS KEPT FROM ME?! (tiny Loki-esque tantrum) I’m hardly offended that you did - I’m an Aries, and the Evil Overlord; this just FEEDS my ego - but I WANNA SEE!

stunthusband:

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stunthusband:

gothiccharmschool:

jessicahhhx3:

Beautifully detailed gothic piano features Grim Reaper relief sculpture on lid with skull and gold leaf details throughout body, when activated a mob of 13 skeletons come screaming out from under the lid… 

I NEED THIS.

Dear StuntHusband: when we finally get around to setting up the haunted mansion/Eldergoth retirement home that we’ve long-threatened to do, THIS is going in the parlor. Just thought you should know.

Of course it will. And every practice session will start with the Danse Macabre, exactly as it should. And probably end with the Rachmaninoff g-minor prelude, since that’s the Key of Vader.


Somebody remind me why I’m not still writing fanfic about Jilli and the Stunthusband?

Waitwaitwait. STILL not writing?!

You WERE writing fanfic about us?!

(glares at the StuntWife)

WAS I TOLD AND FORGOT? OR WAS THIS KEPT FROM ME?!

(tiny Loki-esque tantrum)

I’m hardly offended that you did - I’m an Aries, and the Evil Overlord; this just FEEDS my ego - but I WANNA SEE!

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