“I suppose at one time in my life I might have had any number of stories, but now there is no other. This is the only story I will ever be able to tell.” — The Secret History, Donna Tartt

you watch black sails, it rewires your brain, and then what. what now. every queer analysis of media sounds superficial. I want - I need, sometimes - to compare movies and TV shows to black sails so I can make a point, but I can't, because like, five people have watched it. And now what. I try explaining the monster metaphor and how minorities shouldn't conform, but no one gets it. so I just sound like I'm being insane. Which I am, but it has a point and a rationale. And then some media comes out and everyone treats it like it's revolutionary in how it portrays queerness but you've seen it before and you've seen it done better, more carefully, more genuinely, but you can't say anything lest the fans of this new media accuse you of being a prejudiced asshole. And maybe you are. Maybe you're expecting too much of media that should just be allowed to exist as it is. But if that media is putting itself forward as some kind of metaphor for how queer people are treated in society, and it comes to a certain conclusion, and you're queer, aren't you allowed to disagree with that conclusion? Aren't you allowed to think it's shallow at best and homophobic at worse? So you just watch black sails and go insane. and let the cycle repeat over and over. and it's still just you and those five people.

#Happy Christmas Dinner and Merry Crisis

personal opinion but. the reason tiktok’s ‘zepotha’ isn’t doing great isn’t because of a lack of cohesion or poor reasoning behind it (although I’m sure these would’ve contributed). It’s because when I was first introduced to Zepotha it was as a fake movie concept. And when I was first introduced to Goncharov it was as me spending the entire morning trying to figure out why Tumblr was obsessed with some random movie.

sorry but there is no romance in bluetooth earbuds. they're very handy and nice but nothing will ever compare to sharing a pair of corded earbuds with someone to listen to music or watch a video and leaning together so the earbuds don't get pulled out. even now when i get handed a bluetooth earbud to share i lean close out of instinct. we need to bring the cords back for the love of god

USERGIF 1 YEAR CELEBRATION  SHUFFLE CHALLENGE 🔀 APRIL 3-7

On April 4, USERGIF turns 1 year old! We’re so grateful to have the support of over 3k followers and we’re constantly inspired by the mind-blowing creations you tag us in! To celebrate, we’re hosting another gif effects event that we hope will inspire and challenge you to create something outside of the box. This event is open to gif-makers from all fandoms and will run from April 3-7. Here’s how to participate:

Reblog this post and follow @usergif

Take a screenshot above to generate 3 randomized prompts

Create a gifset featuring your combination of prompts

When do I post? Any day between April 3-7! 

How many creations can I make? You can make as little as one creation for the whole event week or post one gifset per day (up to 5 creations)

Caption your creations: @usergif 1 year celebration: shuffle challenge day #: prompt 1 | prompt 2 | prompt 3

Tag #usergif1year so we can reblog your creations!

Questions about the event? Send us an ask here. We’ll tag all event answers with #usergif1year.ask. Need inspo? Check our TAGS for specific effects or our RESOURCE DIRECTORY for tutorials! FYI iOS app users may not be able to see the full width of the prompts due to an app glitch. Please open this post in your mobile browser if you’re not on desktop!

We can’t wait to see what you create! 🪄

My Own Private Idaho (1991) dir. Gus Van Sant

No idea is simple when you have to plant it in someone else’s mind. INCEPTION (2010) dir. Christopher Nolan

if you chose other, please let me know in the tags! i'm always looking to try new food.

hole in the sky

Obi-Wan Kenobi Part VI

modern romance is dust it’s NOTHING it will NEVER match will turner apologizing for his rough blacksmith’s hands while he tends to elizabeth swann’s wounded palm. sorry