I Just Started Reading Sunrise On The Reaping And I've Had Some Initial Thoughts

this is realer than ever

Not sure if this is true, but I fell like as kids everyone had a strong desire to ride on the baggage belts at the airport and see what was behind that ominous black curtain the bags come out of

If your workout playlist is NOT a rock workout playlist with AC/DC and the like than it must include the song “Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas. I will be taking no criticism; these are the rules. 

Benedict Bridgerton is a chaotic bisexual that has ny heart.

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Star

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by vegasupremacy

Willow Everdeen Mellark was a star in her family’s constellation. They helped her shine even brighter, and she wouldn’t trade them for anything in the world.

Words: 1011, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Hunger Games Trilogy - Suzanne Collins

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M

Characters: Katniss Everdeen, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s Daughter, Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s Son, Haymitch Abernathy

Relationships: Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s Children & Peeta Mellark, Katniss Everdeen & Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Mellark’s Children, Katniss Everdeen/Peeta Mellark

Additional Tags: Protective Big Sister, Singing, Love me some good Nap Time, Pet Names, Just Everlark being adorable parents, - - Freeform, Tagged Haymitch because he’s mentioned, Platonic Kissing, Mother-Daughter Relationship, Father-Daughter Relationship, Mother-Son Relationship, Father-Son Relationship

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Some string orchestra should do a cover of Magic in the Hamptons

my mom's watching law and order in the other room and one of the characters referred to LGBTQIA+ as just "LGBT," and another character (an LGBTQIA+ activist, i assumed) corrected him by saying "LGBTQIA." i got really fucking hopeful because she was recognizing these identities, but when someone asked her what the "QIA" meant, she said "Queer, Intersex, Ally." not to be a dramatic bitch or anything, but as an asexual, my heart shattered. this was said by someone who either "supported" or was a part of the LGBTQIA+ community.

i'm going to say this one more time:

THE "A" IS FOR ASEXUAL/AROMANTIC/AGENDER. ALLIES ARE NOT PART OF THE LGBTQIA COMMUNITY. IT IS NOT A SEXUALITY OR GENDER IDENTITY. YOU ARE CISHET. YOU ARE NOT OPPRESSED FOR SUPPORTING US.

I AM SICK OF THESE IDENTITIES GETTING ERASED. IF YOU CLAIM THE A IS FOR "ALLY," GET OFF MY BLOG.

reblog if you support your ace, aro and agender friends

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{disclaimer: i appreciate and love allies and all your support, but you are still not part of the community.}

On the Benefits and Pitfalls of Living Through Fantasy

For me, life is like a movie. I can always see its narrative arc. I can always see my character archetype. Narrative arcs tend to have limited options, so you try to spot the ending. You try to find who the other main characters are and guess where your story will take you. You try to spot the heroes, villains, love interests and comic relief of your life. You try to spot where you play these roles for others.

In short, you live in a world of fantasy. This can be both the best and worst thing for your life.

On one hand you can live life with the reassurance that the story will finish. You can see how the trials you face can motivate your character arc and enhance your story. However, once you feel you've completed an arc, you feel a bit empty. Life works in installments of plot for you (series, novels, episodes, etc). When you complete an arc you get into a rut and you have no reassurance it's going anywhere until a new plot unfolds. You get scared you could be stuck like this forever.

When you live in a world of fantasy there is always somewhere to escape to. Always your vision of how it could go differently, a fantastical plot of another universe, a made-up romance, or a wild adventure. But you know this isn't real. The discrepancy between fantasy and reality can often be confusing, jarring, and misleading.

Of course sometimes it helps to go through life as if the fantasy is the reality. To go through life thinking you deserve all the good things, that you are learning through your own adventure. It's a great way to think about yourself. It's how you think about others that becomes the problem.

Who did you unfairly cast as a villain? What when the happily ever after you expected doesn't come? How about when you lose someone you were hoping would be a main character?

I am constantly tortured and comforted by the fantasy I surround myself with. Of course I could say the same about my reality.

It was 9:30 pm. I put on a foot mask and downed a soda. I have never had a more productive work time. Proof that self-care and soda is the answer to all your problems

Correction: Lifting is chill 80s pop (i.e David Bowie, the Police, etc). Cardio is hype 2000s pops (i.e Black Eyed Peas, Katy Perry etc). Rock (i.e AC/DC, Def Leapord, etc) works for any and all workouts. Everything else can be placed in this continuum based on the vibes it matches best. SOMEONE MAKE A CHART!

If your workout playlist is NOT a rock workout playlist with AC/DC and the like than it must include the song “Pump It” by the Black Eyed Peas. I will be taking no criticism; these are the rules.