the leavers dance
My hands my feet are worn As much as yours are And though my head my hands my heart are forming They still feel worlds apart Silliness, war games, wine and salty snacks. It was a good evening.
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the art of being unbothered
There is a song called, “Engine Driver“, by The Decemberist. It is probably one of the saddest songs I have ever heard. I do not know why it hits me the way it does, me the eternal goth girl that has listened to hundreds of thousands of hours of The Cure and Joy Division (and … Read morethe art of being unbothered
achromatic
As we remember Europe kicking away Syrian refugees, we get to see them warmly hugging their neighbours as they flee the Russians. Ah, that warms the cockles of the heart, right? When refugees = white people, the EU gives them the red carpet. People of colour trying are trying to flee the war and are … Read moreachromatic
happy hop
Graysexual, also known as grey asexual, includes people who may: experience a low level of attraction, rarely experience attraction, experience attraction only in certain conditions, and/or are unsure whether or not they experience attraction. Some people regard greysexuality as a midpoint on the asexual spectrum and stems from the idea that sexuality is not binary … Read morehappy hop
Valentine’s Day 12
I made this playlist last year around this time. The one above was made for no one in particular… just with the feels that I have in my (very complex) heart. I enjoyed myself immensely while making this playlist. I hope someone else does too.
last flowers
you know as a child when you are unwanted. even when you have a roof over your head and shoes on your feet, you know that you were never meant to be. there are whispers and people stop talking when you come into the room. you never feel like you belong anywhere. you see people … Read morelast flowers
shimmy shimmy cocoa-pop
“Overall, I feel that you have nothing to worry about. I feel that he is interested in you and that he does care deeply about you. I also feel that there is love on both sides. There is definitely a lot of deep emotions that are coming to the surface now. It’s only a matter … Read moreshimmy shimmy cocoa-pop
about to miss everything
Reading some newer ADHD studies and focusing on the children involved, I wonder how I was dismissed for so long. I mean, I get it, I was trained to be “a good girl”. I stayed out of trouble. I only disrupted the class when I was bored. I was not like my brother that was … Read moreabout to miss everything
shrug
Last night, I was talking to Isobel and Paul. We were talking about what songs would adequately describe us (it stemmed from a conversation I was having with Isobel about a truth or dare game I had with Eirik. He said Bohemian Rhapsody would be his pick. We were having this conversation in text and … Read moreshrug